Category: Business

For the first time in history, the United States military carried out direct airstrikes on Nigerian soil, late Thursday night – an unprecedented intervention President Donald Trump referred to as…

Nigeria’s national oil company, NNPCL is preparing to sign its largest crude-for-cash deal yet, a $4.7bn financing with Saudi Aramco that would refinance an earlier $3.3bn facility known as Project…

In an era when Africa is too often described by its deficits, Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has chosen to define the continent by its possibilities. Few private citizens…

FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, is pleased to announce its upcoming SMEConnect Webinar scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The SMEConnect Webinar…

Mastercard and Zenith Bank Plc have launched the Mastercard–Zenith Essential Debit Card, a low-cost, secure, high-utility payment instrument aimed at accelerating financial inclusion in Nigeria. The card is designed to…

A United Nations panel of human rights experts has accused Nigerian oil regulators and government officials, including President Bola Tinubu of collusion and corruption in their handling of multi-billion dollar…

FirstHoldCo Plc has sustained its growth momentum across core business segments, reporting a 17.1 percent year-on-year increase in gross earnings to ₦2.64 trillion for the nine months ended September 30,…

How a state oil company’s scramble for refinancing in Riyadh – and Petrobras’s tentative re-entry – expose the paradox at the heart of Nigeria’s energy policy: great potential, shaky finances,…

In a sweeping move set to reshape Nigeria’s downstream fuel sector, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally approved a 15 % ad valorem import duty on refined petrol (premium motor…

Lagos, 26 October 2025 – FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility…