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Day: March 9, 2026

CBN Insider Loan Crackdown May Stall Bank Dividends
Business
byNational UpdateMarch 9, 2026March 9, 2026

CBN Insider Loan Crackdown May Stall Bank Dividends

Shareholders in Nigerian banks may face reduced or suspended dividends in the coming years as the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Oil Stocks Drive Market Rally as NGX Gains N2.67trn
Business
byNational UpdateMarch 9, 2026

Oil Stocks Drive Market Rally as NGX Gains N2.67trn

Nigeria’s equities market recorded a strong performance last week, with oil and gas stocks driving gains on the Nigerian Exchange…

Ndume Urges Tinubu to Back Security Emergency with Action
Security
byNational UpdateMarch 9, 2026

Ndume Urges Tinubu to Back Security Emergency with Action

Former Senate Leader Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to translate his declaration of a nationwide security emergency…

Middle East Tensions, Dangote Supply Uncertainty May Push Petrol to N1,400
Oil and gas
byNational UpdateMarch 9, 2026

Middle East Tensions, Dangote Supply Uncertainty May Push Petrol to N1,400

Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty surrounding petrol supply from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery may push the…

Obi, Sowore Set Sights on Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Polls
Politics
byNational UpdateMarch 9, 2026

Obi, Sowore Set Sights on Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Polls

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore…

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