Nigeria Ranks Among Africa’s Top 15 Most Expensive Luxury Rental Markets

Nigeria has been ranked among the top 15 African countries with the highest luxury residential rents, with prime four-bedroom homes in Lagos and Abuja commanding an average monthly rent of…

Why Lagos Keeps Flooding: Experts Explain Causes and Solutions

Recurring floods across Lagos have once again raised concerns over the city’s ability to cope with heavy rainfall, with experts blaming a combination of rapid urbanisation, poor planning, disappearing wetlands…

Polaris Bank Empowers 6,200 Journalists Through Capacity Development Initiative

Polaris Bank has empowered more than 6,200 journalists across Nigeria through a series of capacity-building programmes aimed at strengthening professional reporting, promoting financial literacy, and supporting the growth of responsible…

Innocent Bethel Innocent Bethel

FG rejects claims of ₦8 trillion off-budget spending

The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the approved 2026 budget, describing the allegations as inaccurate and based on a misinterpretation of the…

Innocent Bethel Innocent Bethel

OPEC Approves 188,000 BPD Oil Production Increase for August

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) has approved an increase of 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in oil production for August 2026 as part of…

Innocent Bethel Innocent Bethel

Dangote Cement Declares Record N753.8bn Dividend, Increases Payout by 50%

Dangote Cement Plc has approved a record dividend payout of N753.8 billion, representing N45 per ordinary share for the 2025 financial year, a 50 per cent increase from the N30…

FG Delivers 116 National Housing Units to Benue

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to address Nigeria’s housing deficit with the handover of 116 completed housing units under the National Housing Programme to the Benue State Government, describing…

Dangote Refinery Imports 40.4 Million Barrels of Crude in Two Months

Dangote Petroleum Refinery imported a total of 40.40 million barrels of crude oil between May and June 2026, spending approximately $4.48 billion on feedstock purchases as it continued to ramp…

Innocent Bethel Innocent Bethel

Cross River Shift Prioritizes Housing Systems Over Individual Estates

The Cross River State Government redirects its metropolitan development strategy by shifting public focus away from constructing isolated housing estates toward establishing sustainable, institutional systems. Administrative leaders state that previous…

FG Climate-Smart Building Code Aims to Drive Sustainable Construction

The Federal Government plans to introduce a comprehensive Climate-Smart Building Code to establish sustainable construction standards, strengthen national infrastructure resilience, and enhance environmental performance across the built environment. This regulatory…