By Ayomide Otitoju Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has called for coordinated reforms in digital cross-border payments to promote inclusive growth, strengthen financial stability, and deepen global financial integration among developing economies. Cardoso made the call on Thursday at the G-24 Technical Group Meetings held in Abuja, where he underscored…
By Ayomide Otitoju MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Making of Champions (MoC), has officially launched Season 4 of MTN CHAMPS, Africa’s leading grassroots athletics league, at a ceremony held at the MTN Event Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos. Building on the success of its first three seasons, which recorded over 20,000 athlete registrations nationwide, the fourth…
By Ayomide Otitoju The MTN Foundation (MTNF) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch Phase 3.0 of the Y’ellopreneur Initiative, introducing a N1 billion matching fund model to support female entrepreneurs across Nigeria. The MoU was executed on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the BOI headquarters in…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has stepped up efforts to implement its Executive Order on Mandatory Social Health Insurance, convening a high-level meeting with Permanent Secretaries of the six Health Districts, Directors of Medical Services, and Medical Officers of Health across Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas to accelerate adoption at…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and MTN Nigeria Communications Plc have entered into a strategic partnership to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi services at major international airports across the country. The initiative, which has commenced at Terminal 2 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),…
Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed in January, strengthening expectations that the Bank of England could lower interest rates next month, official data showed Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index fell to 3.0 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said…
By Ayomide Otitoju Moroccan prosecutors on Thursday demanded jail terms of up to two years for 18 Senegalese football fans detained in Rabat following last month’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, AFP reported. The prosecution accused the fans of “hooliganism,” saying they “deliberately sought to disrupt the proper conduct of the match” and committed…
By Ayomide Otitoju TotalEnergies could be forced to scale back oil and gas production if environmental groups succeed in a trial that opened Thursday, which accuses the French energy giant of failing to properly account for environmental risks. The case, filed by several NGOs and the city of Paris, is based on a 2017 French…
Molten glass pours through chutes before being moulded into bottles at the northwest England plant of manufacturer Encirc, where soaring energy costs are piling pressure on Britain’s heavy industry. Oliver Harry, head of corporate affairs at Encirc — which produces more than a third of the UK’s glass bottles — said the company is grappling…
