Dangote refinery may become the flagship asset Nigerian pension funds have been waiting for. But until the import-licence battle is resolved, the IPO will test whether Tinubu can back national industry without creating systemic national-champion risk. https://t.co/JiBihwbnSk
INVESTIGATION: Repackaged expired products dominate Nigeria's N34trn food market
Food items meant to be sold in sealed packs are now being scooped from buckets and sacks in many Lagos markets.
A BusinessDay investigation found that some of these products originate from expired, near-expiry, or rejected factory stocks, stripped of their labels and resold cheaply to consumers.
This billion-naira underground trade continues to thrive across Nigerian markets, raising concerns about food safety and public health.
Full report:
https://t.co/10Iou91Dpd
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Nigeria's rent crisis is so bad, grown adults with jobs are moving back into their childhood bedrooms. Ìlú tí le!
A 30-year-old earning ₦300K/month. Still can't afford Lagos rent.
This is not a personal failure. It's a system in collapse. 🧵
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Segun is 30, employed, married with a child — and just moved back to his parents' house somewhere between Lagos and Ogun State.
Segun is back in Ikorodu not because he failed.
But because urban Lagos rent grew faster than his salary ever could.
Millions are in the same trap. 📍
Five years after residents of a Lagos community pooled funds to buy a transformer aimed at ending chronic blackout, darkness still persists. Despite their investment and high hopes, power supply has remained unreliable, leaving homes and businesses to battle frequent outages and costly alternatives like generators. What was meant to be a community solution has now become a thing of frustration and unmet promises....
https://t.co/bpzqNMYHhX
South Africa’s unemployment rate declined to its lowest level in more than five years in the fourth quarter, defying concerns that a 30 percent US tariff would trigger widespread job losses in Africa’s most industrialised economy.
https://t.co/H1gajqe9s6
Market capitalisation of telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Plc has soared to N14.9 trillion as of Friday, February 13, following an 8.6 percent rise in its share price to N708.90, making it the most valuable on the country’s bourse.
Read more: https://t.co/9XaAZNGfal
Global Economic and Financial Outlook 2026: Key Considerations for Leading Organisations
Read on page 13 of today’s BusinessDay Paper
Article by: @AndersenNigeria
Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Bill allocates billions of naira to regulatory agencies for projects outside their mandate.
NAFDAC, SON, ARCON, FCCPC and NEMSA are to execute projects such as distribution of motorcycles, tricycles, drilling boreholes, installation of solar streetlights, road construction and classroom buildings.
https://t.co/hXvARsFHnb
The federal government’s recent push to curb tyre imports and spur local manufacturing could falter due to the same structural issues that drove away major players like Michelin and Dunlop years ago...
https://t.co/lCVXsiRj5F
@DoubleEph@redislandboy@CCECC8 It is supposed to be floating solar panels. Perhaps it will also track the sun along its path so it can have the longest exposure to the sun possible.
@bellosaleh Does this mean that, there is opportunity for processing strawberry into puree and storage in Plateau? I mean bringing processing closer to raw materials...
How do you take a business from small beginnings to global relevance?
Panel One, Breaking Barriers: From Local Champion to Global Player, brought experienced founders and industry leaders to share strategies that work.
Moderator: Temi Bambose, Online Editor, BusinessDay Media Limited
Panelists:
• Olufemi Oguntamu, CEO Penzaarville
• Ogechi Okwechime, Divisional Head, Growth Marketing Enterprise, Interswitch Group
• Tokunboh George Taylor, Founder and CEO SKOT Communications
• HRM Olori Ronke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi, Ambassador of Culture and Founder Africa Fashion Week London and Nigeria
• Adedoyin Fabikun, CEO Vertiline Synergy Limited