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Lasaco Assurance to boost competitiveness & customer experie

Lasaco Assurance has established a clear strategic direction aimed at strengthening its market position, enhancing execution, and delivering increased value to customers. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday in Lagos as part of the outcomes of the company’s recent staff retreat, where management engaged employees on the organisation’s...
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Nigeria to Begin Urea and Fertiliser Exports by 2028

The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has said that the country will begin exporting Urea in 2028. The authority also said Nigeria will soon begin large-scale export of fertilisers. The Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen during a tour of facilities at Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and...
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CBN T-Bills auction sees massive N3.44tn oversubscription

The Central Bank of Nigeria recorded an oversubscription rate of about 199 per cent at its Nigerian Treasury Bills primary market auction on Wednesday as investors aggressively positioned for high yields, with total subscriptions rising to N3.44tn against an offer of N1.15tn. The level of demand, roughly three times the amount on offer, marked the...
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Tinubu approves commercial oil drilling in Ogun State

President Bola Tinubu has approved the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior officers of the command, during a courtesy visit to his...
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Norrenberger Equity Model Beats NGX with 82% Return

Norrenberger’s Equity Portfolio Model recorded an 82 per cent return in 2025, outperforming key Nigerian stock market benchmarks for the second consecutive year, according to performance data released by the firm. The model exceeded the NGX All-Share Index, which returned 52 per cent, and the NGX 30 Index, which posted a 50 per cent gain...
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Nigeria to Save N3tn FX With Bioethanol Blending Program

The Federal Government has projected annual foreign exchange savings of over N3tn from the blending of bioethanol with Premium Motor Spirit as it advances plans to deepen Nigeria’s cassava industrial value chain. This projection was contained in a press statement on Thursday by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of...
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Kaspersky Warns of a Surge in QR Code Phishing Emails

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in phishing emails that exploit malicious QR codes, with detections increasing more than fivefold between August and November 2025. According to a statement from the firm on Thursday, the number of detected emails containing harmful QR codes jumped from 46,969 in August 2025 to 249,723 in November...
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Nigeria’s new industrial policy: N105m for ailing sectors

The 2026 Appropriation Bill has budgeted a sum of N105m to aid in completing ongoing projects, including an 80 per cent-completed Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan of 2014, which ties to the cotton-textile-garment and other ailing sectors. This funding comes on the heels of the National Industrial Policy of 2026, ARINZE NWAFOR writes The Federal Government...
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Seplat appoints Tony Elumelu as a board member

Seplat Energy Plc has announced the appointment of renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu as a Non-Executive Director on its Board, following his investment vehicle, Heirs Holdings, and its subsidiary, Heirs Energies Ltd, becoming the company’s largest shareholder with a 20.07 per cent equity stake. In a notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on...
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LCCI Urges FG to Settle N1.7tn Contractor Backlog

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Federal Government to settle verified 2024 capital project liabilities to ease the financial distress faced by indigenous contractors. President of LCCI, Leye Kupoluyi, on Thursday, during his address on the state of the economy, held in Lagos, noted that the N1.7tn earmarked for contractor...
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