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Consumers stick to old smartphones as costs deter upgrades

Nigerians are holding onto their smartphones longer, as soaring prices driven by inflation and naira devaluation dampen the usual yearly upgrade trend, consumers and analysts have said. Africa’s most populous nation undertook a major currency devaluation in June 2023, slashing over 70 per cent off the naira’s value by mid-2024, one of the most significant...
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Jimoh Ibrahim to speak at Cambridge conference

The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Global Fleet Group, a diversified conglomerate based in Nigeria, Jimoh Ibrahim, has been named among the keynote speakers for the upcoming Cambridge Africa Business Conference. The conference, which will be held at the Cambridge Judge Business School on May 17, 2025, will feature...
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SAPZ sparks renewed optimism for agric export growth

Prolonged rejection of Nigerian agricultural products in international markets, attributed to alleged non-compliance with packaging and processing standard guidelines, has adversely affected the local economy, eroded farmers’ confidence, and threatened food security in the country. To help reverse this trend, the African Development Bank has launched the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones projects across the country,...
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Stanbic IBTC Trustees bags award

Stanbic IBTC Trustees, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been recognised as the Most Customer-Focused Trust and Investment Company of the Year – Nigeria at the 2025 West Africa Innovation Awards. The recognition was received at the award ceremony, which was held in Lagos recently. The West Africa Innovation Awards, now in its fourteenth...
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Stakeholders seek empowerment for women in real estate

Stakeholders have expressed concern over the significant gender gap in the real estate sector, highlighting the need for greater inclusion and empowerment of women in the industry. They spoke at a recent business book launch in Lagos, titled “Chics Doing Real Estate,” authored by Mojisola Afolayan and themed “Bold Moves, Lasting Wealth: Empowering Women to...
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Wike Accused Of Being APC Mole In Rivers PDP Crisis

The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, of deliberately working as a political mole for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with the aim of destabilising the PDP. Ewor made the accusation on Monday during...
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Reps, NEITI Director To Speak At Rembinar Dialogue On Tax Reforms, Energy Transition

The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Hon. Terseer Ugbor, and the Director of Policy, Planning, and Strategy at the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dieter Ahmed Bassi, are among the key stakeholders set to headline the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series. The upcoming session, themed “Tax Bills...
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Moghalu Pays Tribute To Pope Francis

The Labour Party’s Governorship Candidate for the upcoming November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in Anambra State, George Moghalu, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Catholic Church and the Vatican over the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. In a statement issued by his...
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Gov AbdulRazaq Congratulates Emir Of Ilorin At 85

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, on the occasion of his 85th birthday, describing him as a distinguished statesman and a pillar of unity and development in the State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the Governor lauded the Emir...
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