1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (227+ words) In an endorsement of its market growth and innovation, Prospera Finance Limited has been honoured at the prestigious BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs award. Dr. Joshua Obinna, the Chief Executive Officer of Prospera Finance Limited, Umesegha, received the coveted ‘Next Bull Award…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (652+ words) Rescue and emergency workers in Enugu, on Sunday, rescued four persons trapped in a partially collapsed, incomplete hotel construction site, while one person is feared dead. The four-storey building situated at Independence Layout, Enugu, was said to have collapsed early…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (706+ words) Independent Newspaper Nigeria Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Surging As Fibre Backbone Is Under Threat Nigeria processed N1.053 quadrillion in electronic payments in the first quarter of 2026, the highest single-quarter total recorded in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s payment data series since…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (349+ words) The stakeholders will converge at the 2026 edition of the FirstBank Agric and Export Expo which would be the fifth of it’s kind, scheduled for September 16 and 17 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. Themed, “From Farm to Global Markets: Building Nigeria’s…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (554+ words) APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, is stepping up efforts to ease persistent bottlenecks in the country’s export logistics chain, targeting a significant increase in rail evacuation and introducing round-the-clock barge operations in Q4 2026. The initiatives were announced at the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (174+ words) A four-storey building under construction and reportedly being developed as a hotel collapsed in Enugu City at about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, leaving six persons feared trapped beneath the rubble. The victims are believed to be construction workers who had been residing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1497+ words) …Capital From ₦4.65trn Banking Recap Can Fund Productive Sector – Experts ABUJA – The real test of Nigeria’s ₦4.65 trillion banking recapitalisa­tion may have little to do with how much stronger banks’ bal­ance sheets have become and everything to do with whether…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1580+ words) Nigeria’s aviation sector is a boiling pot. The heat is rising from every direction – multiple taxation, infrastructure decay, unpaid services, union agitation, policy inconsistency, reputational crises, and an operating environment that punishes even the most disciplined operator. For over three…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (429+ words) ABUJA – The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for stronger partnerships with Denmark to deploy technology, expertise and investment in transforming Nigeria’s maritime sector. Oyetola made the call in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a bilateral meeting with…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1015+ words) Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and Lagos State Government has articulated a shared vision for unlocking value in Africa’s second-largest city economy, and positioning Lagos on the path to becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2052. This is as Infrastructure, investment and public-private…...