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NERC Orders DisCos to Pay N20bn in Meter Refunds to Customer

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered all electricity distribution companies to pay N20.33bn in outstanding meter reimbursements to customers under the Meter Asset Provider framework. The commission directed that the total amount must be recovered and fully disbursed to affected customers over 12 months commencing on March 1, 2026. Under the MAP scheme, customers...
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Niger Solar Power Lights Up 180 Communities 24/7

No fewer than 180 communities that have endured over a decade without meaningful electricity supply are now enjoying 24-hour solar power in Niger State. The initiative, described as a major breakthrough in ending years of prolonged blackout across parts of the state, followed the deployment of solar mini-grids and other renewable energy solutions by the Niger...
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Nigeria’s VAT Revenue Hits N2.28tn in Q3 2025

Nigeria’s Value Added Tax revenue surged to N2.28 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, marking a 10.66% increase from N2.06 trillion in the previous quarter, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure was disclosed in the Sectorial Distribution of VAT Q3 2025 report published on the NBS website...
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Up to 50% Off Laptops & Electronics

Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platform, Konga, is offering substantial discounts across major product categories to give customers better value for money in its new sales campaign launched recently. The campaign, branded ‘Berekete Sales’, features savings of up to 50 per cent on high-demand items, including home and kitchen, computing, electronics, beauty, and personal care. The promotion...
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Odunola Abayomi Named Young Woman Leader of the Year

Odunola Abayomi has been honoured with the Young Woman Leader of the Year award at the Africa Leading Women Summit Award 2026. The award was presented on 27 February at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, during the summit themed ‘The Amazonian Spirit: Leading Africa’s Transformation’. The annual event recognises women making significant contributions to leadership,...
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Betting on Military Force & Strikes

Upon returning to the White House in January 2025, US President Donald Trump declared his intention to avoid “meaningless foreign wars”. However, already in the first year of his second term, his foreign policy took on a distinctly force-driven character. Large-scale operations against Iran, strikes in Latin America, and the expansion of the military presence...
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Agricultural Investment in Nigeria Can Boost Food Security

Nigeria needs greater private-sector investment in agriculture to reduce its reliance on food imports and unlock the economic potential of vast underutilised farmland, the Chief Executive Officer of Moor Farms, Olumuyiwa Adewunmi, has said. Speaking in Lagos recently, Adewunmi said millions of hectares of arable land across the country remain largely idle despite rising food...
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Capelli Institute Advances Trichology Training in Nigeria

Capelli Institute of Trichology has graduated a new set of trichology professionals as part of efforts to advance the practice of hair and scalp health science in Nigeria. The graduation took place during the institute’s fourth convocation ceremony held recently in Lagos, attended by representatives of the National Board for Technical Education, including Hajira Abdulkadir....
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Bracken unveils 2026 agenda for deeper media collaboration

Bracken Media Solutions has unveiled aspects of its 2026 agenda, pledging deeper collaboration with media stakeholders and stronger brand positioning as it hosted journalists and editors to an engagement in Lagos. The meet-and-greet session, held recently at the company’s head office in Lagos, was organised in the spirit of the Chinese New Year as a...
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Why foreign investors avoid Nigerian aviation investment

Stakeholders in the Nigerian aviation industry have attributed the reluctance of foreign financial institutions and global aircraft lessors to invest in the country over the last decade to governance concerns, unresolved disputes, and weak investor protections. They warned that unless the current situation changes, efforts by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus...
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