Business & Economy
Lucidum Finance gets CBN’s nod
Ahead of full-fledged operations, Lucidum Finance Company – a company that promises to “recalibrate the ethos of customer-centric service delivery in the nation’s financial services industry” has obtained an Approval In Principle (AIP) from the Read more
Tinubu inherits Nigeria’s high debt
As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and insecurity. Read more
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Nigeria’s fuel subsidy: it’s time to kill it and spend the money in ways that benefit the poor
Nigerians are being hit from all sides by a combination of factors that are making their lives increasingly difficult. These include rising cost of living which is reflected in double-digit inflation, stagnant wages, non-payment or the late payment Read more
Impact of Nigeria's Twitter ban is over N18b
The economic impact of Nigeria's Twitter ban which is now its sixth day is currently standing at over N18b Read more
Alok Sharma visits Nigeria
United Kingdom's International Development Secretary - Alok Sharma visited Nigeria in his first overseas trip in the role to see how UK aid is helping to generate trade and investment opportunities – both for African and British businesses. Read more
From Kent to Kaduna: Farmcrowdy woos Diaspora to Nigeria's £30bn Agriculture sector
Venture-Capital-backed Agritech company – Farmcrowdy is reshaping the way in which people participate in farming and food production through using their online and mobile platforms, and predicts that hundreds more Nigerians based in the Diaspora will Read more
Nigeria's first Diaspora Bond starts trading in London
Nigeria’s first Diaspora Bond has started trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Read more
How to get Nigeria out of recession
In the downloadable document below, RTC Advisory Services Ltd. - a business advisory and consultancy services firm, examines how Nigeria fell into recession and recommends policy options to get the country out of its financial woes. Read more
Nigeria’s economy: The road to recovery
To start by saying that the Nigerian economy is challenged is stating the obvious, but it is nevertheless, a very necessary statement especially at this period of our economic history. For an economy dependent on oil for 70 per cent of government Read more
A letter to Buhari on Nigeria's anti-poor economic policies
I write to you because I am concerned about the state of micro-entrepreneurs and low income earners in Nigeria. I am empowered to write you on the strength of paragraph 50 of your 2016 Budget Statement as presented on 22 December 2015 to the joint Read more
State House, Abuja. Nigeria.
Soludo's self-serving article is deficit in facts, logic and honour - Okonjo-Iweala
For anyone who has not read Professor Charles Soludo’s article in the Vanguard (online version) on January 25 2015, I would encourage them to do so. It is littered with abusive and unbecoming language. It shows how an embittered loser in the Nigeria Read more
IOD Nigeria visits Stock Exchange
The Institute of Directors (IOD), Nigeria council led by its President - Chief (Mrs) Eniola Fadayomi and its new Director-General - Mr Victor Banjo visited the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) Read more
FilmHouse's Kene Mkparu on support available from BOI
Kene Mkparu - Managing Director / CEO of FilmHouse testifies to the support that is available from the Bank of Industry (BOI) in setting up industries in the country. Read more
BOI previews International Conference on SMEs
The Bank of Industry previews the 20th International Conference on Small and Medium Enterprises (ICSME) organised by the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises which was held in Bayelsa State. Read more
BOI's new MD - Rasheed Olaoluwa on his mission
The new Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Nigeria's foremost and leading Development Finance Institution - Mr Rasheed Olaoluwa speaks about his mission. Read more
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi responds to allegations
I am compelled to make this public statement to address the various allegations levied against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and cited as the reasons for my suspension from office as the Governor of the CBN on the 19th of February 2014. Read more
Why Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was suspended
I write to convey to you His Excellency, Mr. President’s decision that you be suspended from office as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria with effect from Thursday 20th February 2014 Read more
Okonjo-Iweala calls for urgent external audit of NNPC
Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called for urgent action with regard to an independent forensic audit of conflicting claims of unaccounted funds made by the Nigerian National Read more
I will go to court - Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Video)
Sanusi says he is very proud of his actions and tenure at the Central Bank, but will be challenging his suspension in the courts. Read more
Awolowo explores synergy with NEXIM Bank
The newly appointed Executive Director (ED) / Chief Executive (CE) of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 622 (May 1 - 14 2024)
How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 621 (April 17 - 30 2024)
30 years after genocide: Rwanda's older generations fear a return of ethnic tensions Read more
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Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs Read more
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of Read more
Photo: Dr Isatou Touray
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 620 (April 3 - 16 2024)
The Gambia may allow Female Genital Mutilation again Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 619 (March 20 - April 2 2024)
Why children are prime targets of armed groups in Northern Nigeria. Read more
Trumpet TV
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the Read more
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more. Read more
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom. Read more
