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Gig Economy Boosts Living Standard for 64% of Workers in Nigeria — Bolt

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Bolt gig economy report, Gig economy in Nigeria

Participation in Nigeria’s gig economy is improving the livelihoods of a majority of workers, with 64 percent reporting significant gains

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Nigeria Borrows N14.6trn in One Year, Pushing Total Debt to Over N159trn

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments DMO, Nigeria debt stock

Nigeria’s public debt stock jumped by more than 10 percent in 2025, new official data released on Wednesday shows.   Figures

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Guinness Nigeria’s Quarterly Profit Jumps 48% as Finance Costs Tumble

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Guinness Nigeria

Guinness Nigeria has reported a profit after tax of N10.39 billion for the first quarter of this year, up from

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World Bank’s Petrol Import Push in Nigeria ‘Deeply Troubling’, Says CPPE

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, Nigeria Development Update April 2026, World Bank

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has expressed strong reservations about a policy recommendation by the World

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Tolaram’s Guinness Nigeria Becomes Latest Brewer to Hit Trillion-Naira Valuation 

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Guinness Nigeria, Tolaram, trillion naira valuation club

Guinness Nigeria has become the third brewer to join the elite club of listed companies with a market capitalisation of

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Nigeria’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio to Drop for First Time in Over a Decade — World Bank  

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Nigeria debt to GDP ratio, Nigeria Development Update April 2026, World Bank

Nigeria’s debt burden is set to ease for the first time in more than a decade, signalling improving fiscal resilience

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Afreximbank Unveils $10bn War Chest for Africa and Caribbean Amid Middle East Crisis

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Afreximbank, George Elombi, Gulf Crisis Response Programme

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $10 billion emergency financing package to protect African and Caribbean economies from

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UAC’s Mr Bigg’s Extends Losing Streak to Seven Years as Loss Widens to N1.8bn

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Debonairs Pizza, Mr Bigg’s, UAC of Nigeria Plc

Mr Bigg’s, once a dominant force in Nigeria’s fast-food industry, has reported its seventh consecutive annual loss for 2025 as

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Nigeria’s Reliance on ‘Hot Money’ Rises But Exit Risk Looms Large 

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Afrinvest West Africa, Hot money in Nigeria, Nigeria capital importation

Nigeria’s foreign portfolio investment, which climbed to its highest level in at least 12 years in 2025, is increasingly exposed

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Middle East War Puts Nigerian Manufacturers in a Fix

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Markets Reporters 0 Comments Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Middle East war, Nigerian manufacturers, US Iran war

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the escalating military confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran

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