Friday, 20 February, 2026

Category: Business


The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on Tuesday noted with concern the recent remarks made by former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi, regarding the Federal Government’s approval of the $1 billion modernisation of the Apapa and TinCan Read more…


Justice Dipeolu granted multiple orders freezing Nestoil bank accounts and shares across more than 20 financial institutions in Nigeria, including Citibank, GTBank, Fidelity Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Polaris Bank, Opay, and others. Armed police officers sealed the Lagos headquarters of Nestoil Limited on Read more…


The treaty comes shortly after China restricted exports of rare earths and chip-making equipment in response to Trump’s tariffs The US and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on the production and supply of critical and rare-earth minerals on Tuesday. The move Read more…


The Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU, has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the ECOWAS Court of Justice over the persistent demolition of shops and properties belonging to Igbo Read more…


The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said some of Nigeria’s so-called Yahoo boys were simply geniuses who required redirection of their talents.Obi, who said this in a post, titled “ Our Youths Read more…


Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for 2023, has presented arguments against the concentration of Nigeria’s seaports in Lagos. Reacting to the approval of N1.5 trillion for the modernisation of Apapa and Tin Can Ports, all in Lagos, Obi Read more…


Russia’s top economic envoy has arrived in the United States for “official” talks just days after President Donald Trump announced tough new sanctions on Russia, sources with knowledge of the visit exclusively told CNN on Friday. Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Read more…


In a bid to elevate living standards in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Executive Council presided over by the Minister, Nyesome Wike on Friday approved 22 impactful projects, spanning healthcare, road infrastructure, water supply, education, agriculture, and youth empowerment. Read more…


The decision of the chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to sell five per cent to 10 per cent of its stake on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited within the next year has generated significant interest among Nigerian investors. The Read more…


Legal luminary and Proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has said Nigeria’s rising debt profile has been making the country look unattractive to foreign investors. While lamenting the development, the Senior Advocate called for urgent reforms Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), has expressed deep concern over the escalating hardship and poverty across the country, describing the situation as critical and deeply troubling. Speaking during the 24th Ofala Festival at Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) on Thursday had a sensitization workshop for employers of labour and workers on the need to key into the federal government’s Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) The workshop which was attended by Read more…