Economy
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Shettima Commissions Nigeria’s Largest Lithium Processing Plant, Backs Value Addition
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday commissioned Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, describing the facility as a…
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World Bank Backs Tinubu’s Reform Agenda with $1.25bn Investment Support
The World Bank Group has unveiled a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria covering 2026 to 2032 and approved…
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No New Taxes on Fuel, Telecoms, FG Insists
The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting it plans to introduce new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products, insisting…
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IMF Backs Tinubu Reforms but Warns Poverty, Food Insecurity Remain High
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the economic reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying they have strengthened…
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Kaduna State Establishes Electricity Regulatory Commission
Governor Uba Sani has signed a landmark electricity law establishing the Kaduna State Electricity Regulatory Commission, a key step in…
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Cardoso Says Cash Should No Longer Be King by 2028 as CBN Unveils Payments Vision
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday unveiled the Nigeria Payments System Vision (PSV)…
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Shettima Urges States to Fast-Track Reforms, Seeks Extension of $750m SABER Programme
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governments to accelerate business-enabling reforms under the $750 million State Action on Business…
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FG Says S&P Upgrade Reflects Renewed Confidence in Nigeria’s Economic Reforms
The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by S&P Global Ratings to upgrade Nigeria’s sovereign credit rating from B- to…
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S&P Upgrades Nigeria to ‘B’ in First Sovereign Rating Increase Since 2012
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B-’, marking the…
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Investors Begging to Toll Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said private investors are already seeking approval to toll completed sections of…
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