Zenith Bank concluded the 2025 edition of its flagship innovation competition, Zecathon 5.0, at the Zenith Tech Fair.   The event, which received thousands of applications and deployed a significant total of N140 million in prizes, was attended by dignitaries, including the founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia CFR, as well as Lagos State […]

​The Nigerian Naira maintained a stable yet cautious trajectory against the United States Dollar during early trading hours on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), Mr. Joseph Tegbe, has said the Nigerian Tax Reform Acts 2025 will significantly strengthen the economy while protecting citizens, describing the legislation as a major shift toward a more sustainable fiscal framework. In an article, Tegbe explained that the Acts represent a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s fiscal […]

By Babajide Komolafe Group Chief Economist at Afreximbank, Dr Yemi Kale, has warned that Nigeria’s emerging macroeconomic stability could be short-lived without sustained policy discipline, stressing that credibility remains critical to attracting long-term capital and shielding the economy from external shocks. Speaking at the FirstBank 2026 Nigerian Economic Outlook session, Kale said recent improvements in inflation […]

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s average oil output, including condensate, increased year-on-year to 1.652 million barrels per day in the first 11 months of 2025, from 1.544 million bpd in the corresponding period of 2024, indicating a 7 percent increase. Despite this, Nigeria did not meet its 2025 budget target of 2.06 million bpd during […]