Business

The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a negative note on Monday, as investors lost N276 billion in market value. Data from the Nigerian Exchange Limited showed that market capitalisation fell by 0.21 percent, closing at N128.693 trillion compared with N128.969 trillion in the previous trading session. The All…

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has extended the deadline for filing individual annual tax returns to April 14, 2026, giving taxpayers an extra two weeks to complete the process. The extension was announced on Monday, March 30, 2026, in a statement issued by the agency’s Head of Corporate…

Nigeria is one of the best places in Africa to start a small business in 2026. The country has over 200 million people; more people are using smartphones; the digital economy is growing fast; and many young people are ready to buy goods and services. This creates many business opportunities…

Nigeria’s food market is estimated to be worth $233.53 billion in 2025 and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 10.76 percent between 2025 and 2030. This was disclosed by Paul Marz, Managing Director of fairtrade Messe, organisers of the annual agrofood Nigeria Exhibition and Conference, during his…

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the largest in Africa, built precisely to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on petroleum imports and insulate the country from global fuel market volatility, is now fully operational.  And yet Nigerians are paying more for petrol than at any point in the country’s history, with pump prices hitting…