By Yinka Kolawole Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has highlighted strategies aimed at sustaining the company’s growth and protecting customers from pricing shocks occasioned by rising inflation. Finance Director, NB Plc, Maria Karaseva, outlined the strategies at the company’s 80th pre-annual general meeting media briefing held in Lagos. According to her, three major external risks have been […]

By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers under the aegis of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria have faulted the call by the World Bank for Nigeria to reinstate petrol import licences in order to stabilise fuel supply in the wake of the Middle East crisis. Reacting to the World Bank’s advice which it later clarified urging a reassessment in […]

By Dele Sobowale Cardoso lacks Soludo’s charisma and intimidating stage presence. Criticism of CBN’s is not dismissed with scorn without a thought regarding their validity. He was either blessed with the humility to learn even from those who disagree; or he has acquired the attribute. Either way, the tendency has served him well. Skeptical critics, like me, […]

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria’s agriculture and food sector is set for a major insight sharing on the performance of the sector and way forward at the upcoming Vanguard Economic Discourse.  The 2026 edition of the Vanguard Economic Discourse is scheduled to hold this week, Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be allowed to complete an eight-year tenure for the Southern region, cautioning Northern politicians against contesting the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mohammed Salihu Danlami, said there was […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has not banned airtime borrowing or data advance services in Nigeria. The statement comes few days after MTN Nigeria said it was suspending its airtime and data credit advance service, popularly known as “Xtratime” in compliance with the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional (DEON) consumer […]

…Rebounds to profitability   By Peter Egwuatu Nigerian Breweries, NB Plc, has warned that the continued global instability could lead to Foreign Exchange, FX, risks, supply issues and higher inflation in Nigeria. Speaking to newsmen on the performance of the company for the financial year 2025, at its pre-Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos, Managing Director/Chief […]

Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that he inherited a Kaduna State which has immense potential, but was bedevilled with security challenges, infrastructure gaps and social indicators that required urgent attention.

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has expanded its trading window to seven hours (9:00am to 4:00pm) WAT, effective from Monday, 27 April 2026, in a move designed to deepen market liquidity, enhance price discovery, and broaden investor access. Previously, the market opens for four hours and thirty minutes, opening by 9:30am and closing 2:00pm. Approved by […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The National Coordinator of Accountability and Policy Monitoring, Mr Bamidele Atoyebi, has said that weak and ineffective communication by political appointees is undermining the impact of government policies and widening the gap between performance and public perception. Atoyebi, in a statement, stressed that regardless of policy success or infrastructure development, failure to […]