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Managing personal finances in volatile markets

Entrepreneurs today navigate a world of rapid change and economic uncertainty. Global market shifts, inflationary pressures, fluctuating consumer demand, and unexpected crises, such as pandemics or political instability, create an environment where financial predictability is rare, JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI writes When Chika launched her small graphics-design hustle from her bedroom, she imagined creativity would be her...
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NCC Vows Stronger Action to Combat Piracy in Nigeria

The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr John Asein, has reiterated the commission’s commitment to combating piracy. The DG spoke on Thursday during the Nigeria Publishers Association’s diamond jubilee and AGM, held at the Lekan Are Hall, Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Asein stated that NCC had expanded awareness...
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X3M Ideas Dominates at Landmark LAIF Awards 2025 Ceremony

X3M Ideas, Leo Burnett Lagos, and Noah’s Ark Communications Limited emerged as standout winners at the 2025 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival Awards, a prestigious celebration of creative excellence in advertising, held recently in Lagos. The highlight of the event saw advertising czar, Biodun Shobanjo, honoured with the LAIF Icon award for his contributions to...
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FG Approves N185bn to Settle Gas Producers Debt

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, announced on Thursday that the Federal Government has taken a decisive step to revitalise the gas industry and stabilise power generation as President Bola Tinubu authorised the settlement of N185bn in long-standing debts owed to natural gas producers. In a statement by his spokesman, Louis...
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Emirates wins award for its African connectivity

Emirates Airlines has announced that it has been honoured with the Travel Gold Award of Excellence for “Connecting Africa to the World” in recognition of its outstanding contribution to African tourism, trade, and cultural exchange. This was disclosed in a statement from the airline made available to The PUNCH and endorsed by the airline’s Country...
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Experts Share Growth Strategies for African SMEs

Business experts across Africa have highlighted core strategies that can help small and medium enterprises scale and contribute significantly to the African economy. According to a statement on Monday, these experts stated this at the third edition of the IgniteHER conference organised by ImpactHER in partnership with the African Union.“IgniteHER’s ultimate goal is to help African...
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Jollof Festival Deepens African Unity in Lagos

Organisers of the Firewood Jollof Festival 2025 have pushed a message of cultural unity and collaboration across Africa following its recently held event, which drew thousands of food lovers, creatives and tourists to Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, themed ‘Unifying African Jollof’, brought together chefs from Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria,...
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Explicit Comm Donates UNILAG PR Lab for Modern Learning

Explicit Communications Limited has equipped the Faculty of Communications and Media Studies, University of Lagos, with a Public Relations and Advertising Laboratory as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Tunde Thani, an alumnus of the institution’s Mass Communication Department, led the project, which the company described as an...
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FG Sets Dec 20 Deadline to Pay Contractors Amidst Protests

The Federal Government on Thursday moved to calm rising tensions among road contractors, assuring that all outstanding payments will be cleared before December 20, 2025, following days of protests by contractors over mounting debts and stalled project financing. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who gave the assurance during the reopening of the repaired Keffi...
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PTAD pension payout to retirees soars to N1 trillion

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate says it has paid more than N1tn in monthly pensions to over 200,000 retirees under the Federal Government’s Defined Benefit Scheme since 2015. The Director of Corporate Services at PTAD, Kabiru Yusuf, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday while presenting a paper at a one-day training workshop for pension correspondents...
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