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First-half 2026 financial disclosures across Nigeria’s industrial landscape revealed a monumental milestone: Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, and the newly Chinese-acquired HBM Nigeria generated a combined revenue of N3.92 trillion. This massive earnings surge reflects a significant realignment in the nation’s building sector. For years, the domestic cement market operated as a tight, domestic duopoly dominated…

When the White House published a fact sheet this week asserting that more than three million foreigners had left the United States since President Donald Trump returned to office, it presented the figure as proof of a decisive turnaround in immigration enforcement. The same document claimed that no illegal migrants had been released into the…

Reports of consultative gatherings between prominent opposition figures, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Seyi Makinde, have once again reignited talk of a grand political coalition ahead of the 2027 general election. The underlying logic is simple arithmetic: aggregate the votes of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the New…

  Three days before voters in Osun State choose their next governor, the Nigeria Police Force has drawn a firm line around who may provide security for the poll, excluding the Western Nigeria Security Network, better known as Amotekun, along with vigilante groups and other non-state outfits. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Force…

In a landmark step for African integration, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat signed a $3.1 billion, 20-year concession agreement with Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Limited to overhaul customs administration across member states. The project aims to deploy digital infrastructure, real-time tracking, and automated risk systems across fifty participating nations, creating a…

In the second quarter of 2026, the Manufacturers CEO Confidence Index, published by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, climbed 3.4 points to reach 52.1. This reading pushes the benchmark back above the 50-point threshold separating contraction from expansion, recording the highest sentiment level in over two years. The Director-General of the association, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, observed…

Urban planning is a critical component of any city’s development; as Lagos State evolves into a megacity, the importance of an efficient and transparent planning process cannot be overstated. In November 2025, Lagos State made significant strides toward modernising urban planning through the Electronic Physical Planning Process System (EPPS). This digital innovation seeks to streamline…

For two consecutive months, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos has outpaced exporters from the United States to become the largest single foreign supplier of jet fuel to the European market. Data from commodity-tracking services indicates a steady stream of Aframax tankers departing the Lekki Free Zone, laden with Jet A-1 fuel bound for storage…