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MARKETS AND ECONOMY

Nigerians Earning Below N70,000 Bear The Brunt Of Inflation, CBN Survey Shows

 Nigerians earning below N70,000 a month are bearing the heaviest inflation pressure, with 80 per cent of respondents in the income group saying inflation was high in September, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria's latest Inflation Expectations Survey.The finding comes as the broader perception of inflation worsened during...

NGX Market Cap Hits N163.10tn After N5.37tn September Gain

 Nigeria’s equities market added N5.37 trillion in September, reversing...

Tinubu’s Energy Reforms: Nigeria Has More Refining Capacity But Power Costs Remain High

 President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech described Nigeria as...

NLNG Plans 50% LPG Output Increase As Local Demand Reaches 1.25mt

 Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) plans to increase its liquefied...

Bank Liquidity Jumps 37% To N8.84tn Ahead Of N4.69tn CBN OMO Debit

 Liquidity in Nigeria’s banking system rose 37.01 per cent...

PZ Cussons Nigeria Revenue Rises 10% As Operating Profit Climbs 46%

 PZ Cussons Nigeria reported a 10 per cent increase...

No IPO Date Yet As NNPC Completes Listing Preparations — Ojulari

 NNPC Limited has not fixed a date for its...

Tech World

FINANCE

CBN’s Data Localisation Directive Will Put Digital Payment Infrastructure to the Test – Hakeem Adeniji-Adele

 Nigeria’s plan to require payment companies to host transaction data within the country is putting to test the infrastructure underpinning its fast-growing digital payments market, with industry executives suggesting that moving large volumes of data could create operational and resilience challenges.Hakeem Adeniji-Adele, deputy managing director of eTranzact, said the...

FG Cuts Interest On Late Tax Payment From 5% To 1% Above MPR

 The federal government has cut the interest spread on...

Pension Industry Targets N300bn Infrastructure Fund By 2027 — PenCom

 Nigeria’s pension industry is targeting N300 billion for an...

FG Raises N6.69bn From September Savings Bond As 3-Year Rate Hits 15.12%

 FG Raises N6.69bn From September Savings Bond As 3-Year...

Access Bank Redeems $500m Eurobond After Five Years

 Access Bank Plc has redeemed its $500m senior unsecured...

307th MPC Meeting: CBN Caught between Inflation and Economy Crying for Credit

 By BLAISE UDUNZEThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) heads...

Trillions Chase Nigerian Debt as Bond Market Opens to Fresh Foreign Demand

bond marketNigeria’s fixed-income market is entering a new phase...

GENERAL NEWS

Tinubu Returns To Nigeria Ahead Of Independence Day, 2027 Meetings

 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation...

GCIOBA, ipNX Provide Campus-Wide Fibre Internet At Government College Ibadan

 The Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association (GCIOBA) and...

Ogun, DP World Sign MoUs For $7bn Deep Sea Port, Industrial Zone

 The Ogun State Government and DP World, a global...

NECO Releases 2026 SSCE Results, Reports 64.7% Drop In Malpractice

 The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results...

FG Disburses N125bn Education Loans To 1.29m Students — Shettima

 The federal government has disbursed N125 billion in education...

UNILAG, DevReporting Partner for Documentary Screening, Foundation Launch

 The awareness campaign for DevReporting's upcoming 3-in-1 event has...

RuralConnect Summit 2.0: Stakeholders to Examine Why Over 23m Nigerians Remain Offline

 Stakeholders across Nigeria’s telecommunications, technology and infrastructure sectors will...

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VIEWPOINTS

307th MPC Meeting: CBN Caught between Inflation and Economy Crying for Credit

 By BLAISE UDUNZEThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) heads into its 307th Monetary Policy Committee meeting this week facing...

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