President Bola Tinubu has awarded the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) national honour to all 24 players and 11 technical crew members of the victorious Super Falcons. In addition to the honour, the President also announced a cash reward of $100,000 (N150m) each for the players,[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…]
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…]
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold through Open Market Operations (OMO) bills worth N3.32 trillion to local banks, other investors, and foreign portfolio investors in June this year. OMO is a monetary instrument through which the CBN manages excess liquidity in the system, thus attracting foreign currency into the[Read More…]
The Federal Government is engaging in consultations with the United States and World Trade Organisation (WTO) to find mutually beneficial solutions to the recent tariff measures announced by the Donald Trump administration. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole hinted at the consultations in a press statement[Read More…]
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi[Read More…]
Injunction and stay of execution Cargo remains under arrest In a surprising twist of events, its decision delivered today, the Federal High Court in a surprising shift from the true nature of FirstBank ’s claim held that the matter is not a maritime claim but rather, a simple case of[Read More…]
The stock market continued on a positive trend, with investors gaining N26 billion and performance indices rising by 0.04 per cent on Tuesday. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by 0.04 per cent to N66.214 trillion from an opening of N66.188 trillion recorded on Monday.[Read More…]
