By Peter Egwuatu The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has finalized plans to list over N21 billion worth of Kian Smith FZE gold in a landmark transaction aimed at deepening Nigeria’s commodities market and expanding investable asset classes within the capital market. The forthcoming listing will feature internationally certified 1kg London Bullion Market Association […]

Mark Twain, the American writer and humourist, famously said: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” This aphorism is truer in Nigeria than in virtually any other country. Put bluntly, one must be utterly gullible to believe official statistics in Nigeria. The unreliability of official data in Nigeria is known universally, with […]

By Godwin Oritse A prominent voice in Artificial Intelligence, AI, development in Nigeria, Nneoma Udeze, has emphasised the importance of incorporating African languages into artificial intelligence systems. Speaking with newsmen, Udeze said that the current AI ecosystem,dominated by English, perpetuates inequality and excludes over 2,000 languages spoken in Africa.Udeze believes that this approach is structurally […]

As Nigeria settles into 2026, the nation’s courts will undoubtedly become the most consequential theatres of power.

Energy tycoon, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, has hailed two of Nigeria’s influential investors —Femi Otedola and Tony Elumelu —for wrapping up the year 2025 and ringed in 2026 with two landmark deals.