Goddy Ikeh
Nigeria has unveiled a strategic roadmap designed to convert the country’s mineral wealth into investments in clean energy manufacturing and domestic value addition.
Access Holdings Plc and Coronation Group hosted a private reception at Tate Modern, London, to celebrate the enduring legacy of Nigerian Modernism, one of the most significant presentations of African art in the gallery’s recent programme.
The Director-General of Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mt. Charles Odii, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through skills development, business formalisation, shared production facilities and improved access to business support services.
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Musa Sarkin Adar, has declared that Nigeria is fully prepared for a perfect score in the 2026 validation of the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), GeographicReference.
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that de-risking tools such as guarantees are key to advancing climate adoption efforts and economic transformation of nations, including Nigeria.
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the World Health Organization (WHO) of Uganda’s continued commitment and preparedness to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, emphasizing the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease.
Africa can unlock over $469bn in additional annual revenue without raising statutory tax rates, according to the African Development Bank.
Investors lost N1.811 trillion on Monday as widespread profit-taking in major equities dragged the stock market into negative territory on the first trading day of June.
The Nigerian capital market operators have intensified extensive software and technological modifications across internal workflows, securing operational readiness ahead of the Nigerian capital market’s historic migration to a T+1 settlement cycle on Monday, June 1, 2026.
Nigeria’s economic think-tank, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has raised concerns over the worsening state of Nigerian power sector after the electricity and gas sector contracted 15.30 per cent in the first quarter of 2026.

