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Global investors’ confidence soars as Norway’s Minister visits Lagos to support startups

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International confidence in Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem deepened yesterday as Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Kravik, led a high-level Norwegian delegation to Lagos, promising long term support for startups. The visit, hosted at OmniRetail’s headquarters, spotlighted Nigeria’s fast-growing innovation and tech sector and reaffirmed long-term foreign investor interest in African startups solving real economic…

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Manufacturers Assess Impact of Recent Economic Reforms on Industrial Performance

TheMorning Star1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

By Segun Ajayi-Kadir The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) views the past three years as a period of difficult but consequential economic transition. The administration embarked on substantive macroeconomic reforms intended to correct long-standing structural distortions within the economy and reposition the country for sustainable growth. While we acknowledge the necessity of these reforms and…

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Nigeria’s Q1 capital importation up 83% to $10b

TheMorning Star1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s total capital importation rose to $10.37 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. The figure represents an 83.83 per cent increase compared to the $5.64 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year. In its latest capital importation report released yesterday, the NBS said…

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Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s oil marketers, Dangote bicker over import licences suit

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has pushed back against the fresh lawsuit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking to invalidate fuel import licences issued by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In a statement, the group argued that the licences being challenged were not mere administrative…

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery sues Nigeria over fuel import licences

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken the Federal Government to court over fresh fuel import licences issued to oil marketing companies in the country. Despite the refinery’s condemnation and rising domestic refining capacity, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, issued fresh fuel import licences to major petroleum marketers in 2026. Industry data…

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Nigeria’s soaring pre-election spending, forex pressure test economy’s resilience, says MPC

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said rising political spending and foreign exchange (forex) demand pressures associated with the 2027 elections will test the resilience of Nigeria’s economy. Members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-led MPC, in their personal notes at the last MPC meeting released on Thursday including Aloysius Ordu, Bandele Amoo, Lamido Yuguda,…

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NACCIMA seeks direct flights between Nigeria, China to strenghten economic ties

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Jani Ibrahim, has appealed to government stakeholders in Nigeria and China to accelerate the frameworks for the establishment of direct flights between Nigeria and China. The NACCIMA President said this will significantly reduce travel time and ease the stress…

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Adamawa 2027: Haske begins grassroots engagement tour, reaffirms inclusive leadership

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Bashir Haske, has embarked on a statewide grassroots appreciation and engagement tour across the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs), aimed at strengthening citizen engagement and aligning leadership priorities with the aspirations of the people. The five-day strategic tour, which commenced on Monday,…

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Nigeria, Chinese firms seal deal to rejuvenate moribund state-run refineries

TheMorning Star2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese entities, Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) Industrial Park Operation and Management Co. Ltd for collaboration through a potential Technical Equity Partnership (TEP) in support of the completion and operation of Port Harcourt and Warri…

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