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Kenya, Uganda agree to eliminate trade barriers
Source: Standard Media

Kenya, Uganda agree to eliminate trade barriers

The two Heads of State instructed their respective ministers in charge of trade to urgently convene and address bottlenecks affecting cross-border business....

Tinubu Pledges Infrastructure Equity Across All Regions
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Tinubu Pledges Infrastructure Equity Across All Regions

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring equitable infrastructure development across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones under his Renewed Hop...

Kenya, Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic ties
Source: Standard Media

Kenya, Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic ties

That relationship is set to take a significant step forward later this year when Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim makes his first official visit to Kenya in November....

DMO to Sell 2-Year FGN Savings Bond for 15.5%, 3-Year for 16.5%
Source: Business Post Nigeria

DMO to Sell 2-Year FGN Savings Bond for 15.5%, 3-Year for 16.5%

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Subscription for the September 2025 edition of the FGN savings bond has commenced and the Debt Management Office (DMO), which is selling the debt instrument, is offering the 2-ye...

NCDMB Supports Local Oil, Gas Firms With $350m Content Fund
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NCDMB Supports Local Oil, Gas Firms With $350m Content Fund

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has disbursed over $350 million under its Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCIFund) to support indigenous oil and g...

Spotify Launches Global Afrobeats Playlist
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Spotify Launches Global Afrobeats Playlist

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Global streaming platform, Spotify, has launched Global Afrobeats Playlist, designed to celebrate the sound that has moved from the club to the charts and beyond. According to dat...

OTC Securities Exchange Drops 0.55% in 35th Trading Week of 2025
Source: Business Post Nigeria

OTC Securities Exchange Drops 0.55% in 35th Trading Week of 2025

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange decreased by 0.55 per cent in the 35th trading week of 2025 after five stocks lost weight and six stocks gained weight. In the w...

Nigeria Earns N1.011trn from Oil and Gas Sector in June 2025
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Nigeria Earns N1.011trn from Oil and Gas Sector in June 2025

By Adedapo Adesanya About N1.011 trillion was earned by Nigeria from the oil and gas sector in June 2025, according to data released by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). T...

Ecobank to Gift Customers N61.2m in New Super Rewards Campaign
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Ecobank to Gift Customers N61.2m in New Super Rewards Campaign

By Aduragbemi Omiyale More than N60 million in cash rewards will be won by loyal customers of Ecobank Nigeria in the new edition of the Super Rewards campaign running from September 2025 to January 20...

NGX Weekly Trading Value Falls 20.5% to N85.399bn
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NGX Weekly Trading Value Falls 20.5% to N85.399bn

By Dipo Olowookere Investors embarked on cautious trading on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week, resulting in a slowdown in market activity. According to data obtained by Business Post, the...

Titan Trust Bank Ceases to Exist After Merger With Union Bank
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Titan Trust Bank Ceases to Exist After Merger With Union Bank

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The merger between Union Bank of Nigeria and Titan Trust Bank Limited has been concluded after securing approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Under the terms of the me...

Nigeria on Course to Hit Three Million Barrels Daily—Committee
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Nigeria on Course to Hit Three Million Barrels Daily—Committee

By Adedapo Adesanya The Crude Oil Theft and Management Committee has said efforts to increase crude oil production to three million barrels per day in line with the target set by President Bola Tinubu...

SERAP Urges Tinubu to Reverse Hike in Passport Fees
Source: Business Post Nigeria

SERAP Urges Tinubu to Reverse Hike in Passport Fees

By Adedapo Adesanya The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to rescind the decision to hike the cost of passport fees in the country by 100 per cen...

Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Source: Standard Media

Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on

Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems....

Down memory lane the 'Emerald City'
Source: Standard Media

Down memory lane the 'Emerald City'

What would you expect if you returned to a place 20 years after you left? If the place is Kenya, especially Nairobi, the answer would be "unrecognisable."...

CSCS, Two Others Weaken NASD OTC Bourse in Final August Trading
Source: Business Post Nigeria

CSCS, Two Others Weaken NASD OTC Bourse in Final August Trading

By Adedapo Adesanya Three stocks weakened the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 1.09 per cent on Friday, August 29, with one of the bellwethers, Central Securities Clearing System (CS...

Naira Sells N1,531 Per Dollar at Official Market
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Naira Sells N1,531 Per Dollar at Official Market

By Adedapo Adesanya The final trading session of August 2025 was good for the Naira as it recorded its best performance in months, gaining N4.16 or 0.27 per cent against the US Dollar in Nigerian Auto...

Crude Oil Falls on Weak Demand, Expected OPEC+ Boost
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Crude Oil Falls on Weak Demand, Expected OPEC+ Boost

By Adedapo Adesanya Crude oil was down Friday as traders looked toward weaker demand in the US, the world’s largest oil market, and a boost in supply from the Organisation of the Petroleum Expor...

Why cash-hungry KRA is after digital taxi drivers
Source: Standard Media

Why cash-hungry KRA is after digital taxi drivers

KRA is targeting tens of thousands of digital taxi drivers in a new crackdown to plug a Sh47.3 billion revenue shortfall, a move that risks squeezing drivers' margins further....

Stock Investors Lose N166bn as John Holt Closes Worth-Performer
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Stock Investors Lose N166bn as John Holt Closes Worth-Performer

By Dipo Olowookere The bears tightened their grip of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Friday after the platform further depreciated by 0.19 per cent. Like the preceding session, investor sentime...

Ingdan, Inc. (400.HK) Announces 2025 Interim Results
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Ingdan, Inc. (400.HK) Announces 2025 Interim Results

Highlights of the Interim Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025: Benefiting from the sustained growth in AI computing power demand, the demand for chips has grown significantly across related...

LAPO Microfinance Bank Redeems N6.2bn Series 2 Bonds
Source: Business Post Nigeria

LAPO Microfinance Bank Redeems N6.2bn Series 2 Bonds

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The N6.2 billion series 2 fixed rate senior unsecured bonds issued by LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited in 2020 have been redeemed by the company. The small lender repaid bondholder...

The Problem with Nigeria
Source: Business Post Nigeria

The Problem with Nigeria

By Dr Austin Orette Is President Bola Tinubu the cause of Nigeria’s problem? Some time ago, I wrote that I did not endorse Tinubu because he will reduce the misery index of Nigeria. I did not endorse...

Alake Orders Sealing of Illegal Abuja Gold Mine
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Alake Orders Sealing of Illegal Abuja Gold Mine

By Adedapo Adesanya The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, has directed the country’s mining marshals to seal off an illegal gold mining site discovered in the Gwagwalada are...

Internal auditors moot bill to give profession legal backing
Source: Standard Media

Internal auditors moot bill to give profession legal backing

The Institute of Internal Auditors Kenya is spearheading efforts to professionalise the internal audit practice through the development of the Internal Audit Bill, currently under drafting....

Japan: We have no deal to accept African immigrants
Source: The Exchange

Japan: We have no deal to accept African immigrants

Thousands of Japanese are faulting the proposed “Africa hometowns” status of their cities, terming the deal a recipe for creating “flood of immigrants” into th...

Spark plugs: The unsung heroes of combustion
Source: Standard Media

Spark plugs: The unsung heroes of combustion

Each engine has a recommended type of plug to fit, and getting the wrong plugs could send you back to the garage sooner than you expect....

NASD Bourse Climbs 0.40% as Market Cap Hits N2.189trn
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NASD Bourse Climbs 0.40% as Market Cap Hits N2.189trn

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange climbed further by 0.40 per cent on Thursday, August 28, with the market capitalisation rising by N8.64 billion to N2.189 trilli...

Naira Appreciates to N1,535/$1 on Forex Liquidity Boost
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Naira Appreciates to N1,535/$1 on Forex Liquidity Boost

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira appreciated against the US Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Thursday, August 28, by N1.58 or 0.1 per cent to N1,535.61 from the N1,537...

NNPC Won’t Succumb to Attacks from Saboteurs—Ojulari
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NNPC Won’t Succumb to Attacks from Saboteurs—Ojulari

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The chief executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Bashir Ojulari, alleged that some persons who do not mean well for the country have continued to...

Why number of pension schemes has dropped
Source: Standard Media

Why number of pension schemes has dropped

The latest data from the pensions regulator shows a drop in the number of schemes to 951 as the value of assets under management grew by 21.18 per cent, the highest over the last decade....

Strike: FG Sets up Committee to Scrutinize ASUU Demands
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Strike: FG Sets up Committee to Scrutinize ASUU Demands

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has denied reaching an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to avert the industrial action threatened by the lecturers. The Ministe...

Zabira Repositions Self as The People’s Wallet
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Zabira Repositions Self as The People’s Wallet

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A digital assets exchange, Zabira Technologies, has rebranded to reposition itself as The People’s Wallet and Africa’s trusted digital asset hub. At a media event org...

Government to Help 150,000 Young Nigerians With N110bn
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Government to Help 150,000 Young Nigerians With N110bn

By Adedapo Adesanya The Federal Ministry of Youth Development has expressed its readiness to support 150,000 young Nigerians with N110 billion. The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency...

FG to Unveil National Industrial Policy in October
Source: Business Post Nigeria

FG to Unveil National Industrial Policy in October

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government is set to unveil strategies for implementing the new National Industrial Policy (NIP) to develop, scale industries and transform the region’s economic future...

Zoho Unveils Zia LLM, Expands AI Suite With Agents, Studio Tools
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Zoho Unveils Zia LLM, Expands AI Suite With Agents, Studio Tools

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A global technology company, Zoho, has introduced its proprietary large language model known as Zia LLM, trained specifically for business use cases, keeping privacy and governanc...

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