By Cynthia Alo The National Agricultural Development Fund, NADF, and the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience, OSPRE, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to deploy an Agricultural Early Warning System that will provide farmers, policymakers, financial institutions and other stakeholders with timely information for planning and responding to threats affecting food production across the […]

By Rosemary Iwunze In the quest for better management and significant return on investment for their pension savings, a total of 19,969 Retirement Savings Account, RSA, holders transferred their pension contributions from one Pension Fund Administrator, PFA, to another in the fourth quarter of 2025, Q4’25. The value of funds transferred within the quarter stood at […]

By Godwin Oritse The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, in Akwa Ibom State, yesterday received the Integrated Management System (IMS) Certification facilitated by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), as part of efforts to strengthen institutional capacity and enhance human capital development. Speaking at the presentation of the certificate, the Minister of Marine and Blue […]

•Importers remain govt’s biggest revenue source after oil — Yar’adua By Efe Onodjae The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has decried the rising cost of cargo clearance at Nigerian ports, revealing that while it costs between N7 million and N8 million to clear a 20-foot container in Cotonou, Benin Republic, the same container attracts between N14 […]

There is a particular genre of financial commentary that mistakes legal process for a factual verdict. A court delivers a first-instance ruling, procedural questions are raised, and before the ink is dry on the appeal filing, the narrative has already hardened: the regulator overreached, investor confidence is shattered, and Nigeria’s financial governance is on trial before the world.

•Warns policy failure hurting local oil investors By Cynthia Alo Vegetable and edible oil producers have raised alarm over the continued dominance of imported brands   despite the retention of items in   the Federal Government’s prohibition list under the 2026 fiscal policy measures. According to the National Chairman of the Vegetable/Edible Oil Producers Association of Nigeria (VEOPAN), Okey […]

By Babajide Komolafe Financial institutions including banks and insurance firms recorded a 8.5 per cent growth in real Gross Domestic Product, GDP to N1.9 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26 from N1.78 trillion in Q1’25. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS disclosed this in its GDP report for Q1’26. The report showed that the   financial […]

By Godwin Oritse The Nigerian Maritime Law Association, NMLA, has called for a robust legal and regulatory framework to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window, NSW, project in Nigeria. According to the association, the National Single Window initiative of the Federal Government is designed to improve operational efficiency through faster cargo clearance processes, […]

By Gabriel Ewepu Nigeria, Türkiye Deepen Mining Cooperation Through New MoU” The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Türkiye have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening mining operations, deepening technical collaboration, and expanding investment flows between both countries in the solid minerals and energy sectors. “The MoU signed by the Nigerian […]

•As currency outside banks drops 12% to N5.08tr By Babajide Komolafe & Elizabeth Adegbesan Credit to the government rose by 65.6 per cent year-on-year, YoY, to N39.6 trillion in April 2026 from N23.9 trillion in April 2025, driven by increased borrowing to finance the 2026 budget deficit. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its […]