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Nestlé Nigeria Opens 2026 Media Awards

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  COMMERCE, INDUSTRY INVESTMENT ARENA Nestlé Nigeria has opened entries for the 2026 edition of its Media Awards, inviting journalists across print, broadcast and digital platforms to submit published work for recognition across nine categories. The 2026 competition, which is  the sixth edition opened on October 14, will accept entries until November 11, 2026. Eligible reports must have been published between November 1, 2025, and October 30, 2026. The awards cover reporting on nutrition, environmental sustainability, agriculture, business, finance, women and youth empowerment, community development and photojournalism. Business reporting category offers wider editorial scope One of the notable features of the awards is the expanded scope of the Business and Economy Reporting category, introduced in 2025. Unlike the other categories, which require a clear focus on Nestlé Nigeria or the company’s global activities, this category accepts stories examining Nigeria’s wider ...
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CPPE Expresses Mixed Feelings Over Inflation Based On Its September Picture

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   Full  text of his review By Dr Muda Yusuf  The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) welcomes the moderation in Nigeria's headline inflation from 15.39% in August to 14.63% in September 2026, representing a decline of 76 basis points. This is a positive development which reinforces the disinflationary trend, strengthens macroeconomic stability and improves the prospects for investment, monetary easing and economic recovery. However, the inflation report presents a mixed picture. While headline and core inflation moderated, food inflation remained elevated at 19.59%, while monthly energy inflation accelerated sharply to 5.38%. These developments underscore the persistence of significant supply-side pressures and the vulnerability of the economy to energy shocks. Disinflation Strengthens the Case for Monetary Easing The decline in headline inflation by 76 basis points, alongside the moderation in core inflation from 13.29% to 12.95%, indicates an eas...
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All Is Now Set For FiBOP 2026 Conference, Awards, Oyedele Accepts invitation As Special Guest

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   By allcitynews.ng    All is now set for the 2026 Conference and Awards. The Conference and awards programme is being organised by Finance and Business Online Publishers Association (FiBOP). Already, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has accepted an invitation to participate as a Special Guest at the 2026 Annual Conference and Awards of the Finance and Business Online Publishers Association (FiBOP). The two-day event, scheduled for October 17 and 18, 2026, will hold at Orchids Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, and bring together policymakers, regulators, business leaders, investors and media professionals to discuss strategies for unlocking Nigeria’s economic potential. The conference is themed “Unlocking Nigeria’s Economic Potential: Taxation, Industry, Insurance, Fintech, Trade and Investment as Catalysts for Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Vision.” Oyedele’s acceptance is expected to add to the policy discussions at the conference, partic...
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18 Hours To Go For FiBOP 2026 Conference, Awards, Oyedele Accepts invitation As Special Guest

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   By allcitynews.ng  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has accepted an invitation to participate as a Special Guest at the 2026 Annual Conference and Awards of the Finance and Business Online Publishers Association (FiBOP). The two-day event, scheduled for October 17 and 18, 2026, will hold at Orchids Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, and bring together policymakers, regulators, business leaders, investors and media professionals to discuss strategies for unlocking Nigeria’s economic potential. The conference is themed “Unlocking Nigeria’s Economic Potential: Taxation, Industry, Insurance, Fintech, Trade and Investment as Catalysts for Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Vision.” Oyedele’s acceptance is expected to add to the policy discussions at the conference, particularly as Nigeria continues to pursue economic reforms aimed at improving revenue generation, strengthening the business environment and attracting investment. His participation will al...
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Lagos State Government announces partial closure of Lekki-Epe Road for repairs

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  By allcitynews.ng  Lagos State Government has announced partial closure of  Lekki-Epe road over repairs work.  Based on this, motorists travelling along the Lekki-Epe Expressway should prepare for possible traffic delays based on the 35-day rehabilitation exercise covering damaged sections of the busy corridor today. The repair exercise is expected to last 35 days, with resultant snarls and gridlocks The road repairs, scheduled to commence on Thursday, October 15, 2026, will affect sections stretching from Bonny Camp to Admiralty Way Junction, as well as areas around Victoria Garden City (VGC). The project is aimed at improving road conditions, enhancing motorists’ safety and easing movement along one of Lagos State’s busiest transport corridors. However, the rehabilitation could increase travel times for commuters, residents and commercial drivers who depend on the expressway to reach Victoria Island, Lekki, Ajah and communities farther towards Epe. The Lagos Stat...
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SON DG signs CIPM Agreement in France, Marks 3 Years In Office As Nigeria Joins League Of Nations In Global Measurement Pact

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     By allcitynews.ng  Nigeria has joined the league of nations whose measurement standards are recognised worldwide, after signing the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM MRA) in France. The feat coincided with the third years anniversary in office of the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, who signed on behalf of Nigeria at the 28th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM). In a statement signed by Mrs. Ethan Talatu, Director Corporate Affairs, SON said the Nigeria's admission as an Associate State of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) happened on June 4, 2026. According to Okeke, it is a step that brought the country into the international measurement system. The CIPM MRA is the framework through which national metrology institutes prove that their measurement standards are equivalent and earn global reco...
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