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A wave of price hikes by hospitals and the impact of naira scarcity are frustrating struggling families of advanced cancer patients like Regina that are already grappling with the cost of living crisis in the country. Hospitals hit by soaring maintenance and consumables costs have begun to pass the buck, leaving patients scrambling for more…

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Bauchi Christians show happiness over Governor Bala’s re-election

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Cash crunch: Households unable to stock up home ahead of Ramadan

Several Muslim households are unable to stock up on food items ahead of the 2023 Ramadan period owing to the…

Food prices rises for second straight month to 24.35%

Food prices in Africa’s biggest economy rose for the second straight month to 24.35 percent in February 2023,…

Belarus nabs ‘terrorist’ behind attempted sabotage at airfield base – Belta

Belarus detained on Tuesday what it said was a “terrorist” working with Ukrainian and U.S. intelligence services…

Zelensky insists talk with Putin possible only after Russian troops…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his rejection of negotiations with Russia before a withdrawal…

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Delivery quality services to Lagos citizens through Ministry of Commerce

Hon. Lola Akande is a product of Queen’s School, Ibadan. She holds a Bsc in Botany from the University of Ife (now…

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First Citizen Bank to acquire SVB

First Citizens Bank and Trust company has agreed to purchase and assume all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley…

How removal of withdrawal limits eases pressure on payment channels

On October 26, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) redesigned the Naira currency notes and placed limits on…

MTN partners Amazon to offer Prime Video to mobile users

MTN Nigeria, a telecommunication company has partnered with Amazon’s global streaming service, Prime Video, to…

Blessmi secures N100m to boost fundraising market in Africa

Blessmi, a fundraising platform designed to help individuals and organisations raise funds for good and personal…

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Poverty receding in India, worsens in Nigeria

India, one of the world’s most populous countries, has lifted more than 415 million people out of poverty in the…

Global banking turmoil affecting Nigeria, others – Report

Financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa have struggled and have underperformed their emerging market peers…

Inflation: Consumer goods firms woo buyers with new flavours

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in Africa’s biggest economy are expanding their taste segments to boost…

PoS operators reduce charges as naira scarcity eases

Transaction fees charged by Point of Sale (PoS) operators have reduced as naira scarcity has begun to gradually…

Energy

FG spends ₦46bn on electrification projects in three years

The Federal Government spent N45.89 billion on 1,375 electrification projects from 2020 to 2022, according to a new…

Explainer: How Lagos plans to fund 1GW solar energy by 2030

The Lagos State Government has planned to achieve 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar photovoltaic generation by 2030 through…

FG unveils regulations for midstream, downstream petroleum sector

The federal government on Wednesday launched six regulations to govern the activities of the midstream and…

Lagos power plan sets blueprint for others

The Lagos Electricity Market plan of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government seeks to provide a cheaper, cleaner…

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Airtel, others fuel market’s negative open to new week

Nigeria’s equities market extended its profit taking activities on Monday as investors sold stocks like Airtel…

Stock market closes week on a negative note

Nigeria's equities market closed the week ended Friday, March 24 in red zone. The market which declined by…

Stock market records second dip this week

Nigeria's equities market recorded its second decline this week, following its dip by 0.02percent on Thursday.…

GTCO, Lasaco, Transcorp, others cause market’s N18bn gain

Nigeria’s equities market reached new high on Wednesday, rising by 0.06percent or N18billion, as more investors…

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Omirin Aderinsola: Entrepreneur creating co-working space for start-ups

After experiencing first-hand the challenges of starting and growing a business in Africa’s biggest economy,…

Nigeria can benefit from Europe’s energy crisis – SPE boss

Felix Chijioke Obike is the chairman of the Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council, with over 31…

Nigeria’s agriculture potentials hang on quality assurance, value addition…

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently marked 70…

We need to optimise our creative industry to attract more investments –…

Idris Olorunnimbe is the group chief executive officer of The Temple Company and Ogidi Studios. In this interview…

Companies

Here’re how FMDQ Securities Exchange markets performed in February

Recently, the FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited released its markets monthly report for February, which shows that…

Trading revenue swings Stanbic’s gross earning to decade high

Gross earnings reported by Stanbic IBTC Holdings hit a decade high in 2022 on the back of a 131 percent surge in…

In race for energy security, Rainoil canvasses optimal gas utilisation

The Executive Director of Rainoil Limited, Emmanuel Omuojine has said that the optimal utilisation of gas is the…

Stride ERP to empower 2.5m SMEs across Africa

STRIDE ERP, a provider of Enterprise Resource Planning software solutions, has announced plans to partner with…

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LBS executive programme members turn thrashed tyres to income source

In the last decade, Africa’s biggest economy has experienced a surge in population growth and urbanization, which…

The danger of choosing to ignore impact of climate change in Nigeria

Nigeria, like other nations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other…

Osinbajo leads FG’s team to launch energy transition plan in August

The Federal Government of Nigeria will on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, launch its Energy Transition Plan, tailored…

Nigeria commits to UN water treaty

Africa’s most populous country has taken a significant step towards ensuring the sustainable management of its…

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Chika Okeke-Agulu, Aindrea Emelife to strengthen EMOWAA’s focus on modern,…

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AMVCA sets for 9th edition as organisers announce event dates, head judge

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Tales as old as time from across the African continent, reimagined and retold by a new generation of six…

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West Africa needs a single currency to protect itself against global shocks; achieve deeper economic integration,…

Visa Foundation commits $1m to uplift women entrepreneurs in Africa

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IWD2023: AfDB marks progress in gender equality with EDGE certification

The African Development Bank (AfDB) group announced that it has made an appreciable achievement in the area of…

Egypt offers to sell own 10% stake in Telecom Egypt – Sources

Egypt is offering to sell a 10 percent stake in state-controlled Telecom Egypt, sources with knowledge of the offer…

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Flagstar Bank acquires Signature Bridge Bank despite $2.5bn loss to FDIC

Flagstar Bank entered into an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to acquire Signature…

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over…

U.S. regulators transfer assets of Silicon Valley Bank to ‘bridge bank’

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Monday transferred all deposits—both insured and uninsured—and…

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles — South Korea military

The South Korean military said that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east…

Soaring costs, naira scarcity frustrate cancer patients

A wave of price hikes by hospitals and the impact of naira scarcity are frustrating struggling families of advanced cancer patients like Regina that are already grappling with the cost of living crisis in the country. Hospitals hit by soaring maintenance and consumables costs have begun to pass the buck, leaving patients scrambling for more…

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Soaring costs, naira scarcity frustrate cancer patients

A wave of price hikes by hospitals and the impact of naira scarcity are frustrating struggling families of advanced cancer patients like Regina that are already grappling with the cost of living crisis in the country. Hospitals hit by soaring maintenance and consumables costs have begun to pass the buck, leaving patients scrambling for more…
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Lagos to open infectious disease institute as Covid-19 enters 6th wave

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