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Northern Billionaires split biggest chunk of Jaiz Bank’s N4.91bn dividend
Nigeria’s premier non-interest financial institution, Jaiz Bank Plc recently got shareholders approval for a massive 57 percent increase in its dividend payout to 11 kobo per share following a stellar financial year 2025....
Manufacturing
Manufacturers feel the heat of rising energy costs
The sharp rise in energy costs has had a profound effect on Nigerian manufacturers, especially as power has now become one of the most significant contributors to production costs...
Editor | Oct 21, 2024
Economy
Economic Week Ahead: World Bank/IMF spring meeting in focus 
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual spring meeting will take centre stage this week with pressing  global economic discussions starting Monday. ...
Editor | Oct 19, 2024
Energy
Balancing the burden: Why Nigeria’s energy subsidies need a shift
Nigeria, like many nations, has implemented various policies over the years, but policy failures have become a recurring theme in the country’s governance....
Editor | Oct 18, 2024
Economy
Picking up the pieces: How Nigeria’s economy can bounce back
Money is not Nigeria's problem, but how to spend it"—this statement is famously attributed to General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military head of state from 1966 to 1975...
Editor | Oct 18, 2024
Economy
Nigeria’s economy riding on three deflated tyres - World Bank
Nigeria is riding solely on its monetary tyre, with the fiscal, social and investment tyres missing and holding back gains of painful reforms, according to the World Bank....
Editor | Oct 18, 2024
Economy
Why Nigeria's population explosion must deliver economic gains
Nigeria's economy is not growing fast enough to meet the basic needs of its over 200 million people, plagued by widening inequalities and rising poverty. From a population of 44.9 million in 1960...
Editor | Oct 17, 2024
Stock Market
Aradel: Should investors buy most capitalised oil stock on NGX?
It took Aradel within one day of being listed on the Nigerian Exchange to become the largest listed oil and gas stock, surpassing Seplat and Oando....
Editor | Oct 16, 2024
Aviation
Air travelers wait for planes that won’t take off as fleet shrinks
Passengers are increasingly crowding airport terminals across Nigeria, waiting for planes that may not arrive. Airlines delay and sometimes cancel flights due to the high cost of spare parts and maintenance...
Editor | Oct 16, 2024
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