CBN Eases Market Rules, Opens OMO Window To Wider Investors
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a fresh set of financial-market reforms that could significantly reshape liquidity management, money-market operations and participation in Nigeria’s fixed-income market. Through a recent circular issued to…
German Companies Cut US Investment To Three-Year Low, Data Show
German companies slashed investments in the United States to a three-year low in the first half of 2026, as Trump administration policies fed uncertainty between the transatlantic trading partners. First-half direct investments plunged by nearly…
US August Consumer Sentiment Weakens Amid Unexpected Dip In Retail Sales
The US consumer sentiment weakened materially in August from July as consumers worried about rising living costs due to the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed Friday. According to a preliminary reading released by the University of Michigan…
US Says Nigeria Failed Fiscal Transparency Test In 2025
Nigeria failed to meet the United States government’s minimum fiscal transparency requirements in 2025. The finding was contained in the 2026 fiscal transparency report released by the US department of state, on Thursday. According to the report, Nigeria…
Rights Group Demands Probe Of Akwa Ibom 5-Star Hotel, 19 Years After
By Patrick Titus, Uyo The Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called on the Akwa Ibom State Government to constitute a probe panel of inquiry to investigate and bring to public notice, the profit and loss status of the…
NRS Chairman Adedeji Denies $279m Frontier Fund Fraud Allegation
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has debunked report connecting the agency to the alleged illegal transfer of $279 million from the Frontier Exploration Fund, describing the report as fake news sponsored by…
Operationalize Ministry of Livestock Dev – KACRAN Urges Tinubu
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria [KACRAN] has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his bold step in demonstrating serious interest in Nigeria’s Livestock Industry through the creation of…
Customs Operation Whirlwind Zone B Arrests Tanker With 45,000 Litres of Fuel
By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi The National Coordinating office of the Operation Whirlwind Zone B, incharge of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States has declared that it has arrested a tanker-load of 45,000 litres of PMS suspected to belong to smugglers.…
Sarcastic Sunday: What Does Northern Nigeria Actually Contribute To The Federation? Let The Figures Speak
By Mohammed Bello Doka Oh, the irony. Here we are in 2026, still fielding that tired question: “What does the North bring to Nigeria?” As if the federation were a potluck dinner where the South shows up with oil rigs and skyscrapers, while the North…
Kamba Branch To Reach Out To Rural Communities – Fidelity MD
By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi The Managing Director of the Fedility Bank, Dr. Mrs Nweka Onyeali-Ikpe has revealed that management of the Fedility Bank has opened it new branch in Kamba town under Dandi Local Government area of Kebbi State in order…