After 16 years of stalled negotiations and recurrent strikes, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) read more The ₦1.8m professorial ‘Top-Up’ and the looming ₦30bn stabilisation fund: Inside the 2026 ASUU pact

United States formally exits the World Health Organisation. The United States completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation on read more Five things to know to start your day

There is a quiet cost to playing safe with money in Nigeria today. It is not market volatility or daily read more Why putting N1m to work now matters more than saving it

Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, has made new claims about the scale read more “What is 270 billion?”: Maina claims Malami’s seized assets are ‘less than a quarter’ of total stolen

A photograph was missing from a banner at the All Progressives Congress zonal public hearing in Maiduguri. And that omission read more North Central APC warns against dropping Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate

The Governing Council of The Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria has announced the appointment of Deji Bolusemihi, as chairman read more Deji Bolusemihi named chairman College of Fellows of Chartered Institute of Administration

EU pledges €557m humanitarian aid for Nigeria, other African states The European Union has announced €557 million in humanitarian funding read more WORLD IN BRIEF: EU boosts Africa aid, landslides hit New Zealand, Trump launches board of peace, other stories

The United States flag was removed from the World Health Organisation’s Geneva headquarters on Thursday, marking the country’s official exit read more US withdraws from World Health Organisation

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. read more Tinubu approves posting of ambassador-designates to US, UK, France, Turkey

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After a decade of rapid growth that transformed how millions of Nigerians move around major cities, ride-hailing apps are shifting read more Nigeria’s ride-hailing apps shift focus from speed to safety after 10 years’ growth

LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc has crossed the N1 trillion mark in its after-tax profit, driven by balance sheet expansion, higher read more How LivingTrust Mortgage Bank delivered N1trn profit in 2025

Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure startup, is accelerating its pivot away from traditional banking rails with the launch of stablecoin read more Flutterwave bets on Stablecoins to rewire Africa’s cross-border payments

Cybersecurity firm Sophos has launched a new workspace security product aimed at protecting hybrid and remote workers, as the company read more Sophos launches workspace security tool as 85% of work shifts to browser

…To end vessel financing freeze  After 23 years of inactivity, Nigeria’s $700 million Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) has finally read more After 23 years, $700m shippers’ fund portal rises from the dead

Court orders have prevented Chibuzor Amadi, chief judge of Rivers State, from constituting a seven-member investigative panel to probe allegations read more Court pits Fubara against lawmakers after halting impeachment

Nigeria has emerged as the top hunger hotspot in 2026, with nearly 32 million people facing acute food insecurity, as read more Nigeria tops global hunger hotspots in 2026 as aid cuts deepen crisis – Report

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, said Nigeria needs to move beyond macroeconomic stabilisation and focus squarely on read more From stability to growth: Okonjo-Iweala rallies FG on jobs, investment

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR —Robert Wugah has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Best Assurance Company Limited, effective November 3, 2025. With over 20 years of extensive experience in the insurance industry, spanning strategy, innovation, underwriting, reinsurance, and claims management, Wugah is tasked with driving growth, innovation, and value delivery at the indigenous general […] The post Robert Wugah Named New MD of Best Assurance Company Limited appeared first on Business Today NG.

Kayode Are, former director-general of the Department of State Services, will represent Nigeria in Washington as the country’s ambassador to read more Tinubu appoints former DSS chief, Kayode Are, as ambassador to US

Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, […] The post Tinubu Approves Commercial Oil Drilling at Tongeji Island, Ogun appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday indicted a new generation bank, six fintech companies, and several microfinance banks for allegedly facilitating large-scale financial fraud and cryptocurrency money laundering valued at over N162 billion. The indictment was disclosed  today  by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, during a […] The post EFCC Indicts Bank, Fintechs Over N162bn Cryptocurrency Money Laundering appeared first on Business Today NG.

Jibrin Barau, the Deputy President of the Senate, on Thursday led a Federal Government delegation to Katsina State to condole read more Barau, FG delegation visit Katsina over deaths of Sheikh Kaura, ex-Customs ACG Bagiwa

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the House of Assembly to set up a panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. Justice Amadi’s position was conveyed in a letter personally signed by him and addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State […] The post Rivers Chief Judge Rejects Assembly’s Request to Probe Governor, Deputy appeared first on Business Today NG.

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, charged the newly sworn-in Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) read more Tinubu charges Chairman, Members of FCC board on national unity

NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and its partners. The President also directed his Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, to facilitate the gazette of the incentives in line with Nigeria’s existing legal and fiscal […] The post Nigeria Targets New Offshore Investment as Tinubu Backs Shell Bonga South West Project appeared first on Business Today NG.

President Tinubu congratulates the new Chairman of Federal Character Commission, Hulayat Omidiran after the President inaugurated the Chairman and Commissioners of Federal Character Commission at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Thursday. Commissioners of the FCC at their swearing-in and inauguration on Thursday The post Tinubu Swears In FCC Chairman, Commissioners appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also confirmed by the […] The post Tinubu Posts New Ambassadors to US, UK, France, Turkey appeared first on Business Today NG.

الدوحة- بزنس ريبورت الإخباري|| أحرزت دولة قطر تقدما ملحوظا في مؤشر القوة الناعمة العالمي لعام 2026 الصادر عن مؤسسة “براند فاينانس”. وقفزت قطر مركزين لتحتل المرتبة العشرين عالميا بعد أن كانت في المرتبة الثانية والعشرين عام 2025. ويعكس هذا التقدم تحسنًا كبيرًا في حضور الدولة وتأثيرها على الساحة الدولية. القوة الناعمة ويستند مؤشر القوة الناعمة […] The post قطر تتقدم للمرتبة 20 عالميا بمؤشر القوة الناعمة لعام 2026 appeared first on Business News Report.

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight  suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate responsible for violent attacks and the hijacking of trailer trucks along the Papalanto–Ilaro and Owode–Idiroko axis of the state. The command disclosed this via its official X account that it recovered a hijacked trailer truck, 900 bags of […] The post Ogun Police Arrest Eight Over Trailer Hijacking, Recover 900 Bags of Cement appeared first on Business Today NG.

عواصم- بزنس ريبورت الإخباري|| تجاوزت أسعار الذهب مستوى 4900 دولار للأونصة الخميس، مسجلة رقما قياسيا جديدا، مدفوعة بالتوترات الجيوسياسية المستمرة وضعف الدولار الأميركي، إلى جانب توقعات خفض أسعار الفائدة من قبل مجلس الاحتياطي الفيدرالي في وقت لاحق هذا العام. وارتفع الذهب في المعاملات الفورية، مساء الخميس، إلى ذروة قياسية عند 4904.66 دولارا للأونصة، فيما زادت […] The post الذهب يتخطى 4900 دولار للأونصة لأول مرة في التاريخ appeared first on Business News Report.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, met with President Bola Tinubu, to discuss issues of governance. Governor Makinde, read more Makinde meets Tinubu, says no plan to join APC

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has forwarded the names of 14 lawyers to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as read more Judicial council sends FCT chief register, 13 other names to Tinubu for judge appointment

Young Nigerians and small-scale investors in the capital market are fully exempt from paying capital gains tax on stock market read more Youths, small investors exempt from capital gains tax on equities – Oyedele

…Says PINL has changed hoodlums who caused state of emergency in Rivers State to good Bombings of oil facilities in read more Ogoni monarch lauds PINL for turning around militants

Shell Companies in Nigeria have revealed plans to invest up to $20 billion in the Bonga South West deepwater oil read more Shell plans $20bn investment in Bonga South West project, says Ojulari