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By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, October 28 (Radarr Africa) – Niger has imposed an overnight curfew on petrol sales across the country after a fuel shortage spread to the …
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, October 28 (Radarr Africa) – Nigeria climbed seven places to 11th in Rand Merchant Bank’s (RMB) 2026/27 ranking of Africa’s most attractive investment destinations, …
A CBN Business Expectations Survey for July 2026 found 70.8% of Nigerian firms see high and multiple taxation as their most pressing constraint, ahead of insecurity and interest rates.
The NGX All-Share Index fell from 250,667.86 on 5 October to 247,313.94 on 19 October, taking market value to ₦160.58 trillion, as the Dangote refinery listing looms.
Nigeria’s merchandise exports rose 18.77% to ₦27.02 trillion in Q2 2026, with non-crude exports larger than crude for the first time in comparable NBS data.
Nigeria’s real GDP grew 4.43% year on year in Q2 2026 as inflation slowed to 15.39% in August, the central bank cut rates to 23% and reserves hit an 18-year …
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele warned in Bangkok that reversing fuel subsidy removal would spark capital flight, weaken the naira and hurt ordinary Nigerians most.
NNPC says it has finished a baseline assessment for its planned listing and is fixing governance and financial reporting gaps, though no date is set.
Lagos State’s gaming regulator has given telecom operators and VAS platforms 30 days to confirm that betting firms on their networks hold valid state licences.
Energy inflation in Nigeria jumped to 10.85% in September from 4.69% in August, even as headline inflation eased to 14.63%.
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