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Two-fold energy cost jump strains corporates
Nigeria’s largest listed companies are facing an energy crisis that is changing the business landscape in the continent’s most populated market, a BusinessDay analysis has found. Data from the Nigerian Exchange Group shows that 10 of the top 30 firms saw their combined energy costs more ...
FG shifts tax burden from imports to consumption
Nigeria is fundamentally reimagining its revenue strategy, moving away from a traditional reliance on import and export duties in favour of a consumption-based tax system. Under the new 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures and Tariff Amendments, the Federal Government is slashing duties on essential commodit...
BusinessDay’s journalist takes Nigeria’s solar movement to Chatham House
Nigeria’s voice entered one of the most prestigious policy rooms in London when Dipo Oladehinde, head of the energy desk at BusinessDay, joined a Chatham House roundtable, representing Nigeria’s perspective on how the current Gulf crisis could either finally accelerate the global shift a...
Iheanacho delighted after brace sends Celtic into Cup final
Kelechi Iheanacho expressed his excitement after delivering a match-winning performance to help Celtic secure a place in the Scottish Cup final. The Nigerian forward came on with just seven minutes remaining in regulation time during the semi-final clash against St Mirren, but made a decisive impact...
Sugar production: FG tasks Flour Mills on 300,000MT target by 2030
The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, has tasked the management of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc on the need to expand the annual production capacity of its subsidiary, the Golden Sugar Company (GSC), to 300,000 metric tonnes by the year 2030. The Minister, accompanied by the Exec...
Kwa Falls: Nature’s spectacle worth beholding
From thick rainforests housing some national parks, towering mountains to undulating terrains, colourful festivals, beaches, wildlife and to waterfalls, Cross River offers a million thrills to visitors. The state, which is Nigeria’s foremost tourism destination, amid being home to half of the coun...
Labadi Beach Hotel targets intra-African growth, MICE opportunities at WTM Africa
Labadi Beach Hotel has used WTM Africa as a strategic platform to deepen market engagement, strengthen buyer relationships and position itself more strongly within Africa’s growing leisure and business travel ecosystem. Speaking at the event, George Ayisi, head of sales at Labadi Beach Hotel, said...
Nominations open for 8th Africa Tourism Leadership Awards
The nominations for the 8th Africa Tourism Leadership Awards are now open. As the premier pan-African industry honours, the awards recognize and celebrate the change-makers and innovations pioneered by Africans, in Africa, for the African travel, tourism, hospitality, and aviation sectors. The award...
Tourism, education summit closes in Lusaka, tasks sectors on reforms, implementation
One again, the Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies (ZITHS) has pulled through another successful edition of the annual Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Education Summit (THTES). This year, which is the fourth edition closed in Lusaka with a decisive shift from dialogue to delivery, s...
How instrumental are governors to presidential election success?
…What are Tinubu’s chances of victory in 32 governors’ domain? As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general election, a familiar political question has resurfaced: do governors truly control presidential outcomes in their states? With a wave of defections by opposition governors swelling ...
Terror financiers’ list: Nigerians task FG on decisive action
…Warn against absorption of ‘repentant’ terrorists by military Since the April release of the list of the financiers of terrorism across the country, commendations have been trailing the bold move by the Federal Government, which has repeatedly promised to release the list over a decade, until...
EPL: Cunha fires Man United to vital win over Chelsea
Manchester United secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, dealing a major blow to the Blues’ hopes of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League. A first-half goal from Matheus Cunha proved decisive, as Michael Carrick’s side strengthened their gr...
Stakeholders demand policy action on women’s economic inclusion in mining, agriculture
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s mining and agriculture sectors have called for urgent policy reforms to improve women’s access to finance, land, and decision-making, warning that persistent structural barriers continue to limit their economic contributions. The call was made at a high-level roundtable...
2027: ADP in spotlight, held strategic NEC meeting amidst speculative merger
…As INEC held verification exercises for the party Opposition leaders in Nigeria are actively exploring the Action Democratic Party (ADP) as a potential alternative platform, alongside other parties, ahead of the 2027 general elections, as uncertainty room in African Democratic Party (ADC). So...
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