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Ogun State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA) has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the proposed implementation of the 15 percent import duty on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel imports, saying the move could slow down the nation’s progress toward energy independence and weaken investor …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, successfully hosted the 11th edition of its Together4ALimb Walk on Saturday, 15 November 2025. The company’s flagship corporate social investment (CSI) initiative focuses on underserved children aged 0 – 18 years, who are living with limb loss across the states in Nigeria …

The curtains are gradually falling on Globacom’s “Glo Innov8” National STEM competition for girls in senior secondary schools across the country, as three top finalists have emerged for the grand finale slated for the Mike Adenuga Centre (Alliance Française), Ikoyi, Lagos. Twenty schools were shortlisted from over 200 entries received, …

…unveils new sugar pack sizes, as LCCI lauds Dangote partnership The Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to driving the industrialization of Nigeria and the African continent at large. The company then pledged to persist in its transformative efforts and maintain a leadership role in …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borrows, but it does not produce. It taxes, but it does not empower. For years, the Nigerian government has pursued fiscal policies more obsessed with revenue than …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, is set to reach a significant milestone as it prepares to increase the number of beneficiaries through its flagship Corporate Social Investment initiative, Together4ALimb. Since its inception in 2015, the initiative has transformed the lives of children across Nigeria by providing …

  The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to impose a 15% tax on imported petrol and diesel, describing it as a bold and strategic move that will stimulate economic growth, encourage local production, and create employment opportunities for Nigeria’s growing …

… to deliver a combined daily capacity of low-emission, 16,940 metric tons thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Technology (UFT), a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde, has entered into a strategic agreement with Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) to license its advanced UFT Fluid Bed Granulation Technology for four new urea granulation units in Nigeria. The …

BY BLAISE UDUNZE When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through ongoing banking reforms, the statement was met with cautious optimism. To many, it sounded like a long-awaited promise of prosperity as a declaration that Nigeria’s …

Tony Elumelu’s AEDC lays-off 800 workers amid epileptic power supply The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), a power distribution firm owned by billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu, has confirmed the mass layoff of its workers amid persistent power outages across the country.   The Witness had earlier reported that the DisCo …