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Startups Can Scale Without Millions, Says Routelink CEO

The Co-founder/ Group Managing Director of Routelink Group, Mr Femi Adeoti, has said that startups no longer need large sums of money to scale their businesses in today’s technology-driven economy. Adeoti said this at the recently held ICTEL EXPO 2025 in Lagos, where he delivered a bold message to aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasising that “technology is...
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Dangote Refinery Denies Shutdown, Supplies 40m Litres Daily

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said that it supplies up to 40 million litres of petrol daily, refuting recent reports alleging a shutdown of its operations. In a statement on Friday by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, the refinery’s management categorically denied claims that truck loading had been suspended or that...
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148 Customers Win N23M in Stanbic IBTC Savings Promo

Stanbic IBTC Bank has rewarded 148 customers with N23m in the recent May and June draws of its Reward4Saving Season 4 promo. In Thursday’s statement, it was indicated that the combined May and June monthly draws were held at Stanbic IBTC’s head office in Lagos. At the draws, 140 customers each received N100,000, totalling N14m...
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Nigeria’s Food Security Slowdown Sparks Concern

President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on food security in July 2023, operationalised through trade and infrastructure policy frameworks. But given the recent slight growth statistics, the agriculture sector appears to be responding slowly to these efforts, giving rise to calls for close monitoring from industry leaders, ARINZE NWAFOR writes Stakeholders in Nigeria’s...
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CBN May Sue Over FX Contract Violations After Audit

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it is considering legal actions against the violators of the foreign exchange forward contracts after the completion of a forensic audit of those contracts. CBN indicated this on Thursday in a document titled ‘Frequently Asked Questions on the Settlement of Undelivered Forward Contracts’, published on its website....
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Sterling Bank Awards N2bn Scholarships to 30 Students

Sterling Bank has announced the first recipients of its N2bn Beyond Education Scholarship, a nationwide initiative designed to fund university education for 600 exceptional young Nigerians and connect them to future careers in high-impact sectors. In a statement on Thursday, the bank said that the initiative reflected a major step in its commitment to long-term,...
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Reduce Raw Material Imports by 60%, Says RMRDC

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council has stated that Nigeria must reduce its dependence on imported raw materials by at least 60 per cent within the next five years if it is to become an industrial powerhouse. Director-General of RMRDC Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso made the call on Tuesday in Lagos during the 2025 edition...
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Africa’s 3-Year Plan to Slash Cost of Capital Crisis

Africa’s leading finance ministers, development experts, and private sector stakeholders have proposed a bold, action-driven plan to tackle the continent’s escalating cost of capital crisis within the next 12-36 months. This was a key recommendation at the Financing Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted by Standard Bank and Africa Practice, in partnership with the ONE Campaign and...
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Shell to Award 90% of Nigeria Contracts to Local Firms

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited says over 90 per cent of the contract value in its operations will be executed by Nigerian companies, as part of efforts to build a more sustainable energy future in Nigeria. The Managing Director of SNEPCo, Ronald Adams, disclosed this at the opening of a panel session during...
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Customs Resolves B’Odogwu Import Glitch

The Nigeria Customs Service says it has resolved the delays experienced by importers in transmitting product certificates for Form M and the Standard Organisation of Nigeria’s Conformity Assessment Programme required for Pre-Arrival Assessment Report processing on the B’Odogwu platform. In a statement on Thursday, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, acknowledged...
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