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CBN cuts interest rate to 27%

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has lowered the benchmark interest rate to...

Top up fuel payment or request refund, NNPC tells marketers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has urged petroleum marketers who applied to buy fuel...

Nigeria’s GDP grows by 4.23% in Q2 2025

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 4.23 per cent in the second quarter of 2025,...

Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris plans $50bn US investment

Egypt’s wealthiest man, Nassef Sawiris, is planning a significant restructuring of his business empire, with...

Dangote accuses NUPENG of imposing unsustainable levies on fuel trucks

Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Nigerian...

China-Nigeria bilateral trade hits $15.48bn in seven months

Bilateral trade between China and Nigeria reached $15.48 billion between January and July, representing a...

Trump’s new H-1B visa fees spark chaos for banks, tech firms

United States tech firms and banks scrambled this weekend after President Donald Trump imposed new...

Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to 80th UNGA in US

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 80th Session of the...

Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road must be completed in 14 months, Umahi insists

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed contractors handling various sections of the N761...

Nigerian jailed 71 months in US for $1.6m romance scam

A United States-based Nigerian, Adetomiwa Akindele, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison...

Airtel Africa’s AI-powered service flags 205m messages in six months

Airtel Africa’s AI-powered spam detection service, Spam Alert, has successfully identified and flagged over 205...

Dangote Refinery suspends petrol sales to unregistered marketers

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has suspended self-collection gantry sales of petroleum products...