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Why cooking gas prices are high despite falling costs
Source: Standard Media

Why cooking gas prices are high despite falling costs

Despite a big drop in the cost of imported cooking gas (LPG) and new players entering the market, the price of cooking gas in Kenya has remained unchanged over the past two years....

State unveils Sh4 trillion infrastructure overhaul plan
Source: Standard Media

State unveils Sh4 trillion infrastructure overhaul plan

The government is set to table a Bill in Parliament to establish the National Infrastructure Fund, a key initiative by President Ruto aimed at mobilising Sh4 trillion for development projects....

ANDPAD Launches English Web Version for Global Users
Source: Business Post Nigeria

ANDPAD Launches English Web Version for Global Users

Time zone settings for regional standard times now available TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 October 2025 – ANDPAD Inc. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Di...

Bulls Retain Control of Nigerian Exchange as Index Rises 0.50%
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Bulls Retain Control of Nigerian Exchange as Index Rises 0.50%

By Dipo Olowookere The bulls maintained dominance on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited for another trading session despite an attempt by the bears to disrupt the growth in the portfolio...

Nyota fund: Power to the youth or another rip-off?
Source: Standard Media

Nyota fund: Power to the youth or another rip-off?

Economists and trade analysts have raised questions about the impact that the Sh5 billion Nyota programme will create in empowering new sustainable businesses for the youth....

NNPC Raises Petrol Price to N992 Per Litre from N865
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NNPC Raises Petrol Price to N992 Per Litre from N865

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, has been increased at retail stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Business Post...

Stanbic IBTC Helps UAC Nigeria With Acquisition of CHI Limited
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Stanbic IBTC Helps UAC Nigeria With Acquisition of CHI Limited

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The landmark acquisition of CHI Limited by UAC Nigeria Plc was supported by Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Business Post learned. The leading financial services provider helped UAC N...

Dangote Sugar Floats N50bn Commercial Paper
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Dangote Sugar Floats N50bn Commercial Paper

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Subscription for the N50 billion Series 15 and 16 commercial paper sale of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has commenced. The exercise is under the N300 billion commercial paper issua...

Bank of Industry, Bumpa Support 200 Youth-focused MSMEs
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Bank of Industry, Bumpa Support 200 Youth-focused MSMEs

By Adedapo Adesanya The Bank of Industry (BoI) has forged a strategic partnership with e-commerce solutions platform, Bumpa, to empower 200 youth-owned Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in...

Nigerian talouden murros ja digitaalisen liiketoiminnan nousu
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Nigerian talouden murros ja digitaalisen liiketoiminnan nousu

Nigerian talous uudessa kasvuvaiheessa Nigerian talous on kulkenut pitkän tien öljyriippuvuudesta monipuolisempaan ja kestävämpään kasvuun. Afrikan väkirikkaimpana maana Nigeria on alueellinen talousv...

Popular Nigerian Cleric Uma Ukpai Dies
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Popular Nigerian Cleric Uma Ukpai Dies

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A famous Nigerian Christian cleric, Reverend Uma Ukpai, has reportedly died at the age of 80. However, the family of the popular televangelist has yet to issue a statement on the...

Mokyr, Aghion, Howitt Clinch 2025 Economics Nobel Prize
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Mokyr, Aghion, Howitt Clinch 2025 Economics Nobel Prize

By Adedapo Adesanya The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to the trio of Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghio...

ASUU Strike: FG Threatens to Enforce No Work, No Pay Policy
Source: Business Post Nigeria

ASUU Strike: FG Threatens to Enforce No Work, No Pay Policy

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has reiterated its No Work, No Pay policy on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which embarked on a two-week warning strike on Monday. The gove...

Report Exposes Fragile Financial Position of Nigerian SMEs
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Report Exposes Fragile Financial Position of Nigerian SMEs

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A yet-to-be-released survey conducted by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed the fragile financial position of millions of small businesses in Nigeria. The study, Nigeria’s...

European Commission Accelerating Africa’s Energy Partnership
Source: Business Post Nigeria

European Commission Accelerating Africa’s Energy Partnership

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh The geopolitical situation is driving the European Commission to step up its investment influence across Africa, making consistent efforts at capitalizing on and exploring seve...

Ellah Lakes, Chams, Fidelity Bank Lead NGX Weekly Activity Chart
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Ellah Lakes, Chams, Fidelity Bank Lead NGX Weekly Activity Chart

By Dipo Olowookere The activity chart of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited was led last week by the trio of Ellah Lakes, Chams Holding Company, and Fidelity Bank, accounting for 430.968 million unit...

How debt burden is denying the sick critical services
Source: Standard Media

How debt burden is denying the sick critical services

For every Sh100 collected from taxpayers, about Sh76 is used to service the interest on loans, leaving little for education, health and other essential services....

Manufacturers borrow Sh17b more on low interest market
Source: Standard Media

Manufacturers borrow Sh17b more on low interest market

A relaxed monetary policy saw manufacturers borrow Sh17.2 billion more in the second quarter of this year, even as growth in the sector slowed down compared to the same period in 2024....

Coffee sales at Nairobi exchange hit Sh36b
Source: Standard Media

Coffee sales at Nairobi exchange hit Sh36b

Coffee trade at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) in 2024/2025 financial year grew to Sh35.6 billion, marking an increase of Sh10.1 billion from the previous year....

Insecurity: Tinubu Goes to Rome for Aqaba Process Meeting
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Insecurity: Tinubu Goes to Rome for Aqaba Process Meeting

By Modupe Gbadeyanka President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, October 12, 2025, departed Abuje for Rome, the capital of Italy for the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting starting on Tues...

Nigeria’s Debt Rises 2.01% to N152.4trn in Q2 of 2025
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Nigeria’s Debt Rises 2.01% to N152.4trn in Q2 of 2025

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Latest figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO) have revealed that the total public debt of Nigeria increased by N3.01 trillion or 2.01 per cent to N152.40 trillion in the s...

ASUU Declares Two-Week Strike from October 13
Source: Business Post Nigeria

ASUU Declares Two-Week Strike from October 13

By Modupe Gbadeyanka University lecturers in Nigeria under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will on Monday, October 13, 2025, commence a two-week industrial action. The act...

NUPRC Blames PENGASSAN for Oil Production Decline in September
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NUPRC Blames PENGASSAN for Oil Production Decline in September

By Adedapo Adesanya The decline in crude oil production recorded by Nigeria in September 2025 has been attributed to the short industrial action embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural G...

Ooni Declares End to Ife–Modakeke Crisis
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Ooni Declares End to Ife–Modakeke Crisis

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday declared an end to the Ife-Modakeke crisis when he visited the Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Joseph Olubiyi Toriola, Ajibise Ogo...

Analysis: Breakdown of Tinubu’s 175 Presidential Pardons
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Analysis: Breakdown of Tinubu’s 175 Presidential Pardons

By Adedapo Adesanya The Presidency on Saturday released the comprehensive list of 175 convicts and former convicts granted presidential pardon and clemency by President Bola Tinubu. The list, which in...

Why IMF is yet to seal deal with Kenya
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Why IMF is yet to seal deal with Kenya

Any new IMF programme is expected to come with stringent conditions, likely including deep spending cuts, reforms to bloated State-owned enterprises, and enhanced tax measures....

NASD Index Records 0.54% Decline
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NASD Index Records 0.54% Decline

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange depreciated by 0.54 per cent on Friday, October 10 as result of losses posted by three stocks on the trading platform. The culp...

Dangote Cement Lifts NGX Market Capitalisation Above N93trn
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Dangote Cement Lifts NGX Market Capitalisation Above N93trn

By Dipo Olowookere The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited crossed the N83 trillion valuation on Friday, helped by the duo of industrial goods and consumer goods sectors. The...

Crude Oil Drops 3% as Trump Threatens Massive China Tariffs
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Crude Oil Drops 3% as Trump Threatens Massive China Tariffs

By Adedapo Adesanya Crude oil declined by more than 3 per cent on Friday as the United States President, Mr Donald Trump, threatened to impose additional tariffs on China. Brent crude reacted with a $...

CNPP Welcomes Appointment of Amupitan as INEC Chairman
Source: Business Post Nigeria

CNPP Welcomes Appointment of Amupitan as INEC Chairman

By Faridat Yusuf Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) has been congratulated on his appointment as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The felicitation came from th...

Dangote Denies Importing High Sulphur Petrol into Nigeria
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Dangote Denies Importing High Sulphur Petrol into Nigeria

By Adedapo Adesanya Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed allegations that it is importing finished petrol with high sulphur content into the Nigerian market. Reacting to the widely reported develo...

Lagride Gives Users More Ride Options
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Lagride Gives Users More Ride Options

By Fridat Yusuf Government-backed e-taxi platform, Lagride, has introduced more ride options for its app users and plans to the introduction of a new mini bus service called Lagride Omni, developed fo...

RMAFC Launches Data Template to Monitor Solid Minerals Revenue
Source: Business Post Nigeria

RMAFC Launches Data Template to Monitor Solid Minerals Revenue

By Adedapo Adesanya The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has introduced a new solid minerals data...

NCDMB, NEXIM Disburse $42m to Oil, Gas SMEs
Source: Business Post Nigeria

NCDMB, NEXIM Disburse $42m to Oil, Gas SMEs

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) have disbursed about $42 million to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to boo...

How to Buy Cheapest eSIM Data Plans in Nigeria
Source: Business Post Nigeria

How to Buy Cheapest eSIM Data Plans in Nigeria

As the world becomes increasingly digital, staying connected on the go is no longer a luxury but a necessity. This is because the human nature in you is expected to come into play in socializing, whic...

Court Admits Fresh Evidence Against Emefiele
Source: Business Post Nigeria

Court Admits Fresh Evidence Against Emefiele

By Adedapo Adesanya The Special Offences Division of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has admitted more documents tendered as exhibits by the prosecution in the trial of the former Governor of the Centra...

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