The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made the audacious move to stabilise the naira by selling $150 million to banks in the foreign exchange market
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FG launches new programme to train 1.3 million youths in practical skills, pays N22,500 monthly
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Naira’s depreciation: Dollar inflows to forex market rise marginally amid CBN interventions
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Nigeria Customs seizes 184,000 litres of petrol worth N181 million from smugglers
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The truth behind soaring air tickets: Full list of taxes, charges Nigerians are paying for to travel
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Nigeria gets new position as new ranking shows best countries to invest in Africa
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Hope for Nigeria’s youth: FG launches 12-month internship with N150,000 monthly pay
In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
Another refinery set to be built in Nigeria “we are not waiting for 2060”
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) is working on building a new modular refinery which is expected to increase Nigeria local refining and capacity building
European airlines drop vague promises on carbon offsets
European airlines are starting to become prudent when promoting flight carbon-offset measures, such as reforestation, following courtroom losses and stepped-up pressure by regulators.
Naira strengthens in FX market as CBN intervention, rising reserves lift outlook
The naira made a stunning comeback in the official foreign exchange market on Monday, October 20, 2025 following interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice
Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily catch 20 kilograms of fish within minutes. Now Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama, a kingdom in the southern coastal state of Bayelsa, a custodian of peace and tradition and a former soldier, has risen to be one of the country's prominent environmental crusaders.
Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case
A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond.
China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Parliament appointed Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.
Equities rally on China-US hopes, new Japanese PM lifts Tokyo
Stocks extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing, with Tokyo hitting another record as Japan prepares to swear in a new prime minister and bring an end to a period of political uncertainty.
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and said Washington's key ally would get its coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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