Month: July 2025

United Capital Asset Management, a subsidiary of United Capital Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing financial inclusion and investment knowledge. The Company held the second edition of its flagship Investment Forum in Lagos with the theme, ‘Advancing Financial Inclusion through Investments: Bridging Nigeria’s Knowledge and Wealth Gap’. The event brought together dignitaries, capital market […]

The Nigeria Green Bond Market Development Programme (NGBMDP), a strategic collaboration between FMDQ Group Plc and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa), has announced the launch of an innovative Sustainable Finance Bootcamp aimed at empowering Nigerian enterprises to build climate-resilient and socially impactful businesses. The FMDQ, which made this known, said that “in the global […]

Economic activities in Nigeria’s private sector expanded further in June 2025, albeit at a slower pace compared to the previous month, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed in its latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report. According to the report, the Composite PMI stood at 51.6 points in June, down from 52.1 in May, […]

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has inducted 96 new members at its 2025 cohort induction ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the institute’s six-year history and strengthening its position as Nigeria’s premier professional body for sustainability practitioners. In his keynote address titled “The Future of Sustainability in a Volatile Global System: Implications for […]

The Nigerian Foreign exchange market has witnessed enhanced stability in exchange rates, largely attributed to improved supply conditions of foreign currencies, especially the USD. This development has helped temper volatility that had previously been driven by geopolitical tensions and shifting central bank policies. Analysts in the financial market have attributed the stability in the foreign […]

Economic analysts have projected a stronger outlook for Nigeria in the second half of 2025, buoyed by improved foreign exchange liquidity, rising oil production, and the impact of sustained reforms by the fiscal and monetary authorities. In separate mid-year reports, analysts at Cordros Securities Limited and FSDH Research expressed optimism that the economy would consolidate […]

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) and experts in good governance have expressed worry over the National Assembly’s (NASS) endless investigations of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), declaring them a waste of the nation’s resources. They argued that since most of the probes border on financial and administrative malfeasance, their continued delay, abandonment and endlessness portend […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has dismissed speculations of mass defections from its fold into the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The PDP, instead, said its members are  unflinchingly loyal to the party and its determination to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels. These were part of resolutions […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Oyo State Command, has arrested five members of a kidnap group operating in Ipapo, Okaka and other communities in the Itesiwaju local government area of the state. The command’s public relations officer, Adewale Osifeso, a chief superintendent of police, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the publication of the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2000 to 2019. SERAP is also asking President Tinubu to direct the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to name […]