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TETFund awards N7.5bn in grants to 174 research teams nationwide

Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has awarded N7.5 billion in grants to 174 research teams across tertiary institutions in Nigeria to address national development needs. Making the disclosure, while announcing the outcome of the 2025 National Research…

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Bonny Terminal leads production streams, as Nigeria surpasses OPEC crude oil quota in May

Nigeria’s crude oil output surpassed its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota in May 2026, as the Bonny Terminal led production streams, according to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The development saw the…

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Nigeria records N35trn in foreign trade Q1, 2026, as export rises by 2.8%

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country recorded a total of N34.78 trillion worth of foreign trade in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, while exports accounted for 60.85 per cent total trade with a value of N21.16 trillion….

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Senate passes bill to promote alternative financing options for MSME operators, trade

Senate, Wednesday, passed the Factoring, Assignment and Receivables Financing Bill 2026, aimed at improving access to finance, modernise commercial transactions and enhance Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and global trade. The bill is also designed to expand the framework of financing…

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FCCPC denies FG directive approving 9 new airtime credit operators

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed reports claiming federal government, through the agency, has approved the entry of nine new operators into Nigeria’s airtime credit market. It would be recalled that the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of…

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Bid submissions for 2025 licensing round ends on June 12 — NUPRC

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has affirmed that submission of technical and commercial bids by prequalified applicants for the 2025 licensing round will end on Friday, June 12. NUPRC had fixed 4:30 pm of Friday, June 12, 2026 as deadline…

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FG launches EMERGE scheme to fund mineral exploration, research

Federal Government has launched the Early-Stage Mineral Exploration and Research Grant Endowment (EMERGE), a new funding initiative designed to support mineral exploration, critical minerals development, and geoscience research across Nigeria. This is also as the minister of Solid Minerals Development,…

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Calls for accelerated implementation of ECOWAS airfare policy grows

Calls for the accelerated implementation of the recently adopted Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) airfare policy toward ensuring affordable intra-regional air transportation have continued to grow. Presently, air travel in the West African sub-region is by far more…

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IMF worries over Nigeria’s rising poverty, food insecurity despite praises for Tinubu’s macroeconomic reforms

Global financial institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, even as the organisation raised concerns over the Nigeria’s rising poverty levels and growing food insecurity, saying approximately 63 per cent of…

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DMO revises Q2, 2026 NTBs, raising offer by 22% to N4.8trn

Debt Management Office (DMO) has increased its Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) issuance programme for the second quarter of 2026 by approximately N850 billion, raising the total planned offer amount from N3.95 trillion to N4.8 trillion, according to an analysis of…

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