Category: Business

OPINION: CETA Amendment Bill: A Tax for Good Health

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Photo: Robert Egbe By Robert Egbe Something strange happened to Enugu-based paediatrician, Dr. Chiwetalu Odoh, last Christmas eve. Summoned to the Children’s Emergency Unit at the hospital in Enugu, he expected to meet a critically ill child. Instead, he found a little girl, her mother and her aunt, seated quietly in the waiting area. At first glance, she appeared to be healthy. But the night before – between bedtime and that morning – the child drank over 17 sachets of water. She repeatedly woke to urinate. Her aunt, a nurse,…

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Fidelity Bank promotes 433 employees, representing 13% of workforce

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…Reinforces performance-driven culture Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the promotion of 433 employees under its 2026 Promotion and Notch Award Exercise, representing approximately 13 per cent of the financial institution’s workforce. The latest exercise marks an increase in the proportion of employees promoted compared with previous years. In 2025, 376 employees, representing 12 per cent of the workforce, were promoted, while 337 employees, or 11 per cent, benefited from the 2024 exercise. The bank said the annual initiative underscores its commitment to recognising excellence, rewarding outstanding performance and strengthening a…

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Tinubu: Nigerians Already Enjoying Cheaper Transport Fares as CNG Rollout Expands

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Photo: President Tinubu By Mandy Park President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigerians are already beginning to benefit from lower transportation fares as the Federal Government and state governments expand the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric-powered vehicles for public transportation. Tinubu, who spoke on Saturday in an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, said the Federal Government was working with state governments, transport unions, commercial operators and other stakeholders to ensure that the savings from cheaper energy were reflected directly in the fares paid by…

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CHSR raises alarm, demands probe, prosecution of police officers over alleged teargassing of Lagos pensioners

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Photo: CHSR President, Omotehinse and others at the briefing By Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned the alleged use of tear gas and excessive force against pensioners who protested over outstanding pension entitlements at the Lagos State Government Secretariat and House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja. The organisation also demanded an immediate investigation into the incident and the arrest and prosecution of any police officers found to have been involved in the alleged action. The call was contained in a statement issued by…

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Retailers pleads with Tinubu, NAFDAC to stop sachet alcohol ban enforcement

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  Protesters By Mandy Park For many petty traders in Lagos, the ban on sachet and small-sized plastic-bottled alcoholic beverages has become more than a regulatory policy – it has become a threat to their livelihoods and ability to feed their families. Members of the Lagos State chapter of Concerned Drink Sellers and Traders Across Nigeria are appealing to the Federal Government and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend the enforcement of the ban on alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and plastic bottles below 200ml. The traders,…

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US Lifts 12-Year Entry Restriction on Nigerian Vessels says Oyetola 

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Photo: Adegboyega Oyetola By Mandy Park The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels calling at Nigerian ports before proceeding to the United States. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development on Tuesday, describing it as a major milestone for Nigeria’s maritime sector. The restriction, introduced in June 2014, required vessels that had called at designated Nigerian ports within their previous five port calls to undergo additional security measures and enhanced scrutiny before entering US waters.…

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NASS Committee Commends Otu, Inspects NDDC Projects in Cross River

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Photo: Governor Bassey Otu with the committee By: Nkechi Njoku The joint National Assembly Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commended Cross River State Governor, Bassey Edet Otu, during an oversight visit to assess ongoing development projects across the state. The delegation, made up of members of both chambers of the National Assembly, was received on Monday at the State Executive Council Chamber in Calabar. The visit forms part of the committee’s constitutional mandate to evaluate the performance, transparency, and impact of projects executed under the NDDC…

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Opinion: Makoko and the Politics of Displacement in Lagos

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Photo: Zikora Ibeh By Zikora Ibeh One fact is now unmistakable. The Lagos State Government appears determined to empty Makoko of its inhabitants. But for the mass protest organised by the Coalition Against Demolition, Forced Evictions, Land Grabbing and Displacement on January 28, 2026, the historic riverine community might well have been erased with little public scrutiny and even fewer qualms. That demonstration laid bare the depth of grievance simmering across Lagos. Nearly five thousand residents gathered in collective resistance, many of them survivors of forced evictions and illegal demolitions…

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Protest: Lagos People’s Assembly commends Lagosians for Peaceful Conduct… Praises Sanwo-Olu for crisis management strategy

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By: Mandy Park A pan Lagos group, Lagos People’s Assembly (LPA) has commended the people of the state for being peaceful and law- abiding, while shunning the Day 1 of the end hunger protest in the state The LPA equally praised the state Governor, Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu for his laudable effort and proactive nature, of engaging in preventive meetings with critical stakeholders in the state and appealing for calm and peaceful conduct during the protest, describing him as a “competent crisis manager” LPA in a press release by its Convener,…

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Union Bank Reiterates Aid For Small Businesses

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Mandy Park The Union Bank of Nigeria, has reaffirmed it’s commitment to support the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the country to fasclitate increased growth and development. This commitment was made during the recently held ‘Top 100 Fastest Growing SMEs in Nigeria’ conference hosted by Business Day newspaper. The event themed ‘How SMEs can thrive in an age of volatility’, and well attended by various stakeholders in the SME sector, including entrepreneurs, industry experts, start-ups, and financiers, had different panel sessions to discuss the multiple problems facing SMEs in Nigeria. …

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