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Nigeria Seeks N2.3tn Infrastructure Investment

15.07.2025
From the corridors of power to corporate boardrooms, one thing is clear: the Federal Government is making a major bet on private capital to close Nigeria’s N2.3tn vast infrastructure gap, DAMILOLA AINA writes The Nigeria Public-Private Partnership Summit 2025, held in Abuja, provided a high-level platform for dialogue, dealmaking, and policy commitments as government officials,...
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10 Years of Digital Banking Innovation

15.07.2025
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc, has marked a decade of impactful digital transformation through its strategic partnership with leading fintech firm, VERiCASH. In a statement on Monday, the lender said that the collaboration, which birthed the UBA Mobile App, has revolutionised digital banking across the continent. With over 10 million downloads, the...
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Insurance Industry Growth & Tribute

15.07.2025
The Commissioner for Insurance of the National Insurance Commission, Olusegun Omosehin, has said that the late former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, was committed to the growth of the sector during his tenure in office. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Commission on Monday, signed by the CFI. Buhari died in London on...
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Naira Hits 4-Month High: N1,518/$ Exchange Rate

15.07.2025
The Nigerian naira extended its recent gains on Monday, strengthening to a four-month high against the US dollar to close at 1518/$ on the official market, the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed that the naira gained 0.74 per cent to close at 1518/$ on Monday. This marks the...
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184,000 Trees Planted: NCF’s Forest Restoration Efforts

15.07.2025
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has stated that it planted 184,000 trees in 2024 across different ecosystems to advance its goal of restoring Nigeria’s forest cover to 25 per cent by 2047. This was recently revealed during the Dialogue, which coincided with the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, where members and other...
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Port Harcourt Airport Delays: Flight Skids Off Runway

15.07.2025
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has asked passengers to expect flight disruptions and delays following a Sunday morning flight incursion that occurred at the Harcourt International Airport runway. The PUNCH earlier reported how Air Peace aircraft, operating Flight P47190 from Lagos to Port Harcourt, experienced a runway excursion upon landing at the Port Harcourt...
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Insurance Profit Surge: Innovation is Key

15.07.2025
A study has found that healthy competition and innovation were major drivers of the profitability of insurance sector players. The study was done by Dr. Toluwa Oladele of the Monetary Policy Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria and published in the April-June 2025 edition of the Bullion, a quarterly publication by the apex bank....
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Fuel Smuggling Down 35%: NMDPRA’s Impact

15.07.2025
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria says the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has reduced cross-border fuel diversion by 35 per cent through stricter anti-smuggling measures. In a statement signed by Executive Secretary of DAPPMAN, Olufemi Adewole on Monday, the association attributed the “stability, innovation, energy access and continuing growth“...
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Nigeria’s Petrol Consumption: Dangote Exposes Corruption

15.07.2025
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption figure is higher than what the country consumes, stressing that the petroleum sector is riddled with corruption. Dangote said the figure was bloated by some individuals for personal gains, especially during the fuel subsidy era. However, while marketers agreed with...
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FIRS to Halt Tax Evasion in Nigeria

15.07.2025
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has announced plans to host a two-day national conference on illicit financial flows as part of renewed efforts to combat tax evasion and safeguard Nigeria’s financial system. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday, the Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, said the...
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