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09/09/2026

Just days after NFF officials met FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Zurich, FIFA and CAF have ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to suspend its electoral process.

The move comes amid growing disagreements over the federation’s leadership and election process, with FIFA and CAF calling for the circumstances to be reviewed before things move forward.

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09/09/2026

₦5,250 could get you into the Dangote Refinery IPO.

The refinery is opening its share sale to retail investors at ₦525 per share, giving Nigerians a chance to own a piece of one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects.

With the refinery planning a major expansion and already reporting strong profits, investors have to decide if the growth ahead justifies what they are being asked to pay.

09/09/2026

Wizkid took over the final night of AfroPlus Fest, closing out the festival with the kind of performance that had the crowd locked in from start to finish.

Big Wiz came, delivered the hits and reminded everyone why he is still one of Afrobeats’ biggest stars. The perfect way to end the festival. BIG WIZ🦅

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09/09/2026

Makinde has officially kicked off his 2027 presidential campaign in Abuja, putting his “Reset Nigeria” agenda into motion.

Then Peter Obi showed up talking unity over ambition. With opposition figures gathering around the same table, 2027 is already starting to look interesting.

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08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Nigeria’s foreign reserves have hit $54.08bn, the highest level since 2008.

That’s about $20.5bn more than when Cardoso took over the CBN. A bigger dollar cushion can help keep the naira steadier and reduce some pressure on the cost of imported goods.

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07/09/2026

Nigeria’s stock market is already having a big year, with the NGX up 58.72% in 2026. Now, another big move is coming: Nigeria returns to FTSE Russell’s Frontier Market Index on September 21, with 31 Nigerian stocks eligible for the index series.

For investors, that means more global visibility and the possibility of more foreign demand for Nigerian stocks. If you already own one or more of the 31, or you’re looking into buying any of them, save this list.

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07/09/2026

Governor Umo Eno says he started with a small akara and bread shop before politics, and at its peak, it was making “nothing less than ₦10 million every month.”

But we have seen a pattern of politicians presenting survival businesses like akara, kuli-kuli, petty trading and similar work as solutions to unemployment. That raises a bigger question: are we creating enough businesses that can grow, employ people and build careers, or are we simply asking more Nigerians to create a job for themselves? An economy cannot depend on everyone creating a job for themselves.

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05/09/2026

Burna Boy Burna Boy has officially crossed 4 billion views on YouTube.

And that number didn’t come from one viral moment. It has been built across years of hits, massive music videos and songs that kept finding new audiences around the world.

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