Cascador, a Nigeria-focused platform for growth-stage founders, and Sterling Bank, a mid-size Nigerian commercial bank, have set up a $200 million fund to help small Nigerian businesses and startups get bank loans by sharing the risk of borrowers defaulting. The partners say the SME Credit Backst...
government
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing cases of rights violations in the country, revealing that it received a total of 338,810 complaints in September alone. According to the Commission, the ma...
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Pig farmers in Ogun State have lost over N5bn to an outbreak of African Swine Fever, prompting protests for government compensation and soft loans. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-pig-farmers-lose-n5bn-to-african-swine-fever/...
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has declared that algorithms must never determine the outcome of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Amupitan made the declaration at the Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Forum 2026 in A...
Local
New appointees to be inaugurated Thursday By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Olatunbosun Sunday Ogunbanwo and five others as permanent secretaries in the state civil service. Ogunbanwo, a media relations and publ...
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a proposed $14 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year to the General Assembly’s budget committee, chaired by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim. Presenting the pro...
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The feat comes more than three decades after Mike Bamiloye began the original production with N5,000. The post ‘Agbara Nla: The Return’ remake records biggest non-December Nollywood opening appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has accused Atiku Abubakar of hypocrisy, citing the liquidation of Nigeria Airways during his time as Vice President. Read More: https://punchng.com/keyamo-slams-atiku-over-nigeria-airways-collapse/...
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By Favour Ulebor Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term after securing 172 votes in an election conducted by the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The Federal Government announced the election in a st...
schools
… Ambassador Braimah asks Tempus Foundation to increase allocation By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, Engr. Abass Braimah, has called for an increase in the number of scholarship slots allocated to Nigerian students under the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship...
safety
Ghana has repatriated 120 Nigerians arrested during a cybercrime crackdown, with authorities alleging that the individuals had been trafficked to the country and forced to work in cybercrime operations. Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam G...
business
For Nigeria’s small and medium-sized businesses, growth is often discussed through the lens of access to finance. Yet, while capital remains critical, the ability to reach customers, build visibility, and access credible marketplaces is just as important to turning a promising bu...
business
*Energy, transport account for $61.4bn; 17 mega-projects require $72.3bn *Foreign investors to enjoy 100% foreign ownership, tax incentives *FG promises clearer business rules, new incentives to attract investment *Nigeria’s next reforms to focus on food, power, jobs, business ef...
