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Telecom operators" customers spent N9trn on airtime in 2025. ..
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (981+ words) Customers of the big four telecom operators in the country spent about N9 Trillion on airtime for their voice calls and data in 2025, pushing up telecom operators" revenue in the last financial year. MTN Nigeria got about N5. 3 trillion in total revenue…...
'From N400k to N1m', Dutse residents groan over ram price
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (288+ words) Some residents of Dutse in Jigawa have decried rising price of ram and other sacrificial animals for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. They said the trend would not allow them to sacrifice animals for the festivities. A check by the News Agency…...
Moderate inflation, fx stability, others behind CBN's interest rate retention " Daily Trust
5+ day, 44+ min ago (806+ words) The moderate increase in inflation, forex stability and other macroeconomic factors are the key factors behind the recent retention of Monetary Policy Rates by the Central Bank of Nigeria, checks by Daily Trust have shown. Daily Trust reports that the…...
Presidency: Reg Tech key to financial inclusion, trusted. ..
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (434+ words) The Presidency has identified Regulatory Technology (Reg Tech) as an instrument for achieving financial inclusion and building a trusted digital environment capable of driving Nigeria's economic agenda. Addressing partipants at the 2026 Reg Tech Africa Conference and Expo at the State…...
discourse: Of deficits and debts
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (913+ words) Those who speak glibly about deficits, debt and fiscal expansion often reveal not economic sophistication, but economic illiteracy disguised as moral outrage. Much of today's opposition rhetoric confuses accounting identities with ideological slogans and mistakes macroeconomic intervention for recklessness. Government…...
NASENI is Strengthening Local Manufacturing Through. ..
1+ week, 1+ day ago (578+ words) Halilu has repeatedly emphasised that NASENI's focus is no longer limited to developing prototypes and research outputs, but ensuring that innovations are commercialised through partnerships capable of scaling production. According to him, the Agency is working to make NASENI "the…...
Asset valuation key to economic growth
1+ week, 6+ day ago (197+ words) The Chairman of the West Africa Chapter of the Africa Real Estate Society, Adediran Adetunji, has described asset valuation as the backbone of wealth creation and a major driver of economic development. Adetunji stated this in Abuja at the 2026 International…...
Food prices may drop by next harvest " Farmers
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (242+ words) The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says food prices may decline by the next harvest season if governments improve security and reduce production costs for farmers. The Deputy Chairman of AFAN, Lagos State Chapter, Mr Shakin Agbayewa, said this…...
Need to address rising cost of living
2+ week, 4+ day ago (646+ words) Across Nigeria today, one issue dominates conversations in homes, markets, offices and public transport parks: the rising cost of living. From the soaring prices of food items to transportation costs, electricity tariffs and house rents, millions of Nigerians struggle daily…...
Tier 1 lenders earn N18. 2trn in 2025
2+ week, 6+ day ago (605+ words) Nigeria's largest banks posted a combined gross earnings of N18. 2 trillion in 2025, reflecting steady growth in core banking activities despite a challenging macroeconomic environment and policy-induced pressures on profitability. According to audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, Tier-1 lenders…...