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Catholics in Lagos marked the start of Holy Week with prayers and processions. This year’s Palm Sunday celebrations come as many Nigerians face rising living costs and ongoing insecurity.

By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers under the aegis of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Group (MANEG) have raised concerns over what they described as a policy imbalance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), following its recent decision to allow International Oil Companies (IOCs) unfettered access to repatriate 100 per cent of their export proceeds. The […] The post Exports proceeds repatriation: Manufacturers fault CBN’s exclusion of non-oil exporters appeared first on Vanguard News.

…Drops to $772.45m in 2025 •Sector’s investment share falls to 3.33% from 49.73% in 2023 By Yinka Kolawole Foreign investment in flows into Nigeria’s manufacturing sector have suffered a sharp decline over the past two years, underscoring weakening investor confidence in the country’s real sector despite a surge in overall capital importation. Data obtained from the […] The post Foreign investment in manufacturing plunges 51.44% in two years appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Peter Egwuatu   Sterling Bank, industry leaders, policymakers, financiers, innovators convened, have charted away forward towards improving Nigeria’s transport and logistics sector. The stakeholder at the inaugural Nigeria Transport & Logistics Summit (NTLS) 2026, hosted by Sterling Bank at Eko Hotel & Suites, proposed actionable strategies for building a faster, more connected Nigeria through transport, mobility, […] The post Sterling Bank charts way forward for Nigeria’s transport, logistics sector appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Progress Godfrey   The Federal Government has formalised a major agreement to deploy the Products Authentication and Tracking System (PATS), in a decisive move to tackle counterfeit and substandard goods and restore confidence in Nigeria’s markets. According to a statement by the ministry on Thursday, the agreement was signed in Abuja under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, […] The post FG moves to clean up markets with new anti-counterfeit tracking system appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Yinka Kolawole THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised alarm over the escalating military confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, warning that Nigeria’s chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers face the gravest risk as global economic shocks ripple through the industrial sector. In a statement, Director General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said the […] The post Middle East crisis: Chemical, pharma manufacturers at highest risk — MAN appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Peter Egwuatu The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Plc, Temi Popoola, has said Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are already strengthening domestic capital formation and positioning the country for deeper global investment partnerships. Popoola made this known while speaking at the Nigeria–United Kingdom Investment Roundtable organised by the Nigerian Investment Promotion […] The post Nigeria’s reforms driving strong domestic capital mobilisation — NGX Group CEO appeared first on Vanguard News.

Arab foreign ministers on Sunday unanimously named former Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy the Arab League's new Secretary General.

By Peter Egwuatu   Profit taking by investors characterised the Nigeria stock market last week,  leading to the decline in the major performance indicators. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX market capitalisation, which represents the value of equities listed on the Exchange, dropped to N128.969 trillion last week from N129.125 trillion the previous week. Similarly, another […] The post Profit taking halts stock market uptrend as capitalisation, index decline appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Temi Popoola, has said Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are already strengthening domestic capital formation and positioning the country for deeper global investment partnerships. The post Nigeria’s reforms driving strong domestic capital mobilisation – NGX Group CEO appeared first on Vanguard News.