Tinubu Approves Safe Passage for Niger-Bound Cargo
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has approved the creation of safe corridors and safe passage to facilitate the movement of loaded trucks awaiting clearance to the Republic of Niger. The approval by President Bola Tinubu is part of ongoing efforts to ease transit bottlenecks and strengthen cross-border trade. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale […]
NEPC: Non-Oil Exports Hit $6.1bn in 2025
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, says Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit a record of six point 1 billion dollars in 2025, an 11.5 percent up from 2024. Executive Director/CEO of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, stated this in Abuja on Monday at a press briefing on the performance of the non-oil export for 2025 […]
Nigeria Customs Vows No Retreat on B’Odogwu Rollout, Warns on Cyberattacks
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirm its commitment to the full deployment of its Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), codenamed *B’Odogwu*. This is as it warns that recent cyber attacks targeting the platform amount to economic sabotage. Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi gave the assurance during a high-level stakeholders’ […]
Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports Surges $3.23bn in First Half of 2025 — NEPC
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reported a 19.59 percent surge in non-oil exports, reaching $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, compared to $2.66 billion in the same period last year. Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, attributed […]
NSIA Awards $220,000 Innovation Prizes to Nigerian Startups
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced winners of the third edition of its NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 3.0), awarding over $220,000 to Nigerian startups developing solutions in energy, agriculture, and healthcare. The announcement followed an intense pitch session at the NPI 3.0 Demo Day, where ten finalists, selected from […]
Nigeria, Benin Sign Landmark Trade Pact to Ease Borders
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria and Republic of Benin have taken a decisive step toward redefining West Africa’s trade landscape with a new joint framework aimed at dismantling cross-border trade bottlenecks and fostering economic integration. The agreement, reached during a high-level meeting in Cotonou on Saturday, 2 August 2025, signals a shared commitment by both nations […]
US, Nigeria Launch Trade Pact to Drive Investment, Create Jobs
By: Uju Nwachukwu In a bid to deepen commercial ties, drive mutual prosperity, the United States and Nigeria have launched the working group phase of their Investment Partnership in Abuja. The initiative, anchored on a five-year agreement signed in 2024, by US. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and […]