NNPC to raise $30bn via assets sale, new investments
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) plans to develop new oil fields from 2026 and aims to raise at least $30 billion by 2030. Bloomberg reports that the…
Elon Musk closes 2025 with a $726 billion fortune
Elon Musk ended 2025 with a personal fortune valued at roughly $726.3 billion, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List. The record valuation caps a year of extraordinary gains for Musk,…
Seplat shares gain over 10% on London Stock Exchange after Heirs Energies acquisition
Seplat Energy Plc (SEPL) jumped more than 10 per cent on the London Stock Exchange mid-trading on 31st December 2025, reaching 284 pence. The stock, which opened at 266.5…
Tax reform: FG plans tax exemption cards for small businesses
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to introduce tax exemption cards for small businesses and informal operators under Nigeria’s ongoing tax reform This comes as part of efforts to…
Six die as boat capsizes in Lagos waters
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has confirmed that six passengers died when a boat travelling from Ilashe Beach capsized near the Igbologun axis in Lagos on Tuesday night.…
Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital
Brutish-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from hospital after surviving a ghastly road crash. The accident which led to the loss of two of Joshua close friends occured…
Tinubu assures robust economic growth in 2026
President Bola Tinubu has declared that 2026 marks the beginning of a more robust phase of economic growth for Nigeria, pledging to drive down inflation further, strengthen foreign reserves and…
Tinubu declares tax laws effective Jan 1
President Bola Tinubu yesterday brushed aside calls for the suspension of the implementation of the tax laws, insisting that they take effect on January 1, 2026 as planned. The…
Heirs Energies acquires 20.07% stake in Seplat Energy for $500m
Heirs Energies has acquired the entire 20.07 percent equity stake (120.4 million ordinary shares) previously held by Maurel & Prom S.A. in Seplat Energy Plc (Seplat Energy) at a…
Anthony Joshua escapes death in Ogun road crash, two die
World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua escaped death by the whiskers on Monday after the car he was travelling in rammed into a stationary truck in Makun near his hometown Shagamu in…
