Nigeria's Agric Growth Declines as Food Insecurity Lingers - Report  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data analysis has revealed that agriculture sector growth slowed to 1.76 percent in 2024, hitting a five-year low in blow for Nigeria’s food security drive. NBS showed that Nigeria’s agriculture...

CBN Must Rethink Its New ATM Withdrawal Policy By Tahir Ahmad The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently implemented its revised ATM withdrawal charges, a move that has sparked widespread frustration among Nigerians. Under the new policy, which took effect on March 1, 2025, bank customers...

FirstBank HQ: Tinubu Vows to Support Banks to Expand, Excel Globally  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday laid the foundation for the new eco-friendly headquarters of the FirstBank Group in Eko Atlantic City, which he said symbolises Nigeria’s ambition and progress. Tinubu also vowed to create the...

AfDB to Grant Access Bank $230m Trade Finance Package The African Development Bank has announced plans to provide a $230m trade finance package for Access Bank Plc to support trade finance activities and ease foreign exchange liquidity constraints for small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria. This...

Price Hike: FCCPC Sues MultiChoice over Subscription Violation The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has filed charges against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, for allegedly defying regulatory directives on subscription price adjustments. The disclosure was made in a statement on...

FG to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming in Bauchi - Minister By Umar Farouk Bala The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to boosting food security while safeguarding farmers and pastoralists from land dispossession. He made this known during a community...