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CBN Removes Cash Deposit Limit for Bank Customers in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria has removed all cash-deposit limits for bank customers while maintaining strict weekly withdrawal ceilings under a revised set of cash-related policies that take effect on January 1, 2026. The changes were announced in a circular issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Dr Rita...
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Shippers Decry Bottlenecks and Levies at Lagos Ports

The Shippers Association of Lagos State has cited multiple levies, illegal checkpoints, arbitrary container stoppages, extensive delays, bureaucratic processes and a system that penalises compliant importers and exporters as part of the challenges impeding trade at the Lagos ports. The President of SALS, Nicodemus Odolo, stated this on Wednesday while speaking during the 2025 Shippers’...
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Eto pursues integration with single window platform for port

The management of Truck Transit Parks, operators of the Electronic Call-Up System code-named ‘Eto’, has said it has started engaging relevant agencies to integrate the platform into the National Single Window, which the Federal Government plans to launch next year. The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of TTP, Mr. Jama Onwubuariri, gave this hint recently...
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Nigeria vies for Africa’s top student enterprise prize

Nigeria and seven other African countries are competing for the continent’s biggest student enterprise prize as Junior Achievement Africa opens the 15th edition of its Company of the Year competition in Abuja. The event, which runs from 3 to 5 December 2025, brings together top student-run firms for a chance to represent Africa at the...
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Nigeria emerges as a key hub for French investment

French companies are stepping up engagement with Nigeria, targeting key sectors including finance, technology, and agriculture, the Consul General of France in Lagos, Laurent Favier, said. Speaking at the recent 2025 French Week business forum in Lagos, organised by the Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Favier stressed the importance of moving beyond dialogue to...
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ITF Renews Plans for Worker Empowerment in Nigeria

The Industrial Training Fund has renewed its pledge to equip Nigeria’s technical workforce with skills relevant to modern industry, a move aimed at tackling the country’s persistent youth unemployment and widening digital skills gap. The initiative forms part of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. During a recent visit to the Lanre Shittu Motor Assembly...
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FG, Boeing to build aircraft maintenance facility in Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has announced a landmark partnership between the Federal Government, global aircraft manufacturer Boeing, and the UK-based Cranfield University to establish a world-class Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility in Nigeria. When completed, the project is expected to cut airline maintenance costs by over $200m annually, a figure currently lost to overseas servicing. Tinubu,...
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CBN announces new withdrawal limit & removes deposit cap

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a comprehensive revision of cash-related policies, introducing new nationwide withdrawal limits and scrapping the cumulative deposit cap for bank customers. In the circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy & Regulation Department, Dr. Rita I. Sike, on December 2nd, 2025, the apex bank said the policy overhaul was...
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Local Flight Prices in Nigeria Surge for Yuletide Season

One-way airfare on some domestic routes has jumped by about 150 per cent, crossing N300,000, as travellers now experience an astronomical rise in air ticket rates due to the high passenger volume associated with the Yuletide, among others. Checks by The PUNCH showed that the hike in airfares was particularly on the South-South and South-East...
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Asian markets rise ahead of key US jobs & inflation data

Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday following a resumption of Wall Street’s rally, but gains were muted as investors await the last tranche of US data before next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. With a third successive interest rate cut already priced in, trading has softened ahead of key indicators this week that could still play...
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