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MSMEs lose up to ₦10 trillion annually to hidden employee fraud, CPPE warns

MSMEs lose up to ₦10 trillion annually to hidden employee fraud, CPPE warns

Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium enterprises are losing between ₦5 trillion and ₦10 trillion annually to employee fraud and workplace…
How Nigeria’s housing market is breaking the promise of upward mobility

How Nigeria’s housing market is breaking the promise of upward mobility

There was a time in Nigeria when owning a modest home was not extravagant. A civil servant back then could…
Nigeria tops Africa in cyberattacks as weekly hits surge to 4,701

Nigeria tops Africa in cyberattacks as weekly hits surge to 4,701

Nigeria’s digital space is facing an intensifying wave of cyber threats, with new data showing that organisations in the country…
Nigeria’s oil output rises to 1.459m bpd in January — OPEC

Nigeria’s oil output rises to 1.459m bpd in January — OPEC

Nigeria’s crude oil output began 2026 on a stronger note, rising to 1.459 million barrels per day in January, according…
Nigeria produces 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, marketers say

Nigeria produces 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, marketers say

Nigeria produces about 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, ranking second in Africa behind Egypt, according to the National…
FG halts sachet alcohol ban over security, economic risks

FG halts sachet alcohol ban over security, economic risks

The Federal Government has stepped in to halt enforcement of the proposed sachet alcohol ban, ordering the National Agency for…
Africa startup funding tightens as Egypt, Nigeria take $174m

Africa startup funding tightens as Egypt, Nigeria take $174m

African startup funding may have crossed the US$174 million mark in January, but the distribution of that capital tells a…
World Cancer Day puts focus on late diagnosis and unequal care in Nigeria

World Cancer Day puts focus on late diagnosis and unequal care in Nigeria

Cancer is now one of the leading causes of death in Nigeria, with public health experts and international health agencies…
NAFDAC defends sachet ban, says 54 percent of minors buy alcohol

NAFDAC defends sachet ban, says 54 percent of minors buy alcohol

Alcohol sachets have been part of everyday Nigerian life for years, and so there is debate about whether they should…
Pharmacists push for free antivenom amid snakebite deaths

Pharmacists push for free antivenom amid snakebite deaths

Community pharmacists are calling on the Federal Government to make antivenom freely available across the country, warning that thousands of…
NUPRC opens 50 oil and gas blocks in 2025 licensing round

NUPRC opens 50 oil and gas blocks in 2025 licensing round

Nigeria is reopening its upstream oil and gas sector to investors, but this time with a warning attached. Only companies…
AI will not end journalism, NUJ chairman warns reporters

AI will not end journalism, NUJ chairman warns reporters

For many journalists, artificial intelligence has become the new quiet fear in the newsroom. Not because machines are writing better…
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