Nigeria’s ambition to become food self-sufficient is facing serious setbacks as the rising cost of farm inputs is pushing many smallholder farmers out of production and making food more expensive …
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Nigeria’s Food Crisis Deepens as Ethiopia’s Grain Success Offers a Roadmap
While Nigerians continue to battle hunger and high food prices, experts say the country can learn valuable lessons from Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation. Ethiopia has successfully moved from being a net …
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Kenya SGR Passenger Numbers Keep Falling, but Cargo Transport Hits New High in 2025
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), one of East Africa’s major transport investments, is seeing a major shift in usage. While passenger numbers have continued to fall for the third year …
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Togo has emerged as the top performer in public debt management within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in the first half of 2025, recording the sharpest decline …
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Lasaco Assurance Unveils New Insurance Scheme for Farmers
Lasaco Assurance Plc has introduced a new insurance product designed to protect Nigerian farmers and agricultural cooperatives against risks in the agriculture sector. The company presented its Cooperative Insurance Scheme …
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The World Bank has issued a stern warning about the rapid rise of extreme poverty in Nigeria, saying the country is now one of 39 economies where conflict and instability …
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Nigeria, Netherlands Begin Talks to Review Double Taxation Deal in Line with New Tax Laws
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially started discussions with the Kingdom of the Netherlands to renegotiate the existing Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the two countries. The fresh …
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Lagos Declares Real Estate Practice Without LASRERA Registration Illegal
The Lagos State Government has declared it illegal for anyone to operate in the real estate sector without proper registration with the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA). The …
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has endorsed the Ogun State Government’s approach to plastic waste management, describing its ‘Blue Box’ and ‘Plastics for Cash’ initiatives as forward-thinking and economically …
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NUPRC Generates N28.11bn from Oil Licence Fees in Five Months
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has generated a total of N28.11 billion in miscellaneous oil revenue between January and May 2025. This amount, which was fully remitted to …