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Fuel price war will benefit Nigerian consumers

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, on Sunday assured Nigerians that ongoing price competition in the downstream petroleum sector will ultimately benefit consumers. He described current market tensions as a natural consequence of Nigeria’s transition from total import dependence to domestic refining. “Where there is healthy competition,...
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Pelican Valley Estate Drives CSR with Widows Outreach

Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, a real estate company, through its foundation, Oko Opo Foundation, has reinforced its corporate social responsibility drive on Boxing Day as its flagship Pelican Valley Estate in Abeokuta hosted a large-scale outreach providing healthcare, financial assistance and educational support to widows. In a statement, it was noted that the Oko Opo...
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Sterling Bank Champions Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2025

Sterling Bank served as the headline sponsor of the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria x Made By Nigerians Festival 2025, which was recently concluded in Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, it was revealed that the two-day event brought together Africa’s top designers and over 250 emerging fashion and trade entrepreneurs, who showcased their creations, connected...
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N15tn Nigeria Debt Service Could Hurt 2026 Growth

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has flagged the projected N15tn debt service bill for the 2026 financial year, saying that it would affect the growth anticipated for the year. This was disclosed in CPPE’s Review of the Nigerian Economy in 2025 and Outlook for 2026, made available to The PUNCH on Sunday....
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FAAC flags poor responses in road tax scheme

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has continued its investigation into the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme, as only three out of seven participating companies have responded to requests for details on their involvement, expenditure, and project execution under the programme. This was disclosed in the report of the FAAC post-mortem sub-committee meeting for November 2025,...
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Lagos Urges Compliance with Building Planning Standards

The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, advocates total compliance with planning standards, warning that non-compliance poses serious risks to lives, property and the physical environment. The Commissioner disclosed this while receiving members of the Institute during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Institute of Building, Lagos State Chapter, to the...
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Gender Parity in Nigeria Could Unlock $229bn in GDP

Closing Nigeria’s gender gaps could unlock an additional $229bn in economic output, a new report by policy advocacy group BudgIT has indicated. The new report, State of Women’s Economic Empowerment, launched in the past week, is a novel subnational assessment of the current realities and efforts the 36 states of Nigeria are making to achieve...
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ITF & NECA Graduate 62 Skilled Artisans in Lagos

The Industrial Training Fund, in collaboration with the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, has graduated 62 trainees of Batch XIV of the ITF-NECA Technical Skills Development Project at the Industrial Skills Training Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Director-General and Chief Executive of ITF, Dr Afiz Ogun, described the event as “another milestone...
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