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2 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze
The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have sealed an agreement to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries.
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2 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has provided $650,000 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to fight money and terrorism financing in the West Africa sub-region through awareness creation against the scourges. The funds were provided to the benefiting CSOs between 2024 and 2025 to civil.
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4 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze
FirstBank has announced that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at the Global Council of Corporate Universities (GlobalCCU) Awards 2025. This highly acclaimed award recognises FirstAcademy’s outstanding commitment to driving social and climate change learning initiatives, aligning its learning and development programs with internal stakeholder needs, and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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5 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze
The drop in Nigeria’s inflation rate for May 2025 was not accidental—it was the result of deliberate and sustained monetary policy reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Key among these were stabilising the foreign exchange market, strengthening the naira, and tightening liquidity to curb excess money supply. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the inflation rate eased to 22.97 per cent in May, down from 23.71 per cent in April, marking a clear signal of policy impact.
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5 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has lauded resolution by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for government to eliminate illegal roadblocks and harmonise levies on agricultural produce transportation across the country.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
Oil prices spiked over the weekend following a major pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran, raising fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East and potential disruptions to key oil supply routes. Brent crude futures for July delivery jumped more than nine per cent, hitting $75.15 per barrel—the highest since early February. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also surged, climbing to $74 per barrel at its peak, reflecting a 10 per cent gain.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Lucas Ajanaku |Collins Nweze |Franca Ochigbo
Bank customers and phone subscribers have rejected the migration to the End-User Billing (EUB) model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services which took effect from yesterday. The policy came into effect yesterday. Under the new billing model, USSD charges will be deducted directly from the customer’s airtime balance and not from their bank account. Also, each USSD session will attract a charge of N6.98 per 120 seconds.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced temporary restrictions on the payment of dividends and bonuses by a small group of banks as part of its broader strategy to strengthen the financial sector. The measure, which targets institutions, which the CBN did name, still recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is designed to reinforce their capital buffers and ensure long-term resilience.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze
The newly inaugurated Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) President, Innocent Ohagwa has promised to consolidate on the successes achieved in the institute’s 2021 to 2027 Strategic Plan titled ‘Developing the Tax Profession’. Speaking during his inauguration as the 17th president of the institute, he said he will also be preparing the grounds for the development of the next strategic plan for the years 2027 and beyond.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The possibility of Federal Government achieving N19.5 trillion oil revenue target for the year rose with the soaring prices of crude oil over Middle East crisis. Oil prices spiked high at the weekend after Israel executed a large preemptive strike on Iran, heightening concerns of a wider conflict in the Middle East and significant disruptions to oil supply routes.
