93% Growth in Insurance Stocks Pushes Market Cap to N904bn   Nigeria’s insurance sector recorded a sharp rally in 2025, with combined market capitalisation climbing by 93 per cent year-on-year to approximately N904bn as of 24 December 2025. The surge reflects broad-based...

Banks' Bad Loans Surge as CBN Ends Forbearance   Nigeria’s banking sector recorded a rise in bad loans in 2025 after the Central Bank of Nigeria withdrew the regulatory forbearance granted to lenders during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the apex...

Building a Successor Generations of Journalists: The Gidado's Example, by Ismail Omipidan    Are you a believer in responsive and responsible journalism practice in Nigeria? Are you also worried about the dearth of a successor generation of young, brilliant and committed...

From FIRS to NRS: The Future of Revenue in Nigeria, by Arabinrin Aderonke   As we close the curtains on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) this 2025 and officially welcome the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) in 2026, we can see...

NNPC Directors' Remuneration Jumps by 58% to N4.1bn The cost of running the board and workforce of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) rose sharply in 2024, with directors’ fees and expenses climbing to N4.096bn, while total spending on...

Equities Market Wraps Up Year With N954bn Gain Nigerian equities closed the Christmas-shortened trading week on a positive note as improved investor sentiment lifted the market by N954bn, despite reduced trading sessions. The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalisation both...