CCC, YADI push ranching reform as solution to farmer–herder crisis
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) and the Youths Against Disaster Initiative (YADI) have called for the urgent implementation of structured ranching reforms, warning that Nigeria’s continued…
OAGF begins February salaries, cites system glitch
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has commenced payment of February 2026 salaries to Federal Government treasury-funded workers after a delay attributed to a…
FG halts NNPC deductions as executive order 9 takes effect
The Federal Government has commenced implementation of Executive Order 9 of 2026, with a directive stopping key deductions by the NNPC Limited and suspending certain petroleum revenue remittances, in a…
Nigeria’s GDP grows by 4.07% in Q4 2025 — NBS
….As Economy expands to N441.5trnBarbara Bako, Abuja. Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 4.07 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting broad-based economic momentum and…
NAICOM, NCGC move to boost MSME, consumer financing
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the National Credit Guaranty Company (NCGC) have initiated moves to strengthen collaboration aimed at unlocking financing for micro, small and medium…
MISR Insurance eyes Nigeria’s post-reform market
Barbara Bako, Abuja. A delegation from Egypt’s MISR Insurance Group has expressed interest in exploring opportunities in Nigeria’s insurance sector following the enactment of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act…
FG directs MDAs to follow procurement Act
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly comply with the Public Procurement Act in the implementation and payment of the 2025/2026 capital…
Cardoso calls on African Central Banks to back Climate-Resilient growth
Barbara Bako, Abuja. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has called on African central banks and development finance institutions to intensify collaboration to drive growth,…
SMEDAN launches GROW fund scheme
…Names Jaiz Bank as financing partner for MSMEsBarbara Bako, Abuja. The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has launched the GROW Fund scheme aimed at improving access…
Singer Market Fire: ₦5bn properties lost, seven missing
A devastating fire outbreak at Singer Market in Kano has destroyed goods valued at over ₦5 billion, disrupting the livelihoods of more than 1,000 traders and leaving seven people unaccounted…















