SMEDAN has unveiled a N500m zero-interest fund for MSMEs, disbursing it through cooperatives and associations to boost working capital and improve loan recovery nationwide.
The Federal Government plans to intensify industrial growth, trade expansion, investment and non-oil exports in 2026, focusing on turning policy into measurable economic outcomes.
The Federal Government says Nigeria is steadily emerging from economic fragility, defending President Tinubu's reforms with GDP growth, over one million student loan beneficiaries and anti-graft gains.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele says the National Assembly will pass the constitutional amendment bill establishing state police this week, calling the reform long overdue amid worsening insecurity.
Nigeria says it is weighing sanctions against South Africa over renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, warning that a review of bilateral privileges is not off the table.
Presidential adviser Daniel Bwala says Nigeria's large population and infrastructure deficit are slowing the impact of President Tinubu's economic reforms on ordinary citizens.
SMEDAN has unveiled a N500m zero-interest fund for MSMEs, disbursing it through cooperatives and associations to boost working capital and improve loan recovery nationwide.
The Federal Government plans to intensify industrial growth, trade expansion, investment and non-oil exports in 2026, focusing on turning policy into measurable economic outcomes.
Nigeria's intra-African trade rose 21 percent to $9.02bn in 2025, as the AfCFTA unlocked new export markets and lower trade barriers, an Afreximbank report says.