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OPay Partners Google, Expands N1.2bn Scholarship Programme

26.05.2026
OPay, in partnership with Google, is expanding its N1.2bn scholarship programme to include an Innovation Challenge. The fintech company has officially opened applications for the 2026 edition of the programme, now called OPay Scholars, continuing its N1.2bn, 10-year commitment to supporting education across Nigeria. The expansion is designed to empower students with practical skills, encourage...
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Tantalizers acquires Nigeria’s largest fisheries firm

26.05.2026
Tantalizers Plc has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Nigeria’s largest indigenous fisheries group in a major move that deepens the emerging foodtainment conglomerate’s diversification into Nigeria’s blue economy. The board of Tantalizers announced in a Sunday statement that it has completed a Memorandum of Understanding with Karflex Fisheries Limited and Karflex Investment Limited to...
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FG cancels $717m World Bank power loan amid blackouts

26.05.2026
The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank financing for Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector, effectively terminating the remaining portion of a $1.52bn power sector recovery programme amid mounting tariff shortfalls, worsening financial pressures, and persistent implementation challenges across the industry. Documents obtained by The PUNCH from the World Bank website on Monday showed...
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NCAA Issues Ebola Alert to Airlines, Airport Operators

26.05.2026
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has issued a public health advisory to airlines, air navigation service providers, and aerodrome operators following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In a directive signed by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Chris Najomo, and obtained by our correspondent,...
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Agric, telecoms drive 3.89% growth

26.05.2026
Nigeria’s economy expanded by 3.89 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2026 amid a decline in crude oil production, with growth driven largely by agriculture, telecommunications, financial services, construction, and trade activities. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed that the country’s Gross Domestic Product grew faster...
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Seme Customs Generates N9.798bn in Revenue

26.05.2026
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Kaila, has stated that the command collected N9.789bn in revenue between March 2026 and the present date. Kaila stated this on Monday at the command in Seme while addressing journalists on the command’s operational activities and achievements in...
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Nigerians Praise LOTUS Bank for Subsidising Festive Ram

26.05.2026
Thousands of citizens have expressed immense gratitude to LOTUS Bank following the successful conclusion of its flagship 2026 Souq Programme, which offered heavily discounted livestock to families buffering the impact of a challenging economy. The two-day lifestyle and commerce event concluded on Sunday, 24 May 2026, bringing together business owners, vendors, and consumers in a...
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UK Exempts Nigeria from Tougher Russian Fuel Sanctions

26.05.2026
The United Kingdom has exempted Nigeria from stricter compliance requirements under its new sanctions targeting fuels refined from Russian crude oil in third countries, according to new guidance released by British authorities and analysed by S&P Global. The new import restrictions, which came into force on May 20, are aimed at closing the so-called “refining...
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Experts Push for Mainland Focus

26.05.2026
Stakeholders in the real estate sector have stressed the need for Lagos urban redevelopment in a bid to tackle the rising population explosion in Lagos State. This was the centre of discussion on Thursday in Lagos during an event organised by Exclusive Estate in partnership with BusinessDay. The event was themed ‘Exploring Redevelopment Investment Opportunities...
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