Nigeria Education Inflation Jumps to 10.72% as Last Year’s Dip Lifts the Rate
Nigeria education inflation rose to 10.72% in August 2026 from 7.51%, yet school prices rose only 0.17% in the month....
September 21, 2026Section
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Nigeria’s Business Lending Rate Falls to 29.2 Percent, Lowest in 2026
Nigeria's average maximum lending rate to businesses fell to about 29.2 percent in August 2026, the lowest this year, but...
September 21, 2026
Nigeria’s Tinubu Skips UN General Assembly for Third Straight Year
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will miss the UN General Assembly for a third straight year, sending Vice President Kashim Shettima...
September 21, 2026
Nigeria Earmarks Upper 6GHz Band to Ease Mobile Network Congestion
Nigeria's telecom regulator has earmarked the upper 6GHz band for mobile networks, a key step to ease congestion in Africa's...
September 21, 2026
Chinese Shareholders Battle for Control of Nigerian Ceramics Company
Chinese owners of a combined 65 percent of Crown Ceramics Nigeria Limited say a minority shareholder has blocked them from...
September 20, 2026
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa to Buy Dangote Shares for 500 Youths
Ondo Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa will buy Dangote Group shares for 500 young entrepreneurs, framing the pledge as wealth creation and...
September 20, 2026
Lagos APC Orders Candidates to Stay in Nigeria Until 2027 Polls
Lagos APC chairman Cornelius Ojelabi told all party candidates on 19 September 2026 to stay in Nigeria until after the...
September 20, 2026Nigeria Tax Ombud Says Multiple Levies Still Hurting Businesses
Nigeria’s Tax Ombud says overlapping levies still raise business costs. A Central Bank survey put multiple taxes at 70.8 percent...
September 20, 2026FirstBank CEO Calls Agriculture and Exports Key to Nigeria Diversification
FirstBank CEO Olusegun Alebiosu says agriculture and exports are critical to Nigeria’s diversification, as the sector earns 4.1% of export...
September 20, 2026