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Money for the boys: How ‘agberos’ pocket billions of Lagos transport revenue

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Your N150m can’t buy my shoes or car, Prophet Ayodele fires back at power minister Adelabu

Dangote alleges corruption against NMPDRA boss who criticised his petrol quality in 2024

Digital tax deal with France threatens Nigeria’s data security — ADC, Northern Elders Forum

Natasha: Tinubu’s men persuading me to join APC, but I am staying in PDP

Bosun Tijani’s claim that terrorists use special tech to bounce off calls draws criticisms

How Ebonyi govt violated procurement laws in multi-billion naira road contracts

News

Money for the boys: How ‘agberos’ pocket billions of Lagos transport revenue

Transport

Your N150m can’t buy my shoes or car, Prophet Ayodele fires back at power minister Adelabu

Human Rights

Dangote alleges corruption against NMPDRA boss who criticised his petrol quality in 2024

Oil and Gas

Digital tax deal with France threatens Nigeria’s data security — ADC, Northern Elders Forum

International Business

Natasha: Tinubu’s men persuading me to join APC, but I am staying in PDP

Elections

Bosun Tijani’s claim that terrorists use special tech to bounce off calls draws criticisms

Postlytics

How Ebonyi govt violated procurement laws in multi-billion naira road contracts

Contract awards

Nigerian govt: No restrictions on bank accounts due to lack of tax ID

Public Finance

Flash back: Akpabio’s senatorial zone got 21 agric projects in 2024 budget, food-belt states received nothing

Contract awards

Economic Analysis

Digital tax deal with France threatens Nigeria’s data security — ADC, Northern Elders Forum

International Business Yakubu Ibrahim -

THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that Nigeria’s recently signed digital tax agreement with France could compromise the country’s data security and expose...

Bosun Tijani’s claim that terrorists use special tech to bounce off calls draws criticisms

CBN gives PoS providers 30 days to link NIBSS, UPSL

PZ Cussons suspends sale of African subsidiaries as Nigerian economy strengthens

Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt record highest foreign reserves in Africa

Business

Postlytics

Bosun Tijani’s claim that terrorists use special tech to bounce off calls draws criticisms

Yakubu Ibrahim -

NIGERIANS are faulting Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, for saying that terrrorists are using...

Banking and Finance

CBN gives PoS providers 30 days to link NIBSS, UPSL

Yakubu Ibrahim -

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all acquirers, processors and payment terminal service providers to establish dual...

CBN gives PoS providers 30 days to link NIBSS, UPSL

Banking and Finance

PZ Cussons suspends sale of African subsidiaries as Nigerian economy strengthens

Real Sector and Manufacturing

Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt record highest foreign reserves in Africa

Banking and Finance

Full list of 82 CBN-approved BDC operators

Banking and Finance

Tinubu flies one $100m jet, Mahama proposes four for $125m but still uses commercial flights

Aviation

ECOWAS sets 2027 for single currency launch -44 years after first proposal

International Business

Interview

Our court victory has ended blasphemy laws that fall short of legal certainty – Okedara

Interview Economy Post -

Solomon Okedara is one of the most vibrant lawyers in West Africa. He is a human rights and digital right lawyer who gained prominent...

Kalu Aja to Tinubu: Give families cash to spend, waive taxes, import food

Big Investigations

How gold-for-arms trade fuels terror in Nigeria’s North-West (2)

Economy Post -

By Lami SADIQ As the vigilante commander in Zamfara, Rabiu Bawa knows the cost of defending such communities. “Just recently, I wanted to restructure my...

How gold-for-arms trade fuels terror in Nigeria’s North-West (1)

License imbroglio: Nigerian drivers trapped in FRSC broken system

Unlicensed investment platforms target Nigerians on Facebook, Instagram with AI-generated content and Meta Ads

Fact-Check

How Meta, Google Ads enable unlicensed health product campaigns exploiting Africans online (III)

From cure to con: How Africans seeking diabetes remedy are exploited on Facebook (II)

From cure to con: How Africans seeking diabetes remedy are exploited on Facebook (I)

Inside the coup that never happened: How social media fuelled false claims in Côte d’Ivoire

Government Business

Contract awards

How Ebonyi govt violated procurement laws in multi-billion naira road contracts

Economy Post -

By Olarenwaju OYEDEJI WHEN Emmanuel (real name withheld) first heard about the construction of an overhead and underpass bridge at...

Flash back: Akpabio’s senatorial zone got 21 agric projects in 2024 budget, food-belt states received nothing

Pat Utomi: Nigerian politicians are mostly idiots, they live in affluence, yet citizens can’t eat

Ngige remanded in Kuje amid Tinubu’s clampdown on Buhari’s loyalists

Yakubu-led INEC illegally awarded N41.3bn contracts for ballot papers to importers, oil & gas firms -AGF

Political Economy

Elections

Natasha: Tinubu’s men persuading me to join APC, but I am staying in PDP

Stella Odiche -

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has revealed that she has been repeatedly approached by individuals linked to the...

ECOWAS, Nigeria, AU denounce Benin failed coup attempt amid multiple arrests

Coup rocks Benin Republic as power struggle hits West Africa

My people deserve answers for troop withdrawal before Kebbi school abduction, senator tells defence minister

Tinubu nominates Fani-Kayode, Omokri, Yakubu, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi for ambassadorial roles

Education

Education

Nigeria’s academic union suspends strike after reaching compromise with govt

Stella Odiche -

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached a temporary compromise with the Nigerian government, suspending its ongoing...

Parents, students protest as ASUU begins two-week strike

Education

Nigerians demand JAMB registrar’s sack for incompetence

Education

One Nigerian senator earns N21m monthly, each senior professor gets N6m annually

Education

Polaris Bank loses N26bn loans granted to 6 ex-directors without collaterals

Business

Environment

Environment

Ogoni Clean-up: Where is Shell’s $572m largesse?

Yakubu Ibrahim -

CONTROVERSIES have continued to trail the use of $572 million largesse by SPDC Joint Venture Limited made up of...

Flood exposes poor state of Lagos roads, environment

Environment

International firms exit Nigeria leaving oil communities worse off

Business

Busted: Nigerian govt agency uses fake contractors to execute N1bn project

Economy

$1bn Ogoni clean-up project: Truths, half-truths and outright lies

Contract awards