The Pan African Manufacturers Association has backed Nigeria's new industrial policy, calling its commitment to allocate up to five percent of GDP to industrial financing a pivotal economic shift.
Civil servants demand N154,000 minimum wage and 120% salary increase, citing rising inflation, high living costs and declining purchasing power nationwide.
Nigeria's federal government says it is finalising funds and logistics for evacuating citizens from the Middle East as Emirates Airlines suspends Dubai flights again over escalating conflict.
Vice President Kashim Shettima and former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan are expected in Anambra for Governor Charles Soludo's second-term inauguration in Awka.
South Africa and several African governments are pursuing fuel supply contracts with Dangote Refinery as the Middle East war disrupts traditional supply routes from the Persian Gulf.