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Auctioneers Launch Task Force to Combat Sharp Practices

The Nigerian Auctioneers Group has inaugurated a National Task Force Committee as part of efforts to sanitise the auction industry and eliminate unauthorised practices nationwide. The group, comprising core professionals in the industry, announced in a statement that it has named David Omeike as the National Chairman of the committee. The National Caretaker and Electoral...
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Nigerian Bank Recapitalization Gains Momentum: 8 Lenders Mee

As the ongoing recapitalisation of the banking sector reaches a crucial stage, eight lenders have met their targets ahead of the March 2026 deadline. This exercise has reinforced the stability of the banking sector, writes FELIX OLOYEDE When the Central of Nigeria on March 28, 2024, announced a two-year bank recapitalisation exercise which commenced on...
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Nigeria’s Banking Sector Booms with $3.1bn Capital Inflow

Capital importation into Nigeria’s banking sector surged to over $3.1bn in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. NBS data also showed that the manufacturing sector lost $62m in capital importation in the first quarter. The bureau, however, stated that capital importation into Nigeria rose...
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G20 Sets Ambitious Labor Goals for Youth, Gender Equality

Labour ministers from the G20 countries have adopted new global targets aimed at reducing youth unemployment and narrowing the gender pay gap, signalling a renewed international commitment to addressing labour market inequalities. The agreement was reached at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting, held in George, South Africa, under the theme Solidarity, Equality and...
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Healing Financial Trauma: 10 Steps to Recovery

The steady rise in inflation, food prices, and currency devaluation in Nigeria is not only affecting people’s wallets; it’s wounding their sense of safety, identity, and mental wellbeing. But beyond the spreadsheets and headlines, a more subtle crisis is unfolding: financial trauma, JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI writes Francis David always felt like his money had legs. Every...
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Yango Opens Regional HQ in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Yango Group, a UAE-based tech company, has opened a new regional office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to scale its operations and investments across Africa. The office will serve as Yango’s continental headquarters and coordinate growth in key African markets where the company currently offers digital services, including ride-hailing, food delivery, navigation, e-commerce, and digital payments...
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Laolu-Adewale Re-elected as CeBIH Chair

The Committee of e-Business Industry Heads has re-elected Ajibade Laolu-Adewale as its Chairman, reaffirming confidence in his leadership to drive Nigeria’s digital finance landscape. Mr Laolu-Adewale, who was unanimously returned by members during CeBIH’s recent general meeting in Lagos, pledged to deepen the adoption of electronic business services by leveraging technology, policy, standards, innovation, and...
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NLC Rejects Tinubu’s Anti-Strike Policy

The Nigeria Labour Congress has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s newly approved National Industrial Relations Policy, calling it a veiled attempt to criminalise strike actions and suppress trade union activities. In a statement to The PUNCH, NLC President Joseph Ajaero faulted the government’s emphasis on curbing industrial actions, particularly strikes, as highlighted in the communiqué...
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