Nigerian manufacturers need more than macro reforms to grow —CFG Advisory
Nigeria needs a coordinated industrial growth strategy, beyond macroeconomic reforms, to unlock investment in the manufacturing sector and accelerate economic expansion. Chief Executive Officer of CFG Advisory, Mr. Tilewa Adebajo, stated this in an interview on CNBC Africa. He noted that reforms such as exchange rate liberalisation and broader macroeconomic adjustments should be regarded as the […]
2027: Southern Kaduna APC support group endorses Jerry Adams as Uba Sani’s running mate
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The APC 1Million Solidarity Votes Movement, Southern Kaduna Zone, has endorsed Comrade Jerry Adams as the preferred running mate to Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement was announced on Monday during a press conference at the Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum Secretariat in Barnawa, Kaduna. Speaking […]
Cardinal Torch injects $4.5m in cashew processing, eyes FMCG
By Cynthia Alo AN indigenous agribusiness firm, Cardinal Torch Company Limited, has injected $4.5 million on cashew processing in Ogun State. The company’s investment in cashew processing is part of its objective to boost operations in value-addition, agro-processing, and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), following a successful N10 billion Series 1 Commercial Paper issuance. Meanwhile, the […]
UNICEF, Bauchi intensify campaign as only 26% of mothers practise exclusive breastfeeding
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has intensified efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Bauchi State after revealing that only 26 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies during the first six months of life, while 74 per cent do not. The campaign, launched to mark the 2026 World Breastfeeding […]
FG: Budgeting or barefaced robbery? By Dele Sobowale
FG budgets N1tn for empowerment, SUVs amid rising borrowing pressure – Report, July 27, 2026 Veterans monitoring the formulation and execution of annual budgets can honestly admit one truth. Military regimes were more disciplined. Every annual budget ended on midnight December 31 of the year. Funds not spent by that time were returned to the Treasury. There […]
ICPC Chair to highlight anti-corruption reform at 2026 Spokespersons Awards
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, is to deliver the keynote address at the 2026 National Spokespersons Awards and Economic Confidential Annual Lecture, where anti-corruption reforms, economic stability and effective communication will take centre stage.
