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Fast-rising live-learning and creator-economy platform Hallos has called for stronger strategic partnerships with government agencies, educational institutions, development organisations, media houses and private-sector stakeholders to advance the creator economy as a credible engine for mass employment, youth prosperity and inclusive economic growth. The appeal was made during a sensitisation and …

Joseph Tegbe, Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), has emphasized that the success of Nigeria’s recently enacted tax reform framework will rely less on the ambition of its legislation and more on the discipline of its execution. Speaking at the 2026 Leadership Retreat of the Nigeria Revenue …

The Naira appreciated to N1,337 per dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, up from N1,344 recorded on Monday. This is according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) website on Tuesday. The latest figures show the naira posting its strongest official closing rate since May …

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday officially announced the sighting of the crescent moon, marking the beginning of Ramadan 1447 AH. With the Hilal confirmed, the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, while Taraweeh prayers will be observed after the Isha prayer on Tuesday night. A post …

  Temi Popoola, GMD/CEO of NGX Group, called for deeper collaboration among regulators, exchanges, and international partners to unlock sustainable capital flows in emergingmarkets, noting the need for stronger ESG disclosure frameworks, policy consistency, and coordinated market infrastructure. Highlighting Nigeria’s progress, he referenced the country’s expanding green and sustainable bond …

  Nigeria’s 5G rollout remains slow, with subscriptions standing at 3.17 per cent as of August 2025, while 4G accounts for 51.22 per cent of total mobile connections. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), 2G still represents between 38 and 40 per cent of subscriptions, while 3G usage continues …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE Lagos prides itself as Africa’s commercial nerve centre. It markets innovation, fintech unicorns, rail lines, blue-water ferries, and billion-dollar real estate. Though with the glittering skyline and megacity ambition lies a parallel state, a shadow taxation regime run not from Alausa, but from motor parks, bus stops, …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria is no longer flirting with deficit financing. As a country, it is living with it, not occasionally but structurally, routinely, almost comfortably. It became evident when the National Assembly rose to defend the proposed N25.91 trillion deficit in the N58.47 trillion 2026 budget that it did …

…OGUNCCIMA applauds Dangote’s Vision 2030 project The Pan-Africa Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has outlined an ambitious export-driven growth strategy aimed at positioning Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole, as competitive leaders in agricultural and industrial exports. This is just as the Ogun State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE For about a year now, millions of Nigerians relying on the internet to make a living have been groaning over the manipulation of airtime and data consumption that has turned into a relentless drain on household budgets. Painfully, individuals and businesses buying airtime or data increasingly feel …