BUSINESS
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TAJBank Grows Assets 41%, Profit 74% as Ethical Banking Gains Ground
TAJBank’s profit before tax increased by 74 per cent to ₦31.56 billion as assets reached ₦1.34 trillion and equity rose…
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Nigeria’s High-Cost Capital Trap Is Keeping the Power Sector in the Dark
Nigeria’s high interest rates make commercial loans unsuitable for long-life electricity infrastructure. Patient capital could unlock investment, but only if…
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As NPERA Takes Effect, Can Nigeria Build Africa’s Preferred Trade Gateway?
President Tinubu’s assent to the NPERA Act gives Nigeria’s port economic regulator long-awaited legal authority. The defining test is whether…
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SEC Orders Asset Freeze on Six Individuals, Three BDCs Over Alleged Terrorism Financing Links
SEC has ordered capital-market operators to freeze assets connected to six individuals and three BDCs on Nigeria’s sanctions list, widening…
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Data: Globacom Made Every Second Count, Can it Lead Nigeria’s Second Telecom Revolution?
Twenty-three years after it made every second count, Globacom’s sharp rise in data subscriptions has revived an audacious possibility: that…
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Where Is the $300m? EFCC Asked to Probe River Park Investment Claim
A Nigerian-led JonahCapital faction wants the EFCC to trace an alleged $300 million investment in River Park Estate as the…
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SEC Fixes 5PM Deadline for T+1 Settlement of Equities, Commodities
SEC’s new 5:00 p.m. T+1 funding deadline promises faster, safer settlement—but puts brokers, custodians and investors under tighter operational discipline.
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Cross River’s $1.075bn 16 Projects Investment Promise
Governor Bassey Otu has assembled one of Nigeria’s boldest subnational investment portfolios. Its true value will be measured by how…
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From B’Odogwu to Africa: Nigeria’s PPP Model Powers $3.1bn AfCFTA Customs Ambition
Nigeria’s indigenous B’Odogwu customs platform and PPP framework have become the model for a proposed $3.1 billion AfCFTA project—a landmark…
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Bigger Banks, Broader Impact: CIBN Pushes for MSME Lending
CIBN has challenged recapitalised banks to move beyond larger balance sheets and deploy fresh capital into MSMEs, productive sectors and…
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