Money & Finance
Hidden fees costing Nigerian households up to ₦180,000 a year — and most have no idea
A six-month Consumer News investigation into banking charges, telecom surcharges, and utility billing reveals a systematic pattern of…
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EU Bans Chemical Found in Gel Polish: Why Nigerian Women Should Be Worried
If you regularly get gel manicures, use gel nail kits at home or run a nail salon, there is a new warning you need…
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Money & FinanceCBN upgrades Opay, Moniepoint, Palmpay, others to national licenses
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the licenses of major FinTech companies and Microfinance Banks, including…
Money & FinanceExplained: What Is a Credit Score, and Why Is It Important in Nigeria?
In many developed economies, credit scores have long been a crucial part of financial systems, influencing everything from…
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Health & SafetyEU Bans Chemical Found in Gel Polish: Why Nigerian Women Should Be Worried
If you regularly get gel manicures, use gel nail kits at home or run a nail salon, there…
Health & Safety
Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria as products recalled
Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar in a probe that has seen the…
Recalls & WarningLoard’s Ice Cream recalls dozens of products after dangerous food allergy label issue
Popular ice cream maker Loard’s has issued a voluntary recall of more than 40 products after they were…
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LifestyleThe 987 HP Audi Nuvolari Supercar Is the Marque’s Most Powerful Production Model Yet
Audi has unveiled what it touts as “the fastest and most powerful production vehicle in the brand’s history”…
Tech and GadgetsBang & Olufsen’s New Limited-Edition Speakers Will Set You Back Nearly Half a Million Dollars
Bang & Olufsen is celebrating its 100 birthday with, well, a bang. The audio giant just unveiled five…
Tech and GadgetsChina blocks Meta’s $2 billion Acquisition of Tech Startup Manus AI
China has moved to block Meta Inc.’s planned $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, in a…
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All stories →Health & SafetyEU Bans Chemical Found in Gel Polish: Why Nigerian Women Should Be Worried
If you regularly get gel manicures, use gel nail kits at home or run a nail salon, there…
Health & Safety
Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria as products recalled
Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar in a probe that has seen the…
Health & Safety
Generic vs branded medications: what your pharmacist doesn’t always tell you at the counter
For most common conditions, generic medications are chemically identical to branded versions and cost a fraction of the…
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Food & DrinksNearly 11,000 Bottles of Noble Oak Bourbon Stolen In The US
It seems that it’s not just the angels who are thirsty for their share of whiskey—criminal enterprises are…
BusinessEjiofor Akujieze emerge Golden Morn Golden Hunt winner
A small-scale grocery seller from Plateau State, Ejiofor Akujieze, has emerged the grand prize winner of ₦5 million in the…
Food & Drinks
Palm oil price surge: is the supermarket markup really justified by supply chain costs?
Palm oil retail prices have increased by 62 per cent in twelve months. The Consumer News investigates whether…
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Why Nigerian consumer protection law still has no teeth — and who is blocking reform
Despite a landmark 2021 legislative amendment, enforcement of consumer protection law remains piecemeal. The gap between what the law says and what consumers actually experience is widening dangerously.
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The real reason “Made in Nigeria” products still struggle to win consumer trust
Our own testing repeatedly shows that locally produced goods often match or exceed imports in quality. The problem is not quality — it is the ecosystem around quality…