Nigeria’s Amos Dangut Becomes WAEC Registrar
A Nigerian examiner now runs the board behind school-leaving exams in five West African nations; nearly two million sat it...
October 4, 2026Section
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Nigeria Court Freezes Lagos Property in Abacha Land Row
A Nigerian court has put a Victoria Island plot in Lagos under a receiver in a dispute brought by the...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria’s US$376 Minimum Wage Ask Would Lift Inflation
Nigerian civil servants are striking for a US$376 monthly minimum wage, seven times today's floor. A leading economist says US$94...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria Stocks Near Record on Mostly Short-Term Inflows
Nigeria's stock market has more than tripled since 2023 and is worth about US$122 billion, but 95% of early-2026 foreign...
October 4, 2026
Dangote Refinery IPO Draws ‘Enormous’ Demand in Nigeria
Nigeria's US$1.6 billion Dangote Refinery IPO closes on 13 October. Shares cost about US$0.39 each, and Africa's richest man says...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria Uses AI to Turn Youth Ideas Into Policy
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, will use AI to sort what young people say at its first national youth conference...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria Drafts AI Ad Rules With US$75,000 Penalty
Nigeria's competition regulator drafted rules requiring firms to register AI marketing, with a penalty of US$75,000 or 1% of turnover,...
October 3, 2026
Nigeria’s CBN Absorbs US$13.2bn in September OMO Bills
Nigeria's central bank mopped up about US$13.2 billion in OMO bills in September; US$8.2 billion matured back, a net US$5.0...
October 3, 2026
Nigeria Stocks Fall 0.16% as Banks Drag
Nigeria's NGX All-Share Index fell 0.16% to 250,808 on 2 October as banks slipped, while the September PMI rose to...
October 3, 2026