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Some energy advocacy crew called the Forum for Energy Accountability went after the House of Representatives for basically turning NNPC into a punching bag with back-to-back investigations that make foreign investors nervous about putting money into Nigerian oil and gas. President Ebikeme...

Osun State petroleum regulator Kunle Adeyemo from NMDPRA told gas station owners to quit hoarding fuel or messing with pumps during the holiday season, while warning locals against stockpiling products at home because of fire risks. The agency coordinator said supplies are solid across depots...

Nigerian Breweries boss Thibaut Boidin wrapped up the EDGE training program in Lagos after hitting 360 retail partners and sub-distributors across 12 regions with business skills since July. The brewing company built the whole thing after customers kept saying they were drowning trying to manage...

Jesufemi Adeogun from New Chip Technology told reporters at Ikeja Club that government policies look decent on paper but completely miss what small businesses actually need to survive. The CEO pointed out how entrepreneurs at Computer Village and Alaba International Market burn cash on...

Cross River Governor Bassey Otu locked down World Bank backing for a maritime training program that gives locals the technical chops to work in Nigeria's blue economy sector. Deputy Governor Peter Odey showed up at the Calabar launch and said the state's long coastline makes it perfect for...

Nigeria rolled out 40 electric buses in Abuja through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, with Gas Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo backing the clean energy push. PiCNG boss Ismael Ahmed said these vehicles will hit the streets by next week to cut transportation costs during the holiday...

Sahara Group Foundation dropped a new initiative called the Sahara Community Impact Project that wants to build specialized business hubs across African communities. Director Chidilim Menakaya said the foundation will connect local entrepreneurs with resources and training while cutting down on...

PZ Cussons decided to keep its Africa operations after getting offers from buyers who wanted the whole thing. The consumer goods company is betting on population growth across the continent and plans to expand its brands like Imperial Leather, Venus, and Premier into men's grooming and beauty...

Turkish Airlines and South African Airways are locked in a codeshare deal that kicks off next year, with Turkish boss Ahmet Bolat and SAA chief John Lamola signing papers in Geneva. Turkish gets to slap its flight codes on SAA routes, hitting Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth...

PalmPay boss Chika Nwosu got on stage at the CeBIH conference and basically said the fintech game needs to stop half-assing it when it comes to reaching people who still can't access banking. The company runs around 500,000 agents who handle cash transactions for folks without bank accounts, and...

Federal tax collectors are linking up with security agencies and anti-corruption units ahead of the National Revenue Service Act kicking in next year. CSP Kyes Bakfur from the FIRS Special Enforcement Division told people at a Lagos meeting that hunting down tax dodgers needs way better intel...

Nigeria just rolled out a digital platform for gas trading that Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo says will make the whole market way more transparent and competitive. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority teamed up with JEX Markets to build this thing that handles...

Bank of Industry teamed up with the National Credit Guarantee Company to drop N10 billion in backed loans for women running businesses across Nigeria. Managing Director Olasupo Olusi from BOI is pushing this GLOW program that gives women entrepreneurs easier financing with a seven percent...

The consumer protection agency locked down Ikeja Electric's head office in Lagos after the power company kept ignoring orders to split one hotel account into 20 separate residential meters. Providence Real Estate got stuck without electricity for over two years, even though they paid everything...

Nigerian lawmakers shut down any talk of subsidizing airline tickets for the holidays, but they want the government to slash airport fees by half instead. Representative Obinna Aguocha pushed for transparent cost assessments to figure out what airlines actually need to operate during the...

NASENI just dropped a program called FutureMakers that targets kids between 5 and 16 years old across Nigerian schools. Executive Vice Chairman Khalil Suleiman Halilu wants to turn curious students into legit innovators by giving them access to design thinking workshops, prototyping labs, and...

Captain Evarest Nnaji, who holds licenses from both the FAA and NCAA and chairs OAS Helicopters, wrote about how planes handle bumpy flights. He explained that rough patches happen when atmospheric moisture and other stuff weaken air molecules in certain spots, and these weaker pockets make it...

Yobe State locked down a deal with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency to get the Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport in Damaturu ready for actual commercial flights. Managing Director Farouq Ahmed Umar signed for NAMA, while Commissioner Muhammad Muhammad Bara and Permanent...

Lagos-based Optimus AI Labs wants to fix customer service nightmares at Nigerian banks by dropping an AI-powered support platform that handles queries without making people wait 40 minutes to talk to a human. CEO Lanre Basamta said the system uses natural language processing to resolve problems...

Abia State Governor Alex Otti broke ground on a 7.5MVA substation project in Umuahia with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company handling construction under the National Integrated Power Project. The build includes a kilometer of 33kV line, 1.2 kilometers of 11kV line, two 300kVA distribution...