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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced that the rebranded Personal Pension Plan (PPP) has opened up new opportunities for Nigerians to make voluntary pension contributions, allowing Retirement Savings Account …

Nigeria’s Eurobond market experienced a dip in investor confidence this week as yields climbed by 10 basis points to 8.27 per cent, signalling renewed caution among investors ahead of the …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said that Nigeria has built strong economic buffers and resilience to withstand global and domestic financial shocks through …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared another strike — a two-week warning action that could lead to a full shutdown of Nigeria’s public universities if urgent steps …

Senegal’s international bonds fell sharply on Monday after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the West African nation’s credit rating, warning that it was becoming less certain the country would be able …

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the ongoing Keffi–Nasarawa–Toto Road project to Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory, bringing the total length of the corridor to 199 kilometres. …

Nigeria on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, officially reopened the newly renovated National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, now renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture & Creative Arts, after a …

Botswana’s economy suffered a major setback in the second quarter of 2025 as output from its diamond sector, the backbone of the country’s revenue, dropped sharply, triggering the steepest contraction …

The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has expressed optimism that the naira will appreciate further in the coming months, predicting that the exchange rate could strengthen to between …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has identified poor infrastructure maintenance and operational lapses as the major causes of the Abuja-Kaduna train derailment that happened on August 26, 2025. The …