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Bank Loans To Govt Up 38.1% To N34.22trn

Financial institutions’ total loans to the government rose by 38.06 per cent, or N9.43 trillion, to N34.22 trillion in December from N24.79 trillion in October 2025, latest data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows. New Telegraph’s analysis of updated “money and credit statistics,” recently released by the apex bank, indicates that net...
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Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Lagos APC Spokesman, Oladejo

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mogaji Oluseye Oladejo, on his 60th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Monday, said Oladejo is a valuable asset and dependable spokesman for...
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Oluremi Tinubu Donates 3 Mobile Clinics To Taraba, NYSC

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu yesterday donated three mobile clinic units under the RHI’s Love on Wheels project to boost healthcare delivery in underserved areas. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja, she described the initiative as “care in action, a motion to strengthen health care delivery beyond hospital walls, improve access, shorten response times, and...
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Tinubu Calls For Religious Tolerance, Peaceful Co-Existence

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to embrace unity, religious tolerance, and peaceful coexistence to enhance national security and development. Tinubu made the call at the 4th International Conference of the Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue at Bayero University, Kano. Tinubu was represented at the event by the Minister of Information and...
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Panel advises freeze on N1tn Nigeria rice imports

A Federal Government–backed agribusiness policy committee has recommended the formal closure of current rice import windows, citing falling food inflation and evidence that Nigeria’s rice surplus is being driven largely by high import volumes rather than domestic production capacity. The recommendation comes as Nigerians spend over N1tn importing about 2.4 million metric tonnes of rice...
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NNPC, Chevron oil discovery to boost production to 146,000bp

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Chevron Nigeria Limited are planning to increase oil production at their joint venture to 146,000 barrels per day, aiming to boost government revenue. This was as the NNPC congratulated Chevron, operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture, on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well...
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Aviation Unions Reject Nigeria’s Airport Concession Plan

A crisis is currently brewing within the aviation industry over the Federal Government’s airport concession plans through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. For more effective management, the government had agreed to concession at least four airports controlled by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to private investors. The moves did not receive the...
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Nigeria Customs Revenue Surges to N7.28tn Amid New Reforms

The Nigeria Customs Service recorded one of its strongest performances in recent history in 2025, generating N7.281tn in revenue, surpassing its annual target and intensifying enforcement against illicit trade, even as the agency warned that Nigeria loses about N3tn annually to port inefficiencies and prolonged cargo dwell times. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,...
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Metal Tops $5,000 on Global Unrest

The price of gold hit fresh records Monday after reaching $5,000 an ounce for the first time on rising global uncertainty and turmoil set off by US President Donald Trump’s policies. Gold reached $5,111.07 an ounce, having topped the key landmark in Asian trading hours. “It vaulted over the psychologically important 5,000 mark on a...
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