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Monday, October 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold from 27 October – 1 November 2025. Now in its ninth year, the annual event is a reflection of the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governing Board Chairman of Project Development Institute PRODA Enugu, of the Ministry of Innovation science and Technology Hon. Donatus Eyinnaya Agu, has declared that if properly funded, the agency has the potential of reducing Nigeria and Africa’s import dependency as well as create a robust economic self-reliance space in the country. […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, October 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, together with Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the HI gas project offshore Nigeria. This was contained in a press release signed by Shell Communications Manager. Gladys Afam-Anadu. When completed, the project […]
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended the investments of Shell in Nigeria as he visited the company’s exhibition stand at the opening of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja. According to a press release signed by Shell Communications Manager, Gladys Afam-Anadu, the exhibition complements the participation of Shell in the […]
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Monday, September 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has today (Monday) issued an interim order stopping the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from continuing with its nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Justice Emmanuel Sublim, presiding over the matter, granted the order on […]
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The equities market closed on a negative note on Tuesday, as the market capitalisation dropped by N326 billion or 0.4 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalization closed at N89.198 trillion compared to the opening value of N89.524 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 568.62 points or 0.4 per cent, ending […]
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Monday, September 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new report on Monday revealed that Uber, ride hailing giant, contributed an estimated N34 billion to Nigeria’s economy in 2023. The findings of the Uber Nigeria Economic Impact Report, which was conducted by Public First, was inaugurated at the recent Lagos Road Mobility Summit. This was an event co-hosted by Uber […]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has stated that the company’s drivers earn four times the Nigerian national minimum wage. Dangote made this revelation on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television. According to him, the company drivers earn better than graduates and for them, joining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FirstBank, the leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, has officially launched its FirstMonie Merchant Solution. This innovative platform is designed to enable merchants and businesses across Nigeria to seamlessly accept digital payments with efficiency and ease. The FirstMonie Merchant Solution responds to the increasing need for […]
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the appointment of two seasoned executives, Mr Andy Odeh and Mrs Morenike Adewunmi, to key leadership positions. A statement by the NNPC Ltd. management on Tuesday said that Odeh assumed the role of Chief Corporate Communications Officer, while Adewunmi will function as […]
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Saturday, August 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limied (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams has said Nigeria needs bold investments to address the energy deficit that has affected millions of households and industries, Adams, who is also the Chairman of off-grid impact investment company, All On, stated this while addressing business leaders at […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For decades, Nigeria’s credit system posed significant challenges for small businesses and low-income earners, who often struggled to qualify for loans. Traditional banks demanded collaterals, guarantors, and endless paperwork, effectively shutting out a large portion of the population working in the informal economy. FirstBank’s digital lending model flipped the script. With the […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following some bilateral agreements signed by Nigeria and Brazil on Monday, one of Nigeria’s airline, Air Peace would soon begin operating direct flight from Lagos to Brazilian city of São Paulo The direct flight was one of the agreements reached between President Bola Tinubu and Brazilian leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 9th Mile Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines And Agriculture (9CCIMA), Enugu state, has been formally inaugurated in a colourful event that also featured the investiture of its founding president, Surveyor Ozo Leonard Ugwu, and the Executive Committee Members. Our correspondent writes that the event held in Enugu was graced by the […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, August 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), has presented an Award of Excellence to the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams, even as it commended Shell for supporting Nigerian content development in the energy industry. The award which was handed over by PETAN Chairman, Wole […]
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Friday, August 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has slammed the federal government concerning the sharp drop in Nigeria’s foreign direct investment (FDI). Obi, in a post on X on Friday, stated that no amount of overseas trips will bring investors if there is no good governance […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, August 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated Louis Odion as Executive Commissioner, Operations, and Ummasalma Isiyaku Rabiu as Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo […]
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Thursday, August 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday applauded President Bola Tinubu for his effort to stabilise Nigeria’s economy as she stated that the reforms under his administration are yielding positive results. Okonjo-Iweala stated this while speaking to State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to the President […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) last Tuesday hosted young professionals from Nigeria and other African countries at its offices in Lagos, as it continues to support the growth of future leaders in the energy industry on the continent. The 25 engineers and geologists from Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, Tanzania, […]
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WhatsApp says it has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres and introduced new safety features to protect users and prevent fraud on the platform. The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and Türkiye at Meta, Mr Kojo Boakye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. […]
