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CBN Introduces New Cash Withdrawal Framework Ahead of 2026 Rollout

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- The revised framework aims to cut the rising cost of cash handling, strengthen security around cash movements and curb financial crimes linked to heavy use of physical money. In... Read More


INR recovers from lifetime lows; ends a tad above 90/$ mark

Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- The Indian rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and appreciated by 19 paise to close at 89.96 against the US dollar on Thursday, on weakness in the US dollar index and on rep... Read More


Meesho IPO subscribed 7.97 times

Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- Initial public offer (IPO) of Meesho received bids for 2,21,60,17,845 shares as against 27,79,38,446 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 17:00 IST on Thursday (4 Dec... Read More


Lagos Waste Crisis: LAWMA to Deploy 500 Mobile Tricycle Compactors in 2026

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- LAWMA's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this during a media parley held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in Lagos. Gbadegesin explain... Read More


FEC Endorses New 2026-2028 Fiscal Framework with N34.33 Trillion Revenue Target

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- The approval came after Wednesday's meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Speaking after the meeting, the Minister of Budget and Economic Plannin... Read More


CBN's Updated Cash Limits Stir Debate Across Nigeria's Financial Sector

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- The revised rules raise weekly withdrawal ceilings to N500,000 for individuals and N5 million for corporate bodies effective January 1, 2026. Daily ATM withdrawals remain capped at ... Read More


How Do You Run a Country When Millions of Its Children Are Too Afraid to Learn?

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- For many Nigerians the classroom once a place of promise and possibility now sits uneasy between two threats the slow rot of a fragile education system and the sudden violence that ... Read More


Prabowo elevates Indonesia's standing in Islamic world, says MWL chief

Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa praised Indonesia's rising influence in the Islamic world under President Prabowo Subianto,... Read More


Reps push for improved welfare, rights protection for women and girls

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development has urged the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to fully enforce its mandate of promoting gender equal... Read More


Spotify Reports 1.3 Billion Listening Hours in Nigeria for 2025

NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- According to data released as part of Spotify Wrapped 2025, daily streaming in Nigeria increased by 23 per cent over the year. The company linked the expansion to wider smartphone o... Read More