Business Am, Monday, 5 January 2026
Top headlines in this edition
- Lagos,Ogun,Abialeadborrowingplans Nigeria’sdebtsrisetoN152.4trn, drivenbyenlargedexternalborrowing (page 1)
- Trillion-naira budgets: 10 Nigerian states to borrow N4.28trn to fund 2026 budgets (page 1)
- Africa risks missing $1tn AI dividend without coordinated reform, AfDB warns (page 2)
- House of reps open tax laws to public review following alteration claims (page 2)
- Crystal-gazing the Nigerian stock market in 2026 (page 5)
- The Nigerian stock market closed 2025 with a historic 51.19% return — its strongest perfor-mance in nearly two decades (page 5)