By Babajide Komolafe “I am a civil servant on  Grade Level 12 salary but I use 70% of my earnings to service debts from bank loans.  How can I get out?” In the last two editions, I explained why most Nigerians, like this reader, fall into the trap of debt. But how does one get […]

By Mariam Eko  The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas, has remained high despite assurances from marketers that the product will return to its pre-October price range of N950 to N1,000 per kilogram (kg). A visit to some gas stations in Lagos shows that the product was sold yesterday at between […]

•As profit taking drags down Index by 0.97% W/W By Peter Egwuatu   Stock market investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, have gained over N7.25 trillion in one month, as market capitalisation, which measures the total value of stocks listed on the Exchange, closed in October at N97.83 trillion from N90.580 trillion in September 2025. However, […]

…As Nigerians lose over N174bn to fraudulent schemes By Obas Esiedesa  In a major step to strengthen oversight over Nigeria’s fast-growing digital finance ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that it is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to track and freeze illicit digital […]

•$4.9bn gas investments yet to fully pay off  •Past PSCs did not incentivize firms to invest in non-associated gas — NUPRC •Nigeria needs coordinated action to unlock gas potential —NGA By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s ambition to power homes and industries with its abundant gas reserves faces a deepening dilemma, following rising gas flaring in the […]