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Economic Analysis

Ibadan DisCo records 10MW as others hit zero nationwide

OUT of all the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria, only Ibadan had some form of power as at 3.30pm on Friday. While Ibadan...

Business

Standard Chartered names Ayodeji Adelagun acting CEO for Nigeria

STANDARD Chartered Bank Nigeria has appointed Mr Ayodeji 'Deji' Adelagun as acting chief executive officer of its Nigerian operations,...

RMB seals $285m financing to support BlueCore’s takeover of Axxela

RAND Merchant Bank (RMB), a subsidiary of FirstRand Group, has completed a $285 million acquisition financing for BlueCore InfraCo...

Interview

We want to make Nigeria’s industrial dream come true, says Nnoli, CEO, Zubnol Recycling

MR Chukwubuike Nnoli is not new in Nigeria’s entrepreneurship space. He founded Zubnol Ventures in 2011, which later metamorphosed into Zubnol Investment Limited. Currently, he...

Big Investigations

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

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...

Fact-Check

Government Business

Civil Defence spends 96% of its budget on personnel despite rising insecurity

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will spend 96 percent of its 2026 budget on personnel despite...

Political Economy

Rivers chief judge refuses to constitute investigative panel on Fubara, deputy

THE Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has formally declined a request to establish a 7-member...

Education

How Obasanjo’s govt hired a top US lobbyist Goodworks International to boost Nigeria’s image

FOLLOWING the recent engagement of a top United States lobbyist by the Bola Tinubu administration to boost Nigeria's image...

Environment

Supreme Court sends Nestoil, Neconde case back to appeal court over legal representation dispute

The Supreme Court in Abuja, sitting on Monday with a panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro, directed all...