The NGX Group chairman said Nigeria’s economic ambitions required a capital market capable of mobilising long term funding.
A designer called on government at all levels and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s creative sector to invest more in the fashion industry to unlock its economic gains.
ECA and some UN agencies have called for stronger social protection systems to reach underserved populations and respond to emerging shocks.
The Bayelsa government has partnered with Continental Intertrade to establish a boat manufacturing and maintenance hub in Yenagoa.
UN says inaccurate, context-poor sovereign credit ratings are estimated to cost African countries about $74.5 billion annually through excessive borrowing costs and lost financing.
The land that fed families for generations is now empty. In villages like Tor-Lijam, Akaajo, Abunde and Akase, people are displaced and their farms are destroyed.
The new investment comes as desertification, drought and climate change increasingly threaten agricultural livelihoods across the region.
It warned, however, that growth remained too weak to generate sufficient productive employment and significantly reduce poverty.
Quest Merchant Bank concluded its 2026 Questember programme with initiatives focused on financial literacy, environmental sustainability, health and community development.
Heavy-duty vehicle drivers have blocked all major entry roads into Bida, Niger, in protest against the deplorable condition of the Bida-Agaie-Lapai route.
