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#EndSars

ENDSARS: A look back

Last Saturday, young Nigerian demonstrators mobilised to occupy Lekki Tollgate to preclude its reopening. In the…

‘Arrest us!’ Defiant young Nigerians insist on right to protest

A notable speculative fiction writer from the 1980s once noted in her ‘Diplomatic Immunity’ work: “The dead cannot…

EndSARS protest: My life comes first, says roadside trader

Precious Effiong, 25, is a roadside trader who sells alcohol in sachets beside the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos where…

#EndSARS: Three hours later, Lagos State Police Commissioner yet to address…

It’s been over three hours since the state commissioner of police, Akeem Odumosun promised to address the press…

Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker

Coronavirus Watch

Nigeria administers first COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers

Godsgift Onyedinefu

NAFDAC analysing COVID-19 vaccines for adverse effects – Official

Godsgift Onyedinefu

COVAX makes next stop in Kenya with 1.02m vaccine doses delivered

Temitayo Ayetoto

Nigerians seek equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Godsgift Onyedinefu

South Africa’s CACOVID boosts vaccine purchase with $33m

Our Reporter

COVID-19 vaccination to begin after NAFDAC’s validation, says FG

Godsgift Onyedinefu

Top Videos

Six feared dead as Nigerian Air force aircraft crashes in Abuja

A Nigerian Air Force NAF20, B350 aircraft which departed Abuja at 10:33UTC with 6 persons on board including 2 crew…

Tips for setting financial goals in 2021

Our financial experiences can change if only we are willing to change our approach. Here are a few tips to help you…

What to know before you delete your #WhatsApp

Here are some things you should consider that WhatsApp is not doing with your data

What did Nigeria gain from Border Closure?

After 16 months of shutting the country's land borders, they are now being reopened but the reasons for which they…

AFRICA

Risks facing Africa require urgent IMF special fund – Afreximbank report

Hope Ashike
The risks facing Africa and the rest of the world make the issuance of additional International Monetary Fund…

AFREXIM, AfCFTA bosses to headline Africa infrastructure summit

Gbemi Faminu
Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank, Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African…

Ebola resurgence: Nigeria, Ghana beef up border surveillance as WHO sounds…

Temitayo Ayetoto
Nigeria and its West African neighbour, Ghana, have heightened surveillance across all borders for Ebola virus…

Ebola outbreak in Guinea adds to West Africa’s health woes

Our Reporter
At least three people have died in Guinea and several others have tested positive for the deadly Ebola adding to…

PREMIUM

Violence costs Nigeria $1.3trn in 13 years

Bailey Oluwabunmi
Containing violence is costly, and for Nigeria, it has come at a bill of $1.34 trillion within 13 years - from 2007…

Central Bank Digital Currencies: The next big thing in global finance

FAAC manages only a slight rise in February as Nigeria’s states bleed

Buhari sets record as Nigerians grow poorer for sixth straight year

Nigeria sees surprise exit from recession in Q4

Nigeria sees surprise exit from recession in Q4

Micheal Ani
In what came as a surprise yesterday, Nigeria’s economy exited recession, beating analysts’ expectations as well as…

How Abia rose to attract third highest foreign investment in 2020

MTN taps Mastercard to upstage Safaricom as Africa’s fintech giant

Nigerians paid less for consumer goods in January, here’s why

How CBN’s targeted financing is reviving Nigeria’s ailing power sector

Start-Up Journal

Meet Debo, an entrepreneur giving glamour to farming

Many young Nigerians are abandoning farming and rural communities, choosing to migrate to urban centers in search…

How Ogunwale helps SMEs find business clarity

Bukola Ogunwale, chief executive officer of Business Coach Zone is helping hundreds of individuals and Small and…

Seedbuilders Innovation champions MSMEs growth to tackle unemployment,…

As the nation's economy continues to depress, Olaoluwa Olorunnisomo, the co-Founder, Seedbuilders Innovation and…

Yemisi Ojeyomi: Interior designer, brand creator with dexterity

In recent times there has been a growing interest in African designs, textiles, and products, and Yemisi Ojeyomi,…

Sponsored

Axxela Completes Another 18km Natural Gas Pipeline in South West Nigeria;…

BusinessDay
March 1, 2021 (Lagos, Nigeria) — Axxela Limited (“Axxela”, or the “Company”) via its subsidiary Transit Gas Nigeria…

Kimpton Kawana Bay offers African investors the key to global domination

BusinessDay
At a time when African investors are pursuing global opportunities to improve their bottom lines and deliver…

2020: A year of disruptive growth and innovation at Farmforte

BusinessDay
2020 was a year no one could have adequately planned for. There was no guidebook on how to navigate a pandemic in…

9mobile Begins Free NIN Enrollment at Experience Centres

BusinessDay
To enable its customers to physically register for their National Identification Number (NIN) and link it to their…

Editorial

Negative perceptions of electricity tariff increase have to be fixed

The Editorial Board
Many Nigerians react negatively to any news about electricity tariff increase and this is largely due to the…

Opinion

The PR woman: Choose to challenge stereotypes

Deconstructing Abuja’s tough talk against kidnappers, bandits’…

Nigeria sinking under weight of petrol subsidy as FG fails to act

The pains of doing business online in Africa

Cryptocurrency – Risks and opportunities in Nigeria

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Women in Business

With a PhD at 26, her eyes on the mark, WENDY A. OKOLO steadily soars

Kemi Ajumobi
Wendy A. Okolo (PHD) is an Aerospace Engineering researcher in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames…

Tosin Faniro-Dada, MD/ CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria

Kemi Ajumobi
Tosin Faniro-Dada is the Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria. Tosin is passionate about supporting…

Funbi Matthew, Chairman Of The Board, Centre for Organisation Leadership…

Kemi Ajumobi
Funbi Matthew is a proven organisation development and strategic human capital, dedicated business management…

ROSA WHITAKER, former US government policy leader, driving investments into…

Kemi Ajumobi
Rosa Whitaker, CEO/President of The Whitaker Group (TWG), is a visionary, entrepreneur, former US government policy…

Interview

The Boss Series: A must-have manual for startups and entrepreneurs

Stephen Onyekwelu
In 2019, the failure rate of start-ups was about 90 percent. Research concludes 21.50 percent of start-ups fail in…

Employers want those who can adapt, innovate and embrace change –…

Bailey Oluwabunmi
JENNIFER OYELADE, director of Transquisite Consulting, an international human resource consultancy and expatriate…

PaywithSpecta is boosting consumer spend, fueling economic growth –…

Caleb Ojewale
In this interview, Shina Atilola, divisional head, Retail and Consumer Banking at Sterling Bank Plc, shares the…

Nigeria-South Africa: Over 30 bilateral agreements, little implementation…

Caleb Ojewale
South Africa and Nigeria are the largest economies on the African continent, and both are expected to play leading…

Companies

FMDQ Exchange approves registration of Fidson N10bn Commercial Paper on its…

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Committed to the continuous development of the Nigerian financial market, in collaboration with market…

IWD: Stallion-Bajaj plans to establish Africa’s first women-only assembly…

Amaka Anagor
Stallion-Bajaj Alliance, the distributor of Bajaj 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler intracity smart cab, is perfecting plans…

Peter Obaseki retires as Chief Operating Officer of FCMB Group

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
The Board of Directors' of FCMB Group Plc has announced the retirement of Peter Obaseki, the Chief Operating…

OPay outlines growth plans as total transactions hit $2bn in 2020

Micheal Ani
Nigerian payment and financial service company, OPay has unveiled its growth plans for 2021 and beyond after…

Economy

Failed food blockage in Nigeria confirms law of economics

Micheal Ani
Some food traders' attempt to pull the plug on supplies to their largest market came unstuck as it fell on the…

What Nigeria must do to attract more diaspora investment

Okafor Endurance
More than two years after Somadina Iruegbu, a Nigerian UK-based businessman, acquired a large plot of land in one…

Diaspora Nigerians face same challenges discouraging other investors – NIPC…

Okafor Endurance
The needs of Nigerians in diaspora who are interested in investing in Africa’s largest economy are consistent with…

Food prices spike over blockage of trucks

Josephine Okojie
Food prices are spiking again in Southern Nigeria as trucks conveying food items from the North are prevented from…

Energy

Brent moves towards $70 as Goldman Sachs raises Q2’21 forecast to $75

Oladehinde Oladipo
Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil, is moving towards $70 a barrel, less than 24 hours after the…

Double wahala for electricity customers: bad service, unresolved complaints

Isaac Anyaogu
The power surge that day was unusual, the wires shrieked and bright sparks lit up the night sky in Yaba, a Lagos…

Oil price soars after surprise OPEC+ decision to hold off on production…

Oladehinde Oladipo
Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil climbed 5 percent to $66 per barrel on Thursday after the Organisation…

Oil rises in early trade amid OPEC+ crunch meeting

Oladehinde Oladipo
Oil climbed to $64.65 per barrel on Thursday morning as the market awaits the decision of a crunch meeting of the…

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Politics

11 political parties to participate in Delta LG poll Saturday

Mercy Enoch
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) has revealed that a total of 11 political parties would be…

Confusion as Reps, INEC disagree on constituency review responsibility

James Kwen
There appears to be confusion as to whether it is the responsibility of the National Assembly or the Independent…

Police assure of protection as Deltans go to LG polls Saturday

Mercy Enoch
Delta State police command has assured the people of the state of protection of lives and the sanctity of the…

Markets

Naira firms by 1.09% as liquidity improves at investors window

Hope Ashike
Nigeria’s currency on Thursday gained 1.09 percent against the dollar following improved liquidity at the Investors…

Nigeria’s equities market loses over N200bn in 4 days

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Listed stocks on the Nigerian Bourse have lost approximately N228billion within just four (4) trading days into…

Ardova proposes final dividend of 19kobo

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Ardova Plc, a Nigerian leading indigenous and integrated energy company, has released its consolidated and separate…

NSE engages issuers to deepen activity in ETF market

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, March 3 engaged with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Issuers’ in the…

Technology

How crypto exchanges checkmate scam activities in Nigeria

Frank Eleanya
On the last Friday in February 2021, the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo became the most important voice…

5 top crypto career opportunities for Nigerians

Frank Eleanya
Any ardent Twitter user who follows a sizable number of the Nigerian tech community would have in recent times…

MEST, Prototipi, others to deploy EU project on technology adoption

Frank Eleanya
DIGILOGIC, a three-year Horizon 2020 project to boost cooperation and long-term, sustainable partnerships between…

FG renews telcos’ NIN registration licence for 5 years

Frank Eleanya
The Federal Government has extended the tenure of NIN enrolment agent licences issued to mobile network operators…

Toon of the Day

Podcast

Life and Culture

Of violation, tears and bleak hope: A review of Kehinde Badiru’s I know Why…

Temitope Ojedele Adejumo
Foremost postcolonial Nigerian poet, Niyi Osundare, opines that “in the intricate dialectics of human living,…

Meet Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new WTO boss

Mercy Ayodele
It took 73 years to happen but Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made history as the first woman and the first African to be…

Iroko TV to raise fund at London exchange

Obinna Emelike
Considering the need to maintain its high-quality movie contents and world-class production, Iroko TV, West African…

Dove award-winner, Sinach sets date for new song, album

Frank Eleanya
Multiple award-winning worship leader, Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu popularly known as Sinach, has set 13 February for…

Top Stories

Apapa: Has the call-up system collapsed so soon after?

Chuka Uroko
Just six days into the implementation of the much-hyped electronic call-up system introduced by the Nigeria Ports…

Nigeria administers first COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers

Failed food blockage in Nigeria confirms law of economics

To sustain recovery, CBN extends interest rate cut on pandemic loans

Recent

Brent moves towards $70 as Goldman Sachs raises Q2’21 forecast to $75

Double wahala for electricity customers: bad service, unresolved…

Farmcrowdy, others exit crowdfunding before regulation begins

What Nigeria must do to attract more diaspora investment

Nigeria’s equities market loses over N200bn in 4 days

Commentary

Men in dark times (2)

Obadiah Mailafia

“Import vs Produce Locally” – An enduring economic…

David Hundeyin

Ehingbeti summit and the Lagos of 2030

Femi Olugbile

Is it a/an honour to be schooled in a/an European country?

Dr Ganiu Bamgbose

Future of work- customer service

Olamide Balogun

The shared burden of leadership

Toye Sobande

In Other News

CBN assures support as P&G invests $35m into local production of toothpaste

Hope Ashike
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday assured support to multilaterals willing to invest in Nigeria. This…

Naira firms by 1.09% as liquidity improves at investors window

Lagos, CIG Motors eye production of vehicles in Nigeria

NAFDAC analysing COVID-19 vaccines for adverse effects –…

Okowa seeks partnership with NIMASA to develop Delta’s maritime potential

Francis Sadhere
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday said the state government would partner the Nigerian Maritime…

OPay outlines growth plans as total transactions hit $2bn in 2020

Apapa: Lagos assures call-up system must be sustained, but residents…

CBN extends discounted interest rate for its intervention facilities…

NIWA moves to decongest Lagos with planned cargo haulage to Onitsha River Port

Gift Wada
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is perfecting plans to begin the movement of containers…

Oyo govt approves procurement of 20 pick-up vans to boost security

Digitalisation gives edge to new African gas producers

Covid-19: 59m people risk extreme poverty in Africa

Apapa: Sanwo-Olu to name, shame saboteurs of e-call up system

Joshua Bassey
Individuals, corporate organisations, and law enforcement officers seeking to frustrate the newly introduced…

Reps ask FG to scale up surveillance of entry points for prompt…

Confusion as Reps, INEC disagree on constituency review responsibility

NPA begins new licensing regime for barge operators to ensure…

Coronavirus

Nigeria administers first COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers

Nigeria has officially kicked off vaccination against COVID-19. A frontline health worker publicly received the…

Ogun set to begin vaccination, launch Amotekun in Yewaland – Abiodun

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the state was ready to receive Covid-19 vaccines and begin…

NAFDAC analysing COVID-19 vaccines for adverse effects – Official

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said it is analysing the…

COVAX makes next stop in Kenya with 1.02m vaccine doses delivered

Roughly 10 hours after Nigeria received its vaccine shipment, its east African peer, Kenya, has been delivered 1.02…

#EndSars

EndSARS protest: My life comes first, says roadside trader

Desmond Okon
Precious Effiong, 25, is a roadside trader who sells alcohol in sachets beside the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos where…

#EndSARS: Three hours later, Lagos State Police Commissioner yet to…

233,000 candidates miss NECO exams due to ENDSARS protest

#EndSARS protest: How best to mitigate the losses at least in the…

Police debunk reported resumption of ENDSARS protests in Abuja

Police ask court for order to disband EndSARS panels of inquiry

Lekki shooting: Army insists carrying live weapon part of rule of…

Buhari pledges to ensure EndSARS protest does not reoccur

Recession

Role of sectoral credit allocation in Nigeria’s exit from recession

Many people are happy that Nigeria has exited the last recession, especially as the country’s economic data shows…

Nigeria limps out of recession in Q4 with 0.11% growth

After contracting for two consecutive quarters, the Nigerian economy managed to limp out of recession in the fourth…

Nigeria may not wriggle out of recession in first quarter of this year –…

Johnson Chukwu, an economic/ financial expert, has said that Nigeria cannot wriggle out of the present recession in…

The perils of being an economist

The year 2020 was a rather tumultuous one for the world economy. The spread of the novel coronavirus from the…

Top Videos

Six feared dead as Nigerian Air force aircraft crashes in Abuja

Ifeoma Okeke
A Nigerian Air Force NAF20, B350 aircraft which departed Abuja at 10:33UTC with 6 persons on board including 2 crew…

Tips for setting financial goals in 2021

What to know before you delete your #WhatsApp

What did Nigeria gain from Border Closure?

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Businessday Investigates

Ticketing corruption by railway staff, soldiers, policemen derailing Abuja-Kaduna rail project (2)

Fisayo Soyombo
‘Army general buys 30 tickets’ I step out of the train knowing, without being told, that…

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Axxela Completes Another 18km Natural Gas Pipeline in South West Nigeria; Achieves…

BusinessDay
March 1, 2021 (Lagos, Nigeria) — Axxela Limited (“Axxela”, or the “Company”) via its subsidiary Transit Gas Nigeria…

Kimpton Kawana Bay offers African investors the key to global…

2020: A year of disruptive growth and innovation at Farmforte

9mobile Begins Free NIN Enrollment at Experience Centres

Universal One launches 576 apartments in Alaro City

Africa

Risks facing Africa require urgent IMF special fund – Afreximbank report

Hope Ashike
The risks facing Africa and the rest of the world make the issuance of additional International Monetary Fund…

AFREXIM, AfCFTA bosses to headline Africa infrastructure summit

Ebola resurgence: Nigeria, Ghana beef up border surveillance as WHO…

Ebola outbreak in Guinea adds to West Africa’s health woes

Premium

Violence costs Nigeria $1.3trn in 13 years

Bailey Oluwabunmi
Containing violence is costly, and for Nigeria, it has come at a bill of $1.34 trillion within 13 years - from 2007…

Central Bank Digital Currencies: The next big thing in global finance

FAAC manages only a slight rise in February as Nigeria’s states bleed

Buhari sets record as Nigerians grow poorer for sixth straight year

Nigeria sees surprise exit from recession in Q4

Start-Up Journal

Meet Debo, an entrepreneur giving glamour to farming

Josephine Okojie
Many young Nigerians are abandoning farming and rural communities, choosing to migrate to urban centers in search…

How Ogunwale helps SMEs find business clarity

Seedbuilders Innovation champions MSMEs growth to tackle unemployment,…

Yemisi Ojeyomi: Interior designer, brand creator with dexterity

Opinion

The PR woman: Choose to challenge stereotypes

EFE OBIOMAH
In 2016, Yuyu Chen on DigiDay referred to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, stating that ‘women make up 61.3 per…

Deconstructing Abuja’s tough talk against kidnappers, bandits’…

Nigeria sinking under weight of petrol subsidy as FG fails to act

The pains of doing business online in Africa

Podcast

Women In Business

With a PhD at 26, her eyes on the mark, WENDY A. OKOLO steadily soars

Kemi Ajumobi
Wendy A. Okolo (PHD) is an Aerospace Engineering researcher in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames…

Tosin Faniro-Dada, MD/ CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria

Funbi Matthew, Chairman Of The Board, Centre for Organisation…

ROSA WHITAKER, former US government policy leader, driving investments…

Companies & Market

FMDQ Exchange approves registration of Fidson N10bn Commercial Paper on its…

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Committed to the continuous development of the Nigerian financial market, in collaboration with market…

IWD: Stallion-Bajaj plans to establish Africa’s first women-only…

Peter Obaseki retires as Chief Operating Officer of FCMB Group

Naira firms by 1.09% as liquidity improves at investors window

Magazines

Interview

The Boss Series: A must-have manual for startups and entrepreneurs

Stephen Onyekwelu
In 2019, the failure rate of start-ups was about 90 percent. Research concludes 21.50 percent of start-ups fail in…

Employers want those who can adapt, innovate and embrace change…

PaywithSpecta is boosting consumer spend, fueling economic growth…

Nigeria-South Africa: Over 30 bilateral agreements, little…

Economy & Politics

Failed food blockage in Nigeria confirms law of economics

Micheal Ani
Some food traders' attempt to pull the plug on supplies to their largest market came unstuck as it fell on the…

What Nigeria must do to attract more diaspora investment

Diaspora Nigerians face same challenges discouraging other investors –…

11 political parties to participate in Delta LG poll Saturday

Energy & Technology

Brent moves towards $70 as Goldman Sachs raises Q2’21 forecast to $75

Oladehinde Oladipo
Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil, is moving towards $70 a barrel, less than 24 hours after the…

How crypto exchanges checkmate scam activities in Nigeria

5 top crypto career opportunities for Nigerians

Double wahala for electricity customers: bad service, unresolved…

Life and culture

Of violation, tears and bleak hope: A review of Kehinde Badiru’s I know Why Your…

Temitope Ojedele Adejumo
Foremost postcolonial Nigerian poet, Niyi Osundare, opines that “in the intricate dialectics of human living,…

Meet Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new WTO boss

Iroko TV to raise fund at London exchange

Dove award-winner, Sinach sets date for new song, album

More Stories

IWD: Stallion-Bajaj plans to establish Africa’s first women-only assembly plant

Amaka Anagor
Stallion-Bajaj Alliance, the distributor of Bajaj 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler intracity smart cab, is perfecting plans…

AFCFTA: Sirika calls for implementation of SAATM, African Union Passport

Ifeoma Okeke
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation has called for the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market…

Airport police nab suspects selling fake COVID-19 certificates

Ifeoma Okeke
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, have arrested five…

Create awareness, educate Nigerians about endometriosis – Expert

Josephine Okojie
Worried by the potential health risks of endometriosis, a health expert recently called for the education of women…

Rep declares UBE Act amendment as urgent national priority

Seyi John Salau
House of Representatives chairman on Basic Education, Julius Ihonvbere has restated commitment to championing the…

Brent moves towards $70 as Goldman Sachs raises Q2’21 forecast to $75

Oladehinde Oladipo
Brent, the benchmark for Nigeria’s crude oil, is moving towards $70 a barrel, less than 24 hours after the…