Amaka Azubuike

Smartphone Boom Drives N1.5tn MTN, Airtel Data Windfall

Smartphone Boom Drives N1.5tn MTN, Airtel Data Windfall

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have amassed a combined data revenue of N1.53 trillion in their latest financial results, propelled by a sharp rise in smartphone adoption and internet consumption. The figures underscore the shifting commercial realities of the country’s telecommunications sector, where digital services are rapidly displacing traditional voice calls as the primary engine…

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Obi Faults President’s Foreign Travel, Demands Economic Dividends

Obi Faults President’s Foreign Travel, Demands Economic Dividends

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi criticized the economic value of recent foreign state visits by Nigerian leaders, arguing that international diplomacy must yield measurable benefits for local citizens. Speaking following President Bola Tinubu’s three-nation tour, the former Labour Party standard-bearer asserted that foreign travel should not serve as tourism or a fashion parade for government…

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Nigerians consume 1.53bn litres of petrol in April – NMDPRA

Nigerians consume 1.53bn litres of petrol in April – NMDPRA

Nigeria consumed 1.53 billion litres of petrol in April, as the Dangote Refinery cemented its status as the nation’s primary fuel source. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) shows that daily consumption averaged 51.1 million litres. This volume highlights a significant reliance on a single private entity for energy security….

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Regulator Imposes N100 Million Foreign Exchange Fines

CBN Pushes States to Cut Overdraft Reliance

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered state governments to end their addiction to overdrafts and short-term loans. This fiscal recklessness now threatens the bank’s planned shift to a rule-based inflation-targeting framework. Deputy Governor Muhammad Abdullahi warned state officials on Sunday that expansionary spending at the sub-national level blunts the edge of monetary policy. States…

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