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Customs advance ruling sees record growth in Nigeria

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that its Advance Ruling Account grew from 60 in December 2024 to 173 in December 2025, adding that the initiative accounted for 2.9 per cent of total revenue from goods valued at N240.8bn in 2025. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, a Deputy Controller of...
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Host communities demand share of 13% derivation fund

The Host Communities Development Boards of Trustees have called on the Niger Delta state governments to remit a percentage of the 13 per cent derivation fund they receive from the Federal Government into the Host Community Development Trusts to accelerate development in oil-bearing areas. The National President of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and...
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Japan & LAPO launch agro-processing factory in Edo State

The Japanese Government, in partnership with the Lift Above Poverty Organisation, has commissioned a Pineapple Juice Processing Factory in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as part of a strategic effort to drive agricultural value addition, reduce post-harvest losses, and boost rural livelihoods. The factory, sited at Ukpenu-Emuhi community in Ekpoma, was...
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Branch NG Named Best Financial Services Company

Digital financial services company Branch NG has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Financial Services Company of the Year category at the National Brand Excellence and Leadership Awards held in Lagos. On Sunday, the company stated that it received the recognition during Nigeria’s Brand Week 2026, hosted by the Institute of Brand Management of...
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FAAN cashless policy causes gridlock at Nigerian airports

Passengers travelling through airports in Lagos and Abuja on Sunday were left stranded following the implementation of the Federal Government’s cashless payment policy at airport access gates, triggering massive gridlock, missed flights, and widespread frustration among travellers. Many passengers narrated harrowing experiences as motorists struggled to comply with the newly enforced electronic payment system introduced...
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Nigerian ISPs Weigh Mergers Amid Market Pressures

Nigeria’s internet service provider sector is showing early signs of consolidation as operators face rising right-of-way costs, regulatory hurdles, and stiff competition from mobile carriers offering retail data, including fibre-to-home broadband. Operators say larger, combined resources from consolidated ISPs can enable greater investment in network maintenance, redundancy, and coverage expansion. This could mean fewer outages,...
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Ten Health Workers Die Of Lassa Fever In Benue

…Govt confirms 250 suspected cases, 45 positive cases At least ten health workers in Benue State have been confirmed dead as a result of Lassa Fever, just as over 250 suspected cases have been recorded and 45 confirmed positive. The Benue State Government made this disclosure on Monday in a press statement made available to...
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Rising Public Debt in Nigeria Dims Hopes for CBN Rate Cut

Economic watchers have said that Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators, including a cautious 50-basis-point rate cut by the Central Bank of Nigeria, easing inflation, exchange rate stability, stronger external reserves, and sustained GDP expansion, are being overshadowed by a steadily rising public debt profile. According to the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s total public debt rose to...
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Ifelodun LG Boss Flags Off Kabba Devt Site

…Assures Communities of Growth, Infrastructure The Executive Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, Kwara State, Hadji Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, has flagged off the Kabba Development Site in Idofian District at Kabba Ori-Aje. The Kabba Development Site comprises seven Kabba communities in the district: Kabba Ori-Aje, Kabba Dongari, Kabba Igbedako, Kabba Ibudo-Ebo, Kabba Alaba-Oka, Kabba Agonla, and...
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