36 h. ago Experts seek end to war risk tag costing Nigeria $500m annually

•Urge global lobbying to scrap punitive surcharges By Steve Agbota                                    styvenchy@yahoo.com    Maritime and trade enthusiasts are genuinely worried over the scathing charges slapped on Nigerian shippers by offshore insurance firms despite the country being declared piracy-free since […] The post Experts seek end to war risk tag costing Nigeria $500m annually appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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36 h. ago Private oil monopoly undermines economy, entrenches elite control –SBM

By Chinwendu Obienyi SBM Intelligence, one of Nigeria’s leading geopolitical and socio-economic think tanks, has flagged the emerging dominance of a single private entity in the downstream petroleum sector, warning that Nigeria risks replacing one form of monopoly with another, this time in private hands. In its latest policy brief seen by Daily Sun, SBM […] The post Private oil monopoly undermines economy, entrenches elite control –SBM appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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60 h. ago Nigeria risks missing 70% broadband penetration target –Report

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Nigeria is at risk of missing its 70 per cent broadband penetration target set in the National Broadband Plan (NBP 2020-2025), despite marginal improvements recorded in recent months. Latest industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) show that broadband penetration increased slightly to 48.81 per cent in May, up […] The post Nigeria risks missing 70% broadband penetration target –Report appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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6 d. ago Stakeholders Demand National Alcohol Policy As Sachet Booze Returns To Streets

Health experts, policymakers, and civil society actors have called for the urgent development of a national alcohol control policy, warning that Nigeria’s youths are at increasing risk of addiction and preventable deaths as sachet alcohol resurfaces in public spaces. The call was made during a panel session at the MTN Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) Advocacy […]

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8 d. ago Enterprise risk management professionals take steps to promote financial stability

Enterprise risk management professionals in Nigeria have taken steps to promote economic stability in the country. One of such steps read more Enterprise risk management professionals take steps to promote financial stability

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1 week ago Nigeria faces starvation crisis as UN food programme runs out of money and supplies

More than a million people in Nigeria are at risk of starvation after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it read more Nigeria faces starvation crisis as UN food programme runs out of money and supplies

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2 w. ago IMF flags Nigeria’s fiscal risks as oil revenue trails budget

The International Monetary Fund urged the federal government to rework its 2025 N54.99 trillion budget to reflect a less favourable oil price read more IMF flags Nigeria’s fiscal risks as oil revenue trails budget

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2 w. ago Floods are crisis foretold, ignored, repeated –Risk managers

Proffer solutions to yearly disaster By Henry Uche mercy4henryuc@gmail.com       Year after year, floods ravage communities across Nigeria, displacing millions and causing untold hardship. Yet despite repeated warnings and millions spent on emergency relief, little is done in advance to prevent the annual crisis. According to risk management experts, both the government and citizens […] The post Floods are crisis foretold, ignored, repeated –Risk managers appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Poor Backward Integration Programme Performance To Cost Sugar Firms Import Quotas

Sugar refining companies in Nigeria risk losing their raw sugar import quotas unless they urgently scale up their local production efforts under the Backward Integration Programme (BIP), the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has warned. Speaking at a tripartite meeting involving the NSDC, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and major BIP operators, […]

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3 w. ago Surveyors Warn Of Development Setbacks Without Geospatial Infrastructure

Surveyors have warned that Nigeria risks stalling key national development targets unless it urgently establishes a coordinated National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI) to support decision-making across sectors. The President of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Dr. Matthew Ibitoye, issued the warning at the opening of the 59th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the […]

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3 w. ago Nigeria risks having ‘sophisticatedly unemployed’ youths due to foreign AI models

Akeem Hassan, Innovation adviser to the Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology has noted that Nigeria risks becoming read more Nigeria risks having ‘sophisticatedly unemployed’ youths due to foreign AI models

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4 w. ago Natasha: Nigeria Risks Becoming Banana Republic – Ezekwesili

Former Education Minister and ex-vice president of the World Bank’s Africa region, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has fiercely criticised the Nigerian government’s decision to arraign Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on criminal defamation charges. The case stems from Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations of sexual harassment and death threats by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, prompting what Ezekwesili called a “national embarrassment” […]

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4 w. ago Corporate Heads urged to brace for digital, unexpected risks

By Henry Uche   Corporate leaders across board have been charged to anticipate unexpected emerging risks and fortify their digital resilience if they must remain in business. Delivering a keynote at the 2025 biennial lecture of the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) in Lagos recently, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), […] The post Corporate Heads urged to brace for digital, unexpected risks appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Reps Begin Probe Of N1.12trn Anchors Borrowers’ Fund Disbursement, Others

The House of Representatives through its Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced investigation into the disbursement of the N1.12 trillion Anchors Borrowers Programme. The probe also covered Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL’s) disbursement of N215billion for agrobusinesses and Bank of Industry (BOI’s) payment of N3 billion to 22, 120 […]

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4 w. ago Reps Begin Probe Of N1.12trn Anchor Borrowers’ Fund Disbursement, Others

The House of Representatives through its Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced investigation into the disbursement of the N1.12 trillion Anchors Borrowers Programme. The probe also covered Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL’s) disbursement of N215billion for agrobusinesses and Bank of Industry (BOI’s) payment of N3 billion to 22, 120 […]

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