The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says it has granted a “no objection” to First HoldCo Plc’s N323.4 billion shares transaction. The Commission in a statement signed by Mrs Efe Ebelo, the Head External Relations of SEC, said the decision was taken about the transaction after due consideration and[Read More…]
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo says he has no regret asking former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra to notify him before visiting the state. Okpebholo clarified his statement on Tuesday in Benin at the inauguration of the new Edo Line, a transport company owned by the state government.[Read More…]
Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, emerging as Nigeria’s standout performer, and clinching the biggest and most coveted country award. The award, which was presented to the bank on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at The Peninsula, London, is[Read More…]
Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, known worldwide as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, has passed away, aged 35. The ‘Sleeping Prince’ died on Saturday, July 19, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after spending nearly 20 years in a coma. He slipped into a coma following a devastating[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renamed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Borno after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The university is now known as Muhammadu Buhari University. The President made the announcement during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session in Abuja. The session, convened in[Read More…]
FirstBank, the West Africa premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has strengthened its partnership with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to reaffirm its commitment to driving sustainable finance and unlocking capital for development. This ongoing partnership was reinforced at the recently concluded Fourth International Conference on[Read More…]
Nigeria exceeded its OPEC crude oil production quota of 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, marking the second time it has surpassed the allocation in 2025. OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) for July, 2025, obtained by the News Agency of Agency of Nigeria (NAN)[Read More…]
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were laid to rest at his private residence in Daura on Tuesday. The former ruler’s funeral was held amidst tears and prayers by his immediate family members. President Bola Tinubu, governors, ministers and thousands of mourners also witnessed the burial. Also in[Read More…]
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, as a public holiday in honour of the late former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died on Sunday evening in a clinic in London after protracted illness. In a statement by the Minister of[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu has summoned an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in honour of former president, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) who passed away on Sunday in a hospital in the United Kingdom. In a statement he signed, Tinubu also directed that all national flags[Read More…]
