Business Naira Under Pressure Again as Dollar Hits ₦1,382 in Parallel Market by Abayomi Aiyepola September 29, 2026 0 The naira is trading around ₦1,382 to the dollar in Nigeria’s parallel market, although actual buy and sell rates vary ... Read more
Business Why Nigerians Are Yet to Feel Lower Farm Prices at the Market, Agriculture Minister Explains by Abayomi Aiyepola September 19, 2026 0 Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari says food production has increased, but weak processing, distribution, productivity and other supply-chain gaps are keeping ... Read more
Business Modi Looks to Nigeria for Oil as Abuja Chases a $15bn Trade Comeback by Abayomi Aiyepola September 15, 2026 0 India wants more Nigerian crude. Abuja wants the relationship to become much bigger than oil. The two countries are now ... Read more
Business Nigeria Pumps 1.68m Barrels a Day: Four Months Inside OPEC Quota, But Where Is the Benefit? by Abayomi Aiyepola September 14, 2026 0 Nigeria's crude oil and condensate output rose to 1.68 million barrels per day in August, keeping the country within its ... Read more
Politics Uber’s Exit Becomes Atiku’s Latest Case Against Tinubu’s Economic Policies by Abayomi Aiyepola September 14, 2026 0 Atiku Abubakar has seized on Uber’s exit from Nigeria to attack President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, accusing the administration of ... Read more
Business 22 Days, Four Hikes: Petrol Price Now ₦1,350 and Nigerians Are Feeling It by Abayomi Aiyepola September 12, 2026 0 Dangote Refinery has raised petrol to ₦1,350 per litre, the fourth increase since August 21, adding fresh pressure on Nigerian ... Read more
Business Investors Bid ₦1.73tn for Nigerian Government Bonds by Abayomi Aiyepola August 19, 2026 0 Investors submitted ₦1.73tn worth of bids for Federal Government bonds, underscoring strong demand for Nigerian debt instruments. Read more
Business Nigeria’s 36 States Budget ₦40tn as Capital Spending Falls by Abayomi Aiyepola August 19, 2026 0 State budgets have surged to about ₦40tn in 2026, yet the fall in capital spending raises questions about what Nigerians ... Read more
Business Nigerians Abroad Send $1.29bn Home in First Quarter 2026 by Abayomi Aiyepola August 19, 2026 0 Nigerians abroad sent a record $1.29bn through international money transfer operators in the first quarter, highlighting the growing importance of ... Read more
Business Inflation Eases to 15.43% but Food Prices Still Put Pressure on Nigerians by Abayomi Aiyepola August 18, 2026 0 Nigeria's inflation rate eased to 15.43% in July 2026, but rising food prices continue to put pressure on household budgets. Read more