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President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against NATO, declaring the alliance has “failed” during the ongoing war involving Iran. Following a tense, two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House, the President accused European allies of abandoning the United States in a moment of crisis. The friction stems from the refusal of…
The Nigerian Naira opened the second quarter of 2026 with a show of resilience, trading at N1,379.30 against the United States Dollar on Tuesday, April 7. Stability in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) follows a period of mild volatility in late March. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) successfully bridged liquidity gaps through…
Rising energy costs and fractured supply chains are threatening to derail Japan’s fragile economic recovery. In its quarterly report released on April 6, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) warned that the war in the Middle East is beginning to squeeze regional businesses. Policymakers noted that while the domestic economy remains resilient, the closure of the…
The Federal Government has replaced luxury prizes with cold cash in its latest attempt to bolster small businesses. Through the 2026 National MSME Awards, the state will distribute more than N1 billion in grants to entrepreneurs across the country. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, the President’s Senior Special Adviser on Job Creation and MSMEs, announced the shift in…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have launched a customs cooperation pact to reconcile a staggering £1.2 billion discrepancy in bilateral trade figures. High-level talks in London on March 18 revealed that while the UK recorded £1.7 billion in exports to Nigeria in 2024, Nigerian records accounted for only £504 million. This massive “missing” sum points…
Nigeria’s economy does not move in straight lines. It accelerates, stalls, pivots, and surprises. For institutional investors, portfolio managers, and FDI strategists operating in or around Africa’s largest economy, that unpredictability is not just a nuisance. It is a material risk. The question heading into 2026 is no longer whether Nigeria faces structural headwinds. It…
Nigeria’s tax landscape is undergoing a fundamental restructuring aimed at relieving low-income earners while tightening the net on high-net-worth individuals and corporate profits. Speaking at the 2026 BusinessDay Tax Conference in Lagos, Adesokan of the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) revealed that the reforms seek to stop “taxing poverty.” The new regime consolidates a fragmented library…
Afrobeats star Joeboy has expressed deep concern over the “insurmountable” hurdles facing emerging artists in the current musical climate. Speaking during a recent interview on Jay On-Air Live on March 3, 2026, the singer noted that the industry has shifted from a talent-first model to one dictated by digital visibility. He argued that the era…
A five-day warning strike has brought the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, to its knees, as medical staff protest what they call “deliberate internal power rationing.” The industrial action, which began on Monday, March 2, has forced the premier teaching hospital to stop admitting new patients and cancel routine surgeries. While the Ibadan Electricity Distribution…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has verified 13 attacks on healthcare facilities in Iran since the outbreak of the US-Israel-Iran war on February 28. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed the strikes on Thursday, noting that the violence has already claimed over 1,000 lives and displaced 100,000 people across 16 countries. The attacks on medical infrastructure,…
