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Adeleke, Ooni Hail Arowoogun at His Retirement from FirstBan

01.01.2026
Prominent Nigerians, including the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria, Olusegun Alebiosu, have commended Dr Timothy Olubanjo Arowoogun for his meritorious service and lasting contributions to the banking industry. Arowoogun was honoured during a recent programme organised to...
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Nigeria’s FX Reserves to Reach $51bn by 2026, CBN Says

01.01.2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria predicts external reserves will climb to $51.04bn in 2026, up from $45bn in 2025. This projection was contained in the Macroeconomic Outlook for Nigeria, 2026, titled ‘Consolidating Macroeconomic Stability Amid Global Uncertainty’, published by the CBN on Tuesday. The PUNCH reported that Nigeria’s external reserves as of Monday, 29 December...
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Morayo Afolabi-Brown Unveils New Talk Show ‘The Morayo Show’

01.01.2026
Popular media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown has unveiled a new national talk show, The Morayo Show, which she described as an effort to promote inclusive, interactive and people-centred conversations around Nigeria’s social, cultural and emotional issues. The daily live audience programme, slated to premiere on 5 January 2026, will air every weekday on News Central TV,...
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NNPCL posts ₦502bn profit in November despite lower oil outp

01.01.2026
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N502bn in November 2025, sustaining its profitability streak despite a decline in crude oil and condensate production during the month. Figures from the NNPCL Monthly Financial and Operations Report for November 2025 released on Wednesday, showed that the national oil company also generated...
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Nigerian Stock Market Closes Year With N533bn Gain

01.01.2026
The Nigerian equities market closed the year on a strong footing on Wednesday, extending its consecutive gains and adding N533bn to investors’ wealth. The positive performance was driven by Aluminium Extrusion Industries, Austinlaz, Meyer, Cileasing, Union Dicon Salt and 42 other advancing stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N98.376tn, gained N533bn to close...
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Nigeria posts $3.42bn trade surplus as fuel exports jump

01.01.2026
Nigeria’s external position remained in surplus in the third quarter of 2025, supported by higher crude oil and refined petroleum product exports, even as the overall current account balance declined sharply from levels recorded in the previous quarter, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In the Q3 2025 Balance of...
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Kwara Customs Seeks Royal Guidance from Emir of Ilorin

01.01.2026
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, has emphasised the importance of royal guidance in ensuring effective Customs operations within the state. The newly appointed Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Najeem Ogundeyi, a Deputy Comptroller of Customs, stated this when he visited the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,...
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Savannah targets Q1 2026 for first Uquo Well gas

01.01.2026
Savannah Energy says it is targeting first gas production from its Uquo North East development well in the first quarter of 2026, as it advances its gas expansion programme in Nigeria. The British independent energy company disclosed this in its operational and financial update for the 11 months ended 30 November 2025. According to the...
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Nigeria Eyes Deeper China Ties Entering 2026

01.01.2026
Nigeria has reflected positively on the progress of Nigeria–China relations over the course of 2025, following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed by President Bola Tinubu and President Xi Jinping during the state visit to China in September 2024. A statement on Wednesday from the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership stated that...
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