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All the recent business news in Nigeria, economy and industry updates.

‘141m Nigerians will be in poverty this year’

At least 141million Nigerians are expected to be living in poverty this year, according to PwC’s Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026. The report titled: “Tu

Renovation: FCT schools struggle for space as students resume

Students of public primary and secondary schools in the FCT resumed for the second term on Monday, January 5, 2026, amid ongoing rehabilitation and ex

FG, states vote N900bn for ward development programme

The federal and state governments have voted N900bn from the federation account to the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), documents from

FirstBank meets N500bn recapitalisation

First Bank of Nigeria (FirstBank) has joined the list of lenders that have successfully met the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) minimum capital requir

Host communities ask FG to utilize South-South Seaports

The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON) has appealed to the Federal Government to utilize key seaports in the South-South zone