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Partial Grid Collapse Hits Nigeria After Substation Fault

28.01.2026
The national electricity grid experienced a voltage disturbance originating from the Gombe Transmission Substation on Tuesday morning, the Nigerian Independent System Operator has confirmed, clarifying that the event affected only part of the grid and did not result in a total collapse, contrary to some media reports. In a statement titled “Update on Partial System...
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Customs, NDLEA seize 347.5kg cannabis at Apapa port

28.01.2026
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 347.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, hidden inside an imported Toyota Sienna. The command announced this in a statement on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Isah Sulaiman, a Chief Superintendent of Customs, obtained by...
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How Inflation Slashed Household Spending in Nigeria

28.01.2026
Household consumption in Nigeria dropped by N21.33tn despite an increase in naira spending between 2021 and 2024. Against this backdrop, stakeholders are urging measures to control inflation and strengthen the naira to enhance living standards, writes ARINZE NWAFOR Nigeria faces a spending crisis, with real consumption spending plunging by N21.33tn between 2021 and 2024. Most...
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Cadbury Nigeria Profit Hits N12.1bn in Major Rebound

28.01.2026
Cadbury Nigeria Plc has returned to profitability, posting a profit after tax of N12.1bn for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a loss of N22.2bn recorded in 2024, according to its unaudited financial results. The food and beverage manufacturer’s turnaround was driven by revenue growth and improved operating performance. In its Unaudited Financial statement...
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UBA launches instant account opening digital platform

28.01.2026
The United Bank for Africa Plc has announced the launch of a simplified instant account opening digital platform designed to make banking faster, more accessible, and truly borderless for customers around the world. In a statement on Tuesday, the bank said that the new platform enables prospective customers to begin and complete their account opening...
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NBS Measures Over 40 SDG Indicators Nationwide in Nigeria

28.01.2026
Nigeria is conducting one of its most expansive social surveys in decades, gathering data on more than 40 Sustainable Development Goal indicators nationwide, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, has said. Adeniran said this to The PUNCH during a field visit to enumerators in the Idi-Oro Mushin area of Lagos on Monday, alongside officials...
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NLC urges accountability with new Nigeria tax reforms

28.01.2026
The Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has welcomed Nigeria’s newly implemented tax reforms but emphasised that workers will only benefit if government revenues are properly managed to deliver public services. “The new tax regime is a good step in the right direction,” Chairperson of NLC Lagos Funmi Sessi told The PUNCH. “However,...
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MAN urges FG to halt NAFDAC’s sachet alcohol ban

28.01.2026
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to intervene in the renewed implementation of a ban on sachet and small PET-bottled alcoholic beverages by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. MAN warned that NAFDAC’s campaign is disrupting businesses and creating confusion due to multiple and conflicting directives....
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