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CPPE Urges Realistic MTEF Budget for Nigerian Government

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has advised the Federal Government to adopt a realistic budget by using a more conservative crude oil production benchmark of 1.6 million barrels per day for the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, which will strengthen fiscal resilience and ensure timely budget presentation. Director/Chief Executive Officer Dr Muda Yusuf...
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Insurance Firm Profits to Hit N5.53bn in Q1 2026

Two insurance firms, AXA Mansard and International Energy Insurance Plc, have projected about N5.53bn in profit before tax in the first quarter of 2026. This projection was disclosed in their financial forecast for the first quarter of 2026, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Group. The PUNCH reports that the forecast reports, addressed to...
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Abia power substation construction begins to boost supply

In a move expected to strengthen electricity supply in the Abia State capital, the state government and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company have flagged off the construction of a 7.5 MVA, 33/11 kV injection substation in Umuahia. A statement by the NDPHC on Sunday disclosed that the substation construction started last Thursday. According to...
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Nigerian Data Analyst Wins Africa’s Edtech Hackathon

A Nigerian data analyst, Somtochukwu Uzodufa, has emerged the winner of Africa’s Edtech hackathon — 10Alytics — taking home a $1,000 cash prize. According to a Sunday statement, Uzodufa’s exceptional time management, clarity, and compelling presentation style set her apart from top contenders across Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. “She secured 81.71 per cent from the...
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Chevron Nigeria production surges amid improved security

The Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa business unit, Mr Jim Swartz, has disclosed that Chevron recorded zero incidents of sabotage in the past year. Swartz made the disclosure during his recent visit to the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission in Abuja. “Chevron has not recorded any oil theft or...
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Nigeria solar manufacturing surges as panel imports drop

Nigeria has entered a new phase of clean-energy industrialisation, as the country imported fewer finished solar panels in October 2025, while local manufacturing capacity accelerated under recent policy reforms, the Rural Electrification Agency has said. In a statement on Sunday, the Managing Director of REA, Abba Aliyu, described the development as a “historic industrial shift,”...
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PENGASSAN Dangote dispute widens over salary suspension

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has stopped the monthly salaries of the engineers sacked in September during its face-off with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. In a bid to address this, PENGASSAN said it is engaging the Dangote Group to resolve the matter amicably instead of resorting to another industrial action....
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NSE Urges Govt to Harness Nigeria’s Coastline Potential

The Nigerian Society of Engineers has called on the Federal Government to explore the economic opportunities provided by the nation’s 850km coastline to grow the non-oil sector. This was part of the observations issued in a communique at the 58th International Engineering Conference, Exhibition, and Annual General Meeting, held at the International Conference Centre, University...
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Advocates seek easier visa processes for intra-Africa travel

Stakeholders at the inaugural Heirs Insurance Travel Festival have called for easier visa processes to strengthen travel within the African continent. The travel festival, which was held in Lagos, was a gathering of travel enthusiasts, diplomats, creatives, business owners, and young Nigerians who celebrated cultural diversity and made a bold call for equity in travel...
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