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The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy disclosed that Nigeria recorded an increase of 300,000 metric tonnes in fish production in 2025.In a statement issued by the Spokesman for the Minister, Dr Bolaji Akinola, the feat was the first rise in over a decade. The post ‘Nigeria records 300,000MT rise in fish production in one year’ appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has successfully exceeded the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) N500 billion minimum capital requirement following the completion of its second rights issue share, which raised N157.84 billion. The post UBA raises N157.84b from rights issue, exceeds N500b regulatory capital threshold appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

Champion Breweries Plc has opened a N42 billion public offer of ordinary shares at N16 per share, marking a major step in the company’s two-phase capital-raising programme and its push for regional expansion. The post Firm launches N42 billion offer to fund expansion appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

Aviation expert, Capt. Samuel Caulcrick has called for the urgent expansion of consumer credit facilities targeted at locally manufactured goods. The post Expert seeks improved consumer credit to boost local production appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

In a renewed push to strengthen Nigeria’s industrial competitiveness and support domestic manufacturing, the Federal Government has commenced a review of the country’s tariff framework to align fiscal policy with the realities facing local producers. The post FG to review tariffs for industrial growth, lower production costs appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

By Babajide Komolafe United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc, has exceeded the N500 billion minimum capital requirement for banks with international authorisation, following the successful conclusion of its second Rights Issue, which added N157 billion to the bank’s capital base. Vanguard investigations showed that at the end of the first half of 2025, UBA had […] The post UBA exceeds N500bn capital base with successful Rights Issue appeared first on Vanguard News.

Jigawa State has joined other North Central states in fast-tracking the domestication of Nigeria’s new tax reforms, as sub-national governments intensify efforts to boost revenue generation... The post Jigawa, North Central States accelerate shift to Tax Reforms appeared first on Vanguard News.

Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty met with visiting EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, in Cairo on Thursday.

Demonstrators took to the streets of the South African capital to denounce the US' recent atack on Venezuela, during which ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured.

The report noted that Nigeria’s GDP growth will outperform the global average, which it put at 3.1 per cent, and that of the West African region, which it estimated at 4.1 per cent. The post Nigeria’s GDP to grow by 4.3% in 2026 – PwC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.