Nigeria’s 2026 outlook brightens, but oil, FX and policy shocks still pose risks —PwC
By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 shows encouraging signs of stability and renewed business confidence, but experts at PricewaterhouseCooper, PwC, warned that the gains remain fragile and highly exposed to oil market volatility, foreign exchange pressures and policy-induced shocks. This was the consensus at the PwC and Businessday Executive Roundtable, on Nigeria’s 2026 Budget […]
10 kidnap victims rescued after gun battle between security team, bandits in Niger
A joint security team had a breakthrough after gun battle with suspected kidnappers and bandits in Niger State, during which 10 kidnapped victims were rescued.
Tragedy averted as soldiers evacuate suspected bomb from church premises in Abia
No fewer than 100 persons would have lost their lives following the discovery of an object suspected to be a bomb at the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State.
Imo at 50: Uzodinma building Imo for the Future – Unegbu
The Managing Director, Shekinah British International School, Ihiagwa, Owerri West Council Area of Imo state, Dr. Obinna George Smart Unegbu, on Tuesday said the Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodinma is now repositioning and rebuilding the state for the future. Unegbu spoke in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, about the Imo state at 50 golden […]
Oyo honours tech expert with change maker award at 50th anniversary
Oyo State has honoured popular tech entrepreneur, Tunde Buremo, with the Change Maker Award in the Technology Category, in recognition of his contributions to technology-driven innovation and the development of scalable digital platforms serving users across Nigeria and Africa at large. The award was presented by the Governor Seyi Makinde, weekend, at the Lekan Salami […]
Naira rises to N1,465/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira today appreciated to N1,465 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,470 per dollar last weekend.Similarly, the naira strengthened in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM, appreciating to N1,384.5 per dollar. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to […]
