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- 14 Dec 2023
SEC Seals Offices of Ready Finance for Engaging in Illegal Investment
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have sealed the premises of Ready Finance Investors Limited for allegedly engaging in illegal investment and other capital market activities. SEC in a…
- 27 Mar 2025
NNPC Ready to Go to Capital Market for IPO- CFIO
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced its readiness for the capital market with an Initial Public Offer (IPO) now in the final stage. Mr. Olugbenga Oluwaniyi, chief finance…
- 18 Sept 2014
IFC, Lafarge sign Deal for 260MW Power Plant
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank, and cement giant, Lafarge Nigeria Limited have signed a financing deal for the construction of a 260 Megawatts power plant…
- 6 Feb 2026
WIEG to host Nigeria’s first International Investment Summit in Lagos
World International Economic Group (WIEG) Nigeria has announced plans to host its inaugural International Investment Summit on Feb. 25 and 26 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Oniru, Victoria…
- 3 Jun 2022
African Guarantee, AfDB Empower Youth MSMEs in Nigeria
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, with the support of the African Development Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund, has launched a…
- 20 Sept 2018
Nigeria Air: Airline Operators Hail suspension
Following the suspension of Nigeria Air on Wednesday by the Federal Government, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have commended them for taking bold step to suspend the planned National Carrier…
- 8 Apr 2026
How Sterling Bank Is Empowering 1m Women with ₦500Bn
Sterling Bank, through its women focused initiative, OneWoman, convened a powerful gathering of women entrepreneurs, development finance institutions, ecosystem leaders, and business stakeholders at…
- 10 Jul 2018
AfDB Partners Nigeria to Bridge $3trn Infrastructure Gap
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it would assist the Nigerian government to bridge its infrastructure gap estimated to cost about 3 trillion dollars in the next 26 years. Mr Ebrima Faal,…
- 3 Feb 2021
Restorium Capital Unveils Products to Bridge Funding Gap
Restorium Capital Limited has introduced three products and services expected to bridge funding gaps in the financial market, make businesses more competitive and ensure job creation in the country.…
- 3 Mar 2019
UBA Group Launches Full Banking Operations in the UK
UBA group the global financial city of London has hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders last week as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United…
- 15 Mar 2010
NCP Sets up Committee to Probe Nitel Bidders
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has set up a seven-member ad-hoc committee to undertake further due diligence on the prospective investors that bid for the sale of Nigeria…
- 30 Jul 2013
Sidra Capital goes Live on Agile FT’s Agilis IMS Software
Sidra Capital (DIFC) Limited, a Category-3A company, licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), has completed the successful implementation of Agilis Investment Management Suite. The…
- 7 Feb 2026
Alawuba Advocates Security, Bankable Projects, Infrastructure Development to Promote South-East Vision
Oliver Alawuba, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on leaders and key stakeholders in the South-East to prioritise security and peace,…
- 30 Nov 2021
Osibanjo, Lawan, Others Seek Digitisation of NGX
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and a host…
- 22 Jul 2021
IFC Invests in Convergence Partners’ Fund to Boost Digital Access in Africa
To help strengthen broadband infrastructure and improve online access to digital services for individuals and businesses in more than 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, IFC announced that it…
- 14 May 2013
AfDB Says Infrastructure Project Bonds Require Improved Regulations
African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, said a new report launched by the African Development…
- 13 Feb 2015
FG Signs Pact for 1,000mw Solar Power Farm
Work is set to commence on a 1000 mega watts solar power farm in Kogi State. Already, the implementers of the project have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kogi State…
- 17 Apr 2026
AfriStakes Unveils Platform to Connect SMEs with Investors
AfriStakes has launched a new capital platform in Nigeria aimed at linking African small- and medium-scale enterprises with a broad range of investors in a move to address persistent funding gaps…
- 21 Jul 2013
Africa Endorse AfDB’s Africa50 Fund to Support Infrastructure
In a joint declaration issued in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19 July 2013, African institutions endorsed the AfDB’s Africa50 Fund as Africa’s vehicle to facilitate large-scale mobilization of resources and to…
- 8 Mar 2010
New Generation Consortium Needs $4.5Bn to Rejig Nitel
New Generation Telecommunications Consortium, the preferred bidder for the purchase of a controlling stake in Nitel/Mtel may have won the first phase of the battle for what is left of the beleaguered…
- 13 Feb 2026
IGP Designates Banks National Security Asset, Orders Crackdown on Cyber Frauds
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of Police (IGP), has declared Nigeria’s banking industry a strategic national asset, ordering an immediate intelligence-led crackdown on cybercriminal networks,…
- 7 Dec 2023
SEC DG Seeks Stakeholders Engagement to Ensure Nigeria Tap into $3.25tr Islamic Finance Industry
Lamido Yuguda, the Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has called for a stronger stakeholder engagement to enable Nigeria tap deeper into the Islamic finance industry…
- 14 Jan 2015
SmartCity Innovation Hub Tipped to Create 50,000 Direct Jobs
SmartCity Innovation Hub project, apart from galvanizing economic diversification and moving Nigeria towards a knowledge-based economy, the promoters said the technology focused Innovation Hub…
- 5 Dec 2022
Seedstars Launches a Program for Women-led Startups that Support Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Seedstars’s Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) program is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs) as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support programs…