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…targets 10m metric tonnes steel output …eyes $15 billion annual exports to China to rebalance trade The federal government has read more 42-year-old Ajaokuta plant set for reboot with $2bn Chinese-backed plan
Bennett Oghifo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN), have canvassed the infusion of forensics in the forthcoming 2027
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja In a decisive step toward strengthening social protection and institutional accountability, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed concern over the alleged politicisation of technical challenges in the power sector and has rejected allegations of incompetence against
Michael Olugbode in Abuja A confrontation over the remand of a female defendant in Abuja has ignited fresh debate about the limits of civil activism and the enforcement of judicial
– Seeks government urgent intervention – As over 500 get free cancer screening in Rivers Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has urged federal and state governments, organised
Linus Aleke in Abuja Former Deputy Commander-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sule Momodu, has called for sweeping reforms in the Nigeria Police Force, insisting that no
– Lauds Mbah’s drive to transform Enugu into $30 billion digital economy Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Enugu The federal government has restated its commitment to ensure inclusive economic growth and digital
Kayode Tokede Helped by ongoing reforms, the financial services sector contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) closed 2025 at N6.58 trillion, about 15 per cent increase over N5.74 trillion
Nume Ekeghe Nigeria’s reform cycle is poised to yield measurable gains in 2026, with households and businesses expected to begin feeling the tangible benefits of macro-economic stabilisation, analysts at Norrenberger have
Emerging-market currencies and stocks slumped in Asia trading on Monday as worries over Iran conflict and surging oil prices weigh on sentiment for risky assets.
Treasury yields edged higher across the curve as reports of conciliatory messages from both the US and Iran damped demand for haven assets.
