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TWN News Roundup 2nd - 8th November 2025 TWN News Roundup TWN News Weekly Briefing The Week's Top Stories: Welcome back! I'm Omotola Oluwashindara, and this week brings controversial policy decisions as President Tinubu approves a 15% fuel import tariff and designates Nigeria on a US watchlist, while the stock market maintains its bullish momentum with continued investor confidence. Market & Sentiment Overview NGX All-Share Index (ASI) ▲ 153,677 Year-to-Date: +57.37% Market capitalization: N97.6 trillion Economy & Energy Tinubu Approves 15% Import Tariff on Petrol and Diesel President Tinubu signed off on a controversial 15% ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel effective October 21, 2025. The p...

TWN News Roundup 26th October - 1st November 2025 TWN News Roundup 26th October - 1st November 2025 TWN News Weekly Briefing The Week's Top Stories: Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2025 Welcome back! I'm Omotola Oluwashindara, and this week brings controversial policy decisions as President Tinubu approves a 15% fuel import tariff and designates Nigeria on a US watchlist, while the stock market maintains its bullish momentum with continued investor confidence. Market & Sentiment Overview NGX All-Share Index (ASI) ▲ 153,677 Year-to-Date: +57.37% Market capitalization: N97.6 trillion Economy & Energy Tinubu Approves 15% Import Tariff on Petrol and Diesel President Tinubu signed off on a controversial 15% ad-valorem imp...

  TWN NEWS WEEKLY NIGERIAN HEADLINES ROUNDUP Saturday, August 16, 2025 🚄 MAJOR STORY: NIGERIA'S $60 BILLION BULLET TRAIN PROJECT MOVES FORWARD Historic Infrastructure Milestone Achieved Nigeria is set to embark on one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects with the approval of a massive $60 billion high-speed rail system. This ground breaking development represents a significant step toward modernizing Nigeria's transportation infrastructure and connecting major economic centres across the country. Project Overview The project involves constructing a 4,000-kilometre high-speed rail line, popularly known as a bullet train, which will be built by De-Sadel Nigeria Limited and China Liancai Petroleum Investment Holdings Limited. The $60 billion project, a decade in the making, edges closer to securing approvals. Timeline and Implementation Nigeria's $60bn bullet train wins key approvals and funding; ground breaking could occur within a year, pending en...