Nigeria’s Debt Profile Hits N32.92trn
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),says public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. The current debt profile was for the
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$32.2bn Funding Gap Stifles Nigeria’s Small Businesses- Report
A $32.2 billion funding gap is stifling Nigeria’s small businesses, a new Moniepoint report has revealed. The report released on Thursday said most Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises cannot access bank loans
Nigeria’s $2bn Renewable Energy Funding Creates Only 76,000 Jobs Amid Import Dependence – REA
Nigeria’s renewable energy sector has generated just 76,000 jobs from over $2 billion in investments, with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) blaming the country’s reliance on imports for limiting local benefits. REA
Adult Love, Black Passport, 9 Others Make 2026 Nigeria Prize For Literature Longlist
Tanure Ojaide’s Adult Love and Paul Akpomuje’s Black Passport are among 11 poetry collections longlisted for the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 entries submitted for the
Nigeria Emerging As Africa’s Renewable Energy Knowledge Hub
By Abba Aliyu For the first time in our modern history, Nigeria is no longer on the global energy map simply as a case study for grid fragility and power deficits. Today,
NSCDC Arrests 6 For Stealing Fuel From NNPC Pipeline
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command has arrested six suspected oil pipeline vandals for allegedly stealing Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from an NNPC pipeline in Gwagwalada
Osun Bans NURTW From Motor Parks
Osun State Government has banned all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in motor parks across Osun State over incessant clashes between factions. The directive was sequel to
Trump’s Letter Won’t Rescue Tinubu- ADC
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says no letter from abroad can shield President Bola Tinubu from judgment by Nigerians, insisting that even a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump cannot rescue his
Dangote Refinery Raises $2.5bn
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, DPRP, has completed a landmark private equity placement, raising approximately US$2.5 billion in new capital. The deal is said to be Africa’s largest publicly disclosed primary
LPPC Confers SAN Rank On 68 Nigerian Lawyers
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, on Thursday conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, on 68 legal practitioners. Kabir Akanbi, Secretary of the LPPC and Chief Registrar of the
Three Men Bag Life Imprisonment Over Oriire Student Abductions
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three men arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, to life imprisonment for their role in the recent abduction of students in
