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PalmPay, Govt Train 1M Nigerian Youths in Digital Safety

Fintech company PalmPay has joined forces with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Youth Development to train more than one million young people in data protection and digital safety over the next three years. The Youth Data Protection Awareness and Training programme, unveiled recently at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, will focus on equipping Nigerian...
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NECA, CISLAC Partner to Promote Decent Work in Nigeria

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday in Abuja, aimed at strengthening labour rights, improving the ease of doing business, and promoting responsible governance. Speaking during the signing event held at CISLAC headquarters in Abuja, the Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said...
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Guinness CEO to Keynote Marketing Edge Summit on AI

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Girish Sharma, has been named as keynote speaker for the 2025 National Marketing Stakeholders’ Summit and Edge Awards, as Marketing Edge announced the lineup in a Nigerian marketing publication on Tuesday. The 13th edition of the summit will be held virtually on September 25...
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Nigeria Bans Flight Mode: Phones Off During Flights

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has issued a new directive to airline operators and passengers, ordering that all mobile phones and portable electronic devices must now be completely switched off during critical phases of flight, declaring that the widely accepted “flight mode” option will no longer be permitted. Director-General of NCAA, Capt Chris Najomo, declared...
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Customs Tightens Noose on Owners

The Nigeria Customs Service is set to launch another round of enforcement against owners of private jets who have failed to pay outstanding import duties, following the expiration of a one-month grace period granted through presidential intervention. It was also reliably gathered that the clampdown earlier this year resulted in the grounding of over 40...
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Minister’s Call for Sector Overh

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mohammed Kyari, has called for a rethinking of the financing model for the agric sector to achieve food sovereignty. Kyari made this call on Tuesday at the 2025 FirstBank Agric and Export Conference, themed ‘The Fundamentals of Building a Non-Oil Export-Driven Economy’, which was held in Lagos. The...
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Nigeria Governors Unite to Woo Foreign Investors With New Pl

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum said Investopedia would unlock capital, generate employment, accelerate infrastructure development, and drive economic growth across the country. At the launch of the Forum’s Investopedia in Abuja on Tuesday, NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, emphasised the need for Nigeria to harness both global and African capital financing opportunities. AbdulRazaq...
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SEC, NAICOM Partnership Boosts Insurance Recapitalization in

The ongoing recapitalisation of Nigeria’s insurance industry received a major boost on Tuesday, as the National Insurance Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission pledged closer collaboration to strengthen reforms in the financial services sector. In a statement on Tuesday, NAICOM revealed that the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, led a delegation on a...
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Nigeria Strengthens Fiscal-Monetary Policy Coordination

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, have pledged to strengthen coordination between fiscal and monetary authorities to consolidate Nigeria’s economic stability. The commitment followed a strategic meeting held on Tuesday at the CBN headquarters in Abuja,...
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