The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has disclosed that Bank Verification Number (BVN) enrolments rose by 6.8 per cent year-on-year to 67.8 million as at December 2025, up from 63.5 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. In a statement published on its website, NIBSS attributed the growth to …

By Godwin Oritse The Federal Government has directed all shipping companies and airlines operating in Nigeria to submit their cargo manifests through the National Single Window, NSW, platform, in a move aimed at strengthening cargo tracking, improving transparency and enhancing trade facilitation. The directive, issued through the Ministry of Finance, …

As Nigeria commences the implementation of its new tax laws, legislative momentum is gathering across the northern region, with Jigawa, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa and Kwara states taking steps to domesticate the reforms ... The post Jigawa domesticates tax reform as momentum builds in North appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria …

Le parc national des Virunga – situé dans la province du Nord-Kivu en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a annoncé la naissance de jumeaux gorilles. Un évènement rare. Il s’agit de gorilles des montagnes, une espèce en voie de disparition et protégée.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …