Ecobank Adire Lagos targets 35,000 visitors, 150 brands in December

Ecobank Nigeria is aiming for more than 35,000 visitors and 150 African brands during the December edition of its Adire Lagos festival. The bank intends to use the event to increase market opportunities for creative entrepreneurs and small businesses, according to Punch Nigeria.

Separately, the Federal Government has scheduled December 3, 2026, for the inauguration of sections of two major railway projects in Northern Nigeria. Punch reports that the 205-kilometre Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is approximately 90 per cent complete, while the 400-kilometre Kano–Katsina–Maradi Railway has reached 70 per cent completion.

The Kaduna–Kano project serves as an extension of the Abuja–Kaduna line and connects Kaduna, Zaria, and Kano. According to a statement from APC Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Dele Alake, the administration inherited the Kano–Katsina–Maradi project at roughly five per cent completion in 2023, while the Kaduna–Kano railway was less than 30 per cent complete at that time.

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