
Only 0.3% of Nigeria's Informal Workers Have Pension Cover
Just 245,315 of Nigeria's roughly 84.9 million informal workers are enrolled in a pension plan, exposing a vast retirement savings gap, PenCom data shows.
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Just 245,315 of Nigeria's roughly 84.9 million informal workers are enrolled in a pension plan, exposing a vast retirement savings gap, PenCom data shows.

Nigeria has launched a $500 million agriculture investment fund for the Niger Delta, pooling development finance and private capital to modernise farming and strengthen food security in the oil-producing region.

The SEC warned that Wayvepay is not registered to operate in the capital market, after the platform said it would offer access to the Dangote Refinery IPO.

MTN Nigeria's half-year revenue approached N3 trillion as data sales and a wider subscriber base drove profit sharply higher, reinforcing the telecoms sector's role as a pillar of the consumer economy.

Food inflation slowed sharply in August 2026, offering relief to households, but international agencies warn that conflict and high input costs still leave millions of Nigerians acutely food insecure.

Africa's largest economy posted a record quarterly trade surplus in the second quarter of 2026 as exports outpaced imports, with non-crude receipts now accounting for more than half of outbound trade.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned that a lack of credible companies willing to list is limiting the depth of Nigeria's capital market.

KuCoin Nigeria has secured conditional approval-in-principle from the Securities and Exchange Commission to join its regulatory incubation programme.

Nigeria's equities market fell for a second straight session on October 13, with the All-Share Index slipping 0.09% as investors booked profits in large-cap stocks after a record run.

Airtel Money has debuted on the London Stock Exchange in one of the largest African listings in years, with a planned secondary listing in Lagos.

Nigerian fintech OPay has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, targeting a valuation of about $4 billion and planning a secondary listing in Lagos.
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The second issuance would complete the first phase of a programme designed to restore liquidity and confidence among electricity generators.
The proposed framework would let companies test emerging products under supervision while regulators coordinate requirements across sectors.
The secured overnight reference rate is intended to improve pricing transparency and give financial contracts a more reliable base rate.
The companies registry said limited parts of its systems were accessed without authorisation, prompting containment work, an investigation and stronger login controls.