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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

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

Godsgift Onyedinefu

New COVID-19 tracking platform captures real-time spread, future outbreaks

Caleb Ojewale

South Africa enters deals with J&J and Pfizer for 31 million doses of…

Our Reporter

US approves use of one shot Covid vaccine by Johnson & Johnson

Our Reporter

Nigeria to receive 4m doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday

Onyinye Nwachukwu

NCDC calls for policy actions to strengthen health sector post COVID-19

Gbemi Faminu

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

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…

Fractured world trade awaits Okonjo-Iweala as WTO DG

Caleb Ojewale
A fractured world trade, dangling at historical lows on account of the coronavirus pandemic, awaits Ngozi…

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,…

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2020: A year of disruptive growth and innovation at Farmforte

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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

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

Universal One launches 576 apartments in Alaro City

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Prospective homeowners in Lagos have received a boost in their options for modern, family-friendly homes with the…

Editorial

FG, crude oil theft, pipeline sabotage is getting out of hand

The Editorial Board
International Oil Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to explore crude oil in onshore fields in the…

Opinion

AfCFTA: Handling the challenge of capacity

Will Northern Nigeria ever find peace?

Nano, micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Lagos State -Way…

This is the Lagos of my dream

Advertising is dead, but long live advertising!

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Women in Business

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…

Ogechi Adeola (PhD), Associate Professor, Marketing and Academic Director,…

Kemi Ajumobi
Ogechi Adeola is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Academic Director of the Sales & Marketing Academy…

Bashirat Odunewu, Group Executive, Energy & Infrastructure Group,…

Kemi Ajumobi
Bashirat Odunewu was appointed Group Executive, Energy & Infrastructure, Corporate Banking in 2019. Until this…

IFEYINWA MAUREEN OKAFOR, strategically treading the path to global…

Kemi Ajumobi
Ifeyinwa Maureen Okafor is the CEO, International Packaging Industry, a former Adviser, Imo State Government and an…

Interview

We are changing perceptions of Nigerians on being forgotten by government –…

Caleb Ojewale
Ajisegiri Benson is a water engineer who has, since 2015, been the Director of Water Supply, Federal Ministry of…

Diversification key to survival in catering industry amid COVID – CEO…

Ifeoma Okeke
Mark Henrietta Ogochukwu is the creative director of Henriemaccakes and a cake blogger, popularly known as…

‘Brands need to invest in data to target the right consumers and develop…

Bailey Oluwabunmi
Isime Esene is the Chief Intelligence Officer, RED | For Africa. Culture Intelligence from RED is Africa’s leading…

‘The more multifaceted women are, the easier they can overcome adversities’

Ifeoma Okeke
Funmi Akinsanya-Alake is a Transition & Accountability Coach, helping women who have had setbacks in their…

Companies

How a gas company raised $650m facility during COVID-19

Isaac Anyaogu
The feat would have been remarkable on any given day. But amidst the threat of a raging virus that has shuttered…

China Africa Business Council opens first African office in Nigeria

Amaka Anagor
The China Africa Business Council (CABC) has opened its first African office in Lagos, Nigeria to grew membership…

Samsung builds innovation hub to enhance capacity development among youths

Amaka Anagor
Determined to enhance capacity development among young Nigerians, Samsung Electronics has built and donated an…

CMC Connect BCW launches crisis management service for businesses

Daniel Obi
The unprecedented global health crisis has thrown up the need for businesses to have a crisis management plan as…

Economy

Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

Obinna Nwachukwu, Abuja
Chisom Marvelous Elekwa is a young graduate of Public Health from one of the private universities in Nigeria. After…

After rough 2020, optimism rises for investment in Nigeria

Micheal Ani
Seyi Fadipe, a chief executive officer in one of Nigeria's leading investment financial advisory firms, was…

SMEs report rise in demand as Nigeria PMI swings back to positive

Gbemi Faminu
Nigeria’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a gauge for manufacturing sentiments, moved back into…

Concern grows over stoppage of food supply to southern Nigeria

Iwok Iniobong
Condemnation has continued to trail the decision of some cattle dealers from the North to cut food supply in the…

Energy

Why India’s is rekindling appetite for Nigeria’s crude

Oladehinde Oladipo
With domestic demand for oil products starting to rise back to pre-COVID-19 levels, India, one of Nigeria’s largest…

Will electric cars displace oil?

Stephen Onyekwelu
Predictions about peak oil, aggressive energy transition programmes among countries and international oil companies…

Nigeria must develop own energy transition process – operators

Isaac Anyaogu
Oil and gas industry operators say Nigeria should not be stampeded into adopting Western countries’ energy…

METKA delivers off-grid hybrid power project to second Nigerian university

Oladehinde Oladipo
As part of the Federal Government’s energising education programme, METKA Power West Africa, a firm that…

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Politics

ElectHER launches Agender35 campaign to back 35 women for political office…

Okafor Endurance
ElectHER- a non-partisan organization focused on getting women into elective office, has unveiled its Agender35…

PDP Reps condemn arrest of Yakassi

James Kwen
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed dismay over the report of…

How National Assembly’s weak oversight role encouraging poor governance in…

Dozie Emmanuel
In recent times, security in Nigeria has so degenerated to a worrisome point that it has affected all strata of the…

Markets

Nigeria equities market fails to sustain gain

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Nigeria’s stock market on Tuesday March 2 reversed previous day’s gains as sell-side pressure on consumer goods…

Investing in Nigeria equities: These views can guide you

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Over N1.4trillion was lost in February as bearish sentiments dominated the Nigerian Bourse. The loss was largely…

Covid-19 headwinds heighten integrity challenges for emerging markets- EY

Micheal Ani
As organisations transition from managing the COVID- 19 crisis toward building economic resilience, many are…

Naira gains 0.26% after CBN admits currency devaluation

Hope Ashike
Nigeria's currency on Monday strengthened against dollar by 0.26 percent at the Investors and Exporters (I&E)…

Technology

How Crypto exchanges in Nigeria regulate users

Frank Eleanya
The decentralised nature of the cryptocurrency market has different interpretations for different actors. For…

Nigerians now use 80,000 terabytes of internet monthly, above SSA average

Frank Eleanya
Nigerians now consume 80,000 terabytes of internet data every month says Umar Garba Danbatta, executive…

Nigerians work hardest to buy internet data

Frank Eleanya
The average Nigerian will need to work 27 minutes 55 seconds for 1 gigabit (GB) internet data, says a new report…

Eloho Omame steps down as Endeavor CEO after 3 years

Frank Eleanya
Eloho Omame, the founding managing director of Endeavor Nigeria a platform that selects, mentors, and…

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

Here’s how Nigeria plans to roll out vaccines in coming days

Temitayo Ayetoto
A total of 3,924,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday from the global initiative…

What to expect in Apapa property market as gridlock ends

Nigeria signals end to sale of OMO bills to non-residents

After rough 2020, optimism rises for investment in Nigeria

Recent

Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

How a gas company raised $650m facility during COVID-19

COMMENTARY: What to expect amid Nigeria’s gradual road to economic…

Abducted Zamfara school girls released

Nigeria’s local gas focus opens investment opportunities

Commentary

Capitalism: East or West? (5)

Rafiq Raji

On Buratai’s statements

Cheta Nwanze

Remembering Lateef Jakande for his service to the people

MA Johnson

AfCFTA: Handling the challenge of capacity

BAMIDELE AYEMIBO

Will Northern Nigeria ever find peace?

Adetola Odusote

Nano, micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Lagos…

Timi Olubiyi, Ph.D.

In Other News

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

Godsgift Onyedinefu
The Nigerian government says the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines which were received on Tuesday will be…

Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

Nigerians seek equitable distribution, efficient handling of COVID-19…

Investing in Nigeria equities: These views can guide you

ElectHER launches Agender35 campaign to back 35 women for political office in 2023

Okafor Endurance
ElectHER- a non-partisan organization focused on getting women into elective office, has unveiled its Agender35…

Dangote intensifies £2billion Arsenal takeover bid

Again, Nasarawa Governor alleges regrouping of Boko Haram members in 4…

Naira gains 0.26% after CBN admits currency devaluation

First Bank gives debtors till March 19 to pay or face public disgrace

Hope Ashike
First Bank of Nigeria has given debtors whose obligations have fallen due and remain unpaid till March 19, 2021, to…

Cargo clearance at 65% digital as Nigerian Customs’ transition falters

COVID-19 vaccination: FG to bear cost of adverse reactions, says…

New COVID-19 tracking platform captures real-time spread, future…

Here’s how manufacturers adapted to survive the pandemic

Gbemi Faminu
The confirmation of Nigeria’s first coronavirus case in February 2020 and the subsequent large-scale outbreak of…

First jabs in arms kick-off as Ivory Coast launches vaccination

How Crypto exchanges in Nigeria regulate users

Nigerians now use 80,000 terabytes of internet monthly, above SSA…

Coronavirus

Here’s how Nigeria plans to roll out vaccines in coming days

A total of 3,924,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday from the global initiative…

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

The Nigerian government says the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines which were received on Tuesday will be…

Nigerians seek equitable distribution, efficient handling of COVID-19…

After Nigeria on Tuesday received the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccines, citizens are urging the government to keep to…

Nigeria receives 3.92m doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Nigeria on Tuesday received about 3.94 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The vaccines arrived at the…

#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

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…

Leadership: Addressing the challenges of a Recession

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a virulent recession in many countries globally, Nigeria's case is a bit…

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

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Geely Group & Foxconn joins venture to provide OEM and Customised…

Africa

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…

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

Fractured world trade awaits Okonjo-Iweala as WTO DG

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

AfCFTA: Handling the challenge of capacity

BAMIDELE AYEMIBO
This edition of my series of Articles on AfCFTA implementation strategies will focus on capacity building. The…

Will Northern Nigeria ever find peace?

Nano, micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Lagos State -Way…

This is the Lagos of my dream

Podcast

Women In Business

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

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

Ogechi Adeola (PhD), Associate Professor, Marketing and Academic…

Bashirat Odunewu, Group Executive, Energy & Infrastructure Group,…

IFEYINWA MAUREEN OKAFOR, strategically treading the path to global…

Companies & Market

Nigeria equities market fails to sustain gain

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Nigeria’s stock market on Tuesday March 2 reversed previous day’s gains as sell-side pressure on consumer goods…

How a gas company raised $650m facility during COVID-19

Investing in Nigeria equities: These views can guide you

China Africa Business Council opens first African office in Nigeria

Magazines

Interview

We are changing perceptions of Nigerians on being forgotten by government – Benson

Caleb Ojewale
Ajisegiri Benson is a water engineer who has, since 2015, been the Director of Water Supply, Federal Ministry of…

Diversification key to survival in catering industry amid COVID – CEO…

‘Brands need to invest in data to target the right consumers and…

‘The more multifaceted women are, the easier they can overcome…

Economy & Politics

Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

Obinna Nwachukwu, Abuja
Chisom Marvelous Elekwa is a young graduate of Public Health from one of the private universities in Nigeria. After…

ElectHER launches Agender35 campaign to back 35 women for political…

After rough 2020, optimism rises for investment in Nigeria

SMEs report rise in demand as Nigeria PMI swings back to positive

Energy & Technology

Why India’s is rekindling appetite for Nigeria’s crude

Oladehinde Oladipo
With domestic demand for oil products starting to rise back to pre-COVID-19 levels, India, one of Nigeria’s largest…

Will electric cars displace oil?

Nigeria must develop own energy transition process – operators

METKA delivers off-grid hybrid power project to second Nigerian…

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

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

Godsgift Onyedinefu
The Nigerian government says the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines which were received on Tuesday will be…

Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

Obinna Nwachukwu, Abuja
Chisom Marvelous Elekwa is a young graduate of Public Health from one of the private universities in Nigeria. After…

Nigerians seek equitable distribution, efficient handling of COVID-19 vaccines

Godsgift Onyedinefu
After Nigeria on Tuesday received the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccines, citizens are urging the government to keep to…

How a gas company raised $650m facility during COVID-19

Isaac Anyaogu
The feat would have been remarkable on any given day. But amidst the threat of a raging virus that has shuttered…

Investing in Nigeria equities: These views can guide you

Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Over N1.4trillion was lost in February as bearish sentiments dominated the Nigerian Bourse. The loss was largely…

ElectHER launches Agender35 campaign to back 35 women for political office in 2023

Okafor Endurance
ElectHER- a non-partisan organization focused on getting women into elective office, has unveiled its Agender35…