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How a Robust Lending Ecosystem Can Stop Loan Sharks in Niger

27.01.2026
The Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact Plc, Niyi Toluwalope, has called for efforts to build a credible credit access ecosystem for working Nigerians to curtail the activities of loan sharks. Toluwalope made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement themed ‘Shaping the Future of Payments: Balancing Regulation and Innovation’, where he highlighted the structural gaps in...
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Conference Spotlights Youths’ Role in Insurance & Pension

27.01.2026
The focus of the 2026 BusinessToday Annual Conference and Exhibition will highlight the role of young people in the insurance and pension sectors, the organisers have revealed. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH, the annual conference scheduled for 2 April is themed ‘Youth Advantage: Redefining Insurance and Pensions for a New Era’....
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LAWMA Prosecuted 400 for Environmental Offences in Lagos

27.01.2026
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority has stated that 400 cases of environmental infractions were prosecuted in 2025, including a recent instance of a man caught dumping indiscriminately and now serving a jail term. This is even as LAWMA called on residents of the state to embrace responsible waste disposal practices, as proper handling of...
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Commissioner Warns of Mounting Population Strain on Lagos

27.01.2026
The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that the state is facing intense urban and population pressure. According to a statement recently made by the Public Affairs Officer I at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Kamal Lawal, the Commissioner disclosed this during an on-site...
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Why business succession in Nigeria is key to economic growth

27.01.2026
Nigeria’s industrial and economic progress will stay vulnerable unless businesses survive beyond their founders through intentional succession planning. To this end, industry and business leaders are urging discipline and mentorship to ensure continuity, writes ARINZE NWAFOR Last year, the Managing Director of Coleman Technical Industries Limited, George Onafowokan, led his family’s business to its 50th...
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NNPC confirms successful oil discovery in the Niger Delta

27.01.2026
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. Chevron Nigeria Limited operates the asset under the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture. The Awodi-07 well was drilled as part of the Joint Venture’s efforts to further...
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Private sector leads Nigeria’s pension contributions to N1.3

27.01.2026
Total pension contributions reached N1.318tn in the first three quarters of 2025, according to data from the National Pension Commission, driven primarily by stronger inflows from the private sector. An analysis of PenCom’s quarterly reports shows total pension contributions for the first three quarters of 2025 neared the N1.368tn recorded for all of 2024. They...
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How Inflation Wiped N2.8tn From Workers’ Pay in Nigeria

26.01.2026
The real value of employees’ earnings fell sharply by about N2.79tn in 2024 to N25.48tn, indicating that workers became poorer as inflation wiped out gains from higher nominal pay, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria show. According to the CBN’s Gross Domestic Product by Expenditure and Income data at 2010 constant purchasers’ prices, the...
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