AfDB to Boost Nigerian Agriculture with $2.2bn Investment The African Development Bank says it is mobilising $2.2 billion to develop agricultural processing zones in 28 states in Nigeria to boost food security and create jobs, the bank's president Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday. Adesina was speaking...

US Fumes at Nigeria's Import Ban on 25 Items, Demands Review Nigeria’s import ban on 25 categories of goods is limiting market access for American exporters, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has expressed concern. This is coming a week after President Donald Trump announced sweeping...

Seme Customs Processes N20bn Cargoes in Q1, Says CAC The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, said it processed 96,000 metric tonnes of export cargoes with a free-on-board value of N20.4bn between January and March 2025. In a statement on Monday, the Customs Area Controller of...

Equities Market Reverses Loss as Investors Gain N100bn The Nigerian Exchange Limited investors gained N100.45bn as trading ended positive on Monday. The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited shed N658.23bn to close at N65.49tn as the market reacted to the uncertainty in the global economy. The...

Alake Orders Illegal Miners to Cease Operation over Lead Poisoning Outbreak in Zamfara  The Federal Government has warned illegal miners to immediately vacate all sites in Zamfara, emphasising that all mining activities remain suspended until the release of standard operating procedures to guide the resumption...

Deactivated Lines: NCC to Grant Subscribers One-year Grace to Reclaim Airtime The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed 12-month grace period for subscribers to reclaim unused airtime on deactivated lines. The proposal was disclosed during a virtual stakeholder engagement forum held in Abuja on Tuesday. The Executive Vice...