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The Nigerian equities market extended its bearish run on Monday with market capitalisation shedding N137 billion amid profit taking in banking and insurance stocks.

About one in four paternity tests conducted by Smart DNA Nigeria returned negative results in its 2025/2026 reporting period, its latest annual DNA Testing Report has revealed.

The U.S. and Nigerian forces are conducting a series of training exercises at the Bauchi operational site in Nigeria, aimed at sharing military expertise, building partner capabilities, and developing relations between the militaries of both countries.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and its subsidiaries delivered a strong financial performance for the six months ended 30 June 2026, underscoring the resilience of its business model and continued support towards trade and economic development activities across Africa and the Caribbean.

The National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) has called for the immediate capitalisation of the Nigerian Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) with N2 trillion.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and CNL Joint Venture, has stressed the importance of strengthening the regulatory framework in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to enhance growth opportunities.

A Nigerian entrepreneur, Alhaji Abdulsamad Sanu-Harun-Idris, founder of Samado Juice, says he has expanded the company’s operations in Saudi Arabia, with the business now operating in 56 outlets across the country.

Africa is pushing for greater control of its critical minerals at a high-level summit in New York aimed at promoting value addition and continental cooperation.

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) have engaged Nigerian civil society organisations.