Tag: Nigeria Economy
Naira Holds Near N1,333 as Dollar Sells Above N1,380 in Parallel...
Nigeria's currency remains relatively steady in official trading as foreign reserves climb above $55 billion, while businesses and households continue to face different dollar...
Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Copying His Fuel Subsidy Plan
Former Nigerian Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of copying his proposal for a...
Nigeria Public Servants Begin Nationwide Strike Over Economic Hardship
Public servants across Nigeria began a three day warning strike on October 2 after unions said the federal government had failed to adequately address...
Nigeria at 66: NLC Demands for Higher Wages and Lower Fuel...
ABUJA, Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for an immediate reduction in petrol prices, a nationwide wage award and fresh negotiations on the...
Dangote Refinery Opens Historic 2.15 trillion Naira IPO, Giving Nigerians Chance...
LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, millions of Nigerians have known the Dangote name from bags of cement, sugar and, more recently, petrol stations supplied...
Dangote’s Kenya Refinery Raises Questions Over Nigeria’s Commercial Diplomacy
As Aliko Dangote prepares to invest between 15 billion and 16 billion dollars in a major oil refinery in Kenya, an important question is...
Atiku Accuses Tinubu Government of Borrowing Spree, Warns Businesses Are Losing...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of sharply increasing domestic borrowing, saying the practice is competing...
Foreign Investors Pull N266 Billion From Nigerian Stocks as Equity Outflows...
LAGOS, Nigeria — Foreign portfolio investors withdrew a net N266.07 billion from Nigerian equities between January and July 2026, a sharp increase from the...
Atiku Targets Tinubu’s Economic Reforms, Promises Relief as 2027 Race Intensifies
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has intensified his attack on President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, accusing the government of weakening household...
NSCDC Warns Mining Operators Over Legal Violations
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s civil defence authorities have warned mining operators that claiming ignorance of the law will not protect them from prosecution as...
