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FG Considers Airline Debt Waiver Amid Jet A1 Fuel Crisis

23.04.2026
The Federal Government has announced plans to waive debts owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies as part of measures to cushion the impact of the ongoing Jet A1 fuel crisis. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this during a high-level meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, convened to address the astronomical rise...
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NGX Foreign Inflows Surge to N288bn in March 2026

23.04.2026
Foreign portfolio participation on the Nigerian Exchange Limited recorded a significant recovery in March 2026, with total foreign transactions increasing by 107.74 per cent to reach N288.82bn. According to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment report released by NGX Regulation Limited on Wednesday, total market transactions grew 13.10 per cent to N1.744tn in March,...
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Moniepoint deepens financial inclusion in Nigeria’s economy

23.04.2026
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has reaffirmed its leadership in Nigeria’s agency banking space, positioning its service model as a catalyst for sector growth while committing to deepening value creation across the financial ecosystem. Beyond service provision, the bank stated that it is cementing its identity as the technological backbone of the real economy, designed to address...
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FG plans to borrow N700bn via FGN April bonds in 2026

23.04.2026
The Federal Government plans to raise N700bn from the domestic bond market in April 2026, extending a gradual reduction in offer size as it continues to navigate elevated borrowing costs. Details from the April 2026 Federal Government of Nigeria Bond Offer Circular issued by the Debt Management Office showed that the auction is scheduled for...
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MTN Extends Deadline for Media Innovation Programme

23.04.2026
MTN Nigeria has extended the application deadline for the fifth edition of its Media Innovation Programme to Saturday, April 25, 2026. The MIP is a six-month fully funded programme for media professionals and digital content creators across the country. The extension was announced in a statement signed by MTN Nigeria’s Public Relations Manager, Lakinbofa Goodluck,...
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Nigeria’s Identity Gap Persists Despite 67.8M BVN Enrolments

23.04.2026
The Regional Head of Biometrics for West Africa at Identy.io, Dr Olalekan Olasiyan, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s identity gap, warning that millions of citizens remain outside the country’s digital identity ecosystem despite growing enrolment in the Bank Verification Number scheme. Olasiyan on Wednesday said BVN registrations rose to 67.8 million as of December 2025,...
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Nigeria Pitches Reforms to Attract UK Investment

23.04.2026
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission has said Nigeria is positioning itself as a reform-driven and competitive destination for global capital, as it hosted a United Kingdom trade and investment delegation in Abuja. The position was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday following the UK–Nigeria Trade and Investment Mission held from April 20 to 21,...
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FAAC Shares N2.04tn for March as Revenue Rises by N150bn

23.04.2026
The Federation Account Allocation Committee shared a total of N2.04 trillion as revenue for March 2026, reflecting a N150 billion increase from the N1.89 trillion distributed for February, amid stronger statutory inflows. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and signed by...
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Credit Direct & vivo unveil new smartphone financing plan

23.04.2026
Credit Direct and vivo Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at expanding smartphone access and easing device affordability across the country. The agreement, according to a statement made available to Punch Online on Wednesday, was signed at Credit Direct’s headquarters in Lagos on Friday, April 17, 2026. Under the arrangement, “customers can acquire...
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