47+ min ago   (861+ words) Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is facing a quiet deepening skill gap that threatens to slow production, raise costs, and dwarf the country’s push to take control of assets being divested by international oil companies. Local companies are rapidly stepping…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (564+ words) LAGOS – Nigeria’s economy has been projected to record stronger performance in the second half of 2026 with higher economic growth, a relatively stable naira and a cautious monetary policy stance despite persistent inflationary pressures and global geopolitical uncertainties. In its H2 2026 Economic…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (450+ words) The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has called for the livestock sector to occupy a central place in the implementation of Nigeria’s Draft Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035), describing it as a strategic driver of economic growth, food and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (567+ words) The consensus emerged at a high-level panel during the recently concluded NECA Employers’ Summit, where policymakers, manufacturers and business executives examined the implications of the country’s industrial policy for industrial development, trade and investment promotion. Setting the tone for the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (986+ words) Independent Newspaper Nigeria...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (296+ words) Nigeria stands at a critical economic crossroads. Barely two decades after securing a landmark debt relief package from the Paris Club under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the country once again finds itself burdened by mounting debt obligations....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (995+ words) After years of struggling against a flood of imported clothing and cheap readymade garments, Nigeria’s tailoring industry is witnessing an unexpected revival. Across Lagos and other commercial centres, sewing machines that had gathered dust are humming again as fashion entrepreneurs,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (731+ words) Regrettably, the Nigerian economy can hardly support the manufacturing sector because of its structural defects. Consequently, most Nigerians prefer to invest in financial instruments like stocks, Treasury Bonds, Treasury Bills, fixed deposits, mutual funds and others. The faulty default template…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (610+ words) However, stakeholders and experts in the manufacturing sector have called the government to reduce inflation so that the sectors can thrive. According to them, the manufacturing sector is the backbone of the Nigerian economy, adding if the sector thrives, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) Nigerian lenders have been urged to move beyond decades-old lending habits centred on land and property, as legal experts highlight the underutilised potential of a 2017 law designed to unlock credit for businesses using stock, equipment, and unpaid invoices as collateral…...