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Nigeria-China trade hits $18bn in H1’26

Nigeria’s aquatic products have secured zero-tariff access to China’s market of about 1.4 billion consumers under a new protocol, as bilateral t…

Why your bank might not pay dividends for years, by Dele Sobowale

Perhaps there is some truth in the statement that “when an old man dies, you lose a library”. At 82+ and 39 years writing on this page, I have b…

Manufacturers groan as rising credit, production costs threaten recovery

"The exchange rate, the tax reform has given hope that we are now going to have a tax system that supports productivity and incentivizes it"

Itsekiri global homecoming

A single stick breaks, but together we stand like a bundle of strength across the land By Peter Ogbobine Among the Itsekiri people, there is an…

India-Nigeria trade hits $9bn as firms deepen local production

The expanding corporate presence also signals a shift from an export-driven relationship towards local production. Indian companies are increasi…

ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa

Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze holds three degrees in economics, all with distinction. When, on August 11, 2026, lecturers of the Abia State…

Growing menace of infrastructure vandalism

The perceived stripping of metal fittings from a flyover bridge around Alakija, Lagos, is another frightening reminder of the growing menace of…

Hope rises for Enugu retirees as govt approves N32,000 pension

By Chinedu Adonu Hope has risen among pensioners in Enugu State following the approval of a new minimum pension of N32,000 for local government…

Anglican Bishop to leaders: Make citizens’ welfare yardstick of governance

He also urged Christians not to leave elections and political affairs in the hands of ungodly people, stressing the need for them to actively pa…

Health colleges: Provosts urge Tinubu to lift 7-year moratorium

The association urged government to exempt the institutions and ensure accreditation processes remain accessible.

Why Adeleke won again in Osun

FOR the second time in four years, the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, lost a governorship election in Osun State

Power crisis: Hospitals groan as electricity costs soar, warn of higher healthcare costs

…Operators seek govt relief, tax incentives to sustain investmentsBy Chioma Obinna Rising electricity tariffs and mounting operating costs are p…

Congo Ebola outbreak explodes to 4,665 cases, 2,184 deaths

…579 cases, 304 deaths recorded in one week as outbreak spreads to six provincesBy Chioma Obinna The deadly Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbr…

Lagos upgrades hospitals, plans head and neck centre in Somolu

…Ojo 280-bed hospital 85% completeBy Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government has stepped up monitoring of major hospital projects as the 280-be…

Trump orders reduction of US-South Korea military drills, ‘not happy’ with exercises

US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling…

Triumph against tyranny: Dickson, Keyamo, Murray-Bruce, Dino, Rhodes-Vivour congratulate Adeleke

By Nwafor Sunday Former Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; former Sen…

Osun election: HURIWA commends voters, INEC, security agencies, condemns vote buying

— Says poll offers Nigeria roadmap for peaceful, credible elections By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on…

'Democracy has won': Tambuwal congratulates Adeleke

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-electio…