•PHOTO (L-R): Matthew Ojonugwa, Adebayo Aliu and Saheed Arigbede at the press conference on fintechs Nigerians have demanded respect for consumer rights, accountability and financial transparency from fintechs operating in the country. This demand was made at a press conference held to address issues around consumer rights, financial transpare...
Stakeholders in the poultry industry have raised concerns that the growing circulation of fake and substandard veterinary medicines in Nigeria’s livestock sector could weaken the country’s ability to compete in regional and international agricultural markets, particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). They warned tha...
•Finance minister, Wale Edun The federal government has said it will not step in to control petrol prices despite rising tensions in the Middle East that are causing uncertainty in the global oil market. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the government would continue to allow market forces [&hell...
The national carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines, has threatened to cancel all its operations into Nigeria following picketing of its offices in Lagos and Abuja airports by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) yesterday. The airline also declared that it operates in Nigeria in full compliance with the country’s labour laws, co...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) ordered owners of private grid-connected transmission substations to register within 45 days. This was contained in a statement on NERC’s official X handle. The Order on the Registration and Authorisation of Grid-Connected Private Transmission Substations (NERC/2026/013), effective March 9,...
•Car displaying a gas bottle to convert it to gas combustion at a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) center in Lagos In a bid to address the impact of the war in the Middle East on the cost of transportation in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate deployment of about 100,000 Compressed Natural Gas […]
The Dangote refinery reduced its ex-gantry petrol price to ₦1,075 per litre today, representing a ₦100 drop from the previous rate of ₦1,175 per litre. Dangote Group’s Chief Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, told Channels Television on the phone that petrol supplied through coastal distribution will now sell at ₦1,050 per litre, report...
•Leading participants As the race to increase inter-and intra- African trade gathers momentum, Tanzania and Nigeria held a trade and investment forum in Lagos to strengthen trade investment between two nations. The theme of the forum was “Accelerating investment and trade between Tanzania and Nigeria for economic development”. Speaking at the ...
•An electricity station Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies recorded a combined revenue of about N2.33 trillion in 2025, despite persistent consumer complaints over poor service delivery, estimated billing, and frequent power outages across the country. An analysis of monthly revenue data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commi...
•Dangote fuel trucks Fresh concerns over a global economic shock are mounting as oil prices surged sharply yesterday following escalating tensions in the Middle East and the emergence of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader. Following the global oil crisis, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery and Petroche...

