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<title>Big Joe Interiors: Building An Abia Brand, One Beautiful Space At A Time</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Big Joe Interiors is an emerging Abia-based furnishing business building an indigenous brand through interior products, customer service and an ambition to expand beyond Umuahia. ]]></description>
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<title>Jonathan Hails Azikel Refinery As Catalyst For Niger Delta Industrialisation</title>
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<title>FG, CBN Formalise Fiscal And Monetary Policy Coordination</title>
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<title>No immediate electricity tariff hike, FG insists</title>
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<title>Dangote Moves To Equalise Petrol Prices Nationwide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dangote Refinery says it is absorbing petrol transportation costs and expanding nationwide distribution to reduce regional price differences and achieve more uniform petrol prices. ]]></description>
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<title>US Imposes 12.5% Tariff on Nigerian Imports Over Forced Labour Concerns</title>
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<title>Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol, Diesel Ex&#45;Depot Prices Again</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dangote Refinery has reduced the ex-depot prices of petrol and diesel to ₦1,250 and ₦1,700 per litre, respectively, as part of efforts to ease fuel costs in Nigeria. ]]></description>
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<title>Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Hits ₦1,373 at Official Market</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The naira traded at ₦1,373.25 against the US dollar at the official market, while the black market rate reached ₦1,390 amid ongoing forex reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria. ]]></description>
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<title>OPay, Moniepoint, Kuda, Others Get National Licences as CBN Upgrades Fintech, MFB Permits</title>
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<title>Sterling Bank, Ecobank, 22 Other Lenders Hit CBN Recapitalization Targets Before 2026 Deadline</title>
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<title>IPMAN Rejects Fuel Imports as Dangote Refinery Dismisses Supply Disruption Claims</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:53:08 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Oyedele Defends Nigeria Tax Act, Says KPMG Misunderstood Reform Intent</title>
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<title>Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, January 7, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:38:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, January 6, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:45:08 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Tax Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2026 — Tinubu</title>
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<title>NIN Becomes Tax ID for Nigerians from January 2026 – FIRS</title>
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<title>Lagos Warns Hotels and Venues Against Inflating Prices and Cancelling Reservations</title>
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<title>CBN Orders Banks to Enable Foreign Card Transactions on ATMs, POS Terminals</title>
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<title>Opay, Moniepoint To Charge Customers  ₦50 Fee On Transfers Over ₦10,000</title>
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