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Subscription to T-Bills Tops N1.5trn at First 2026 Auctions on Massive Demand
Investors’ appetite remained strong at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) first Treasury bills auction of 2026, with subscriptions rising above trillion despite higher stop rates across all tenors. At…
Heritage Bank: NDIC Declares ₦24.3bn Second Liquidation Dividend
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared a first liquidation dividend of ₦ billion in April 2025, at a rate of kobo per ₦ NDIC in statement …
FG earmarks N1.7tn in 2026 budget for unpaid contractors
*Tinubu The Federal Government has budgeted the sum of in the 2026 Appropriation Bill to settle outstanding debts owed to contractors for capital projects executed in 2024. A breakdown of…
Kidnappers kill Abuja-based Lawyer Princess Nwamaka Chigbo
Nwamaka Chigbo THE family of Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer, is saddened to announce her brutal death at the hands of still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Nigerian Federal Capital…
Fidelity Bank Extends Support to Oluyole Cheshire Home in Ibadan
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI In the spirit of the festive season, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive community support through a charitable outreach to Oluyole…
NNPC opens talks to sell stakes in assets – Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has begun moves to sell stakes in some of its oil and gas assets, a new report by Reuters has revealed. This is as…
NNPCL’s moves to reinvent self for growth
In an industry often defined by volatility, power struggles and complex stakeholder demands, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited seems to have quietly mastered the art of strategic alignment…
SSS DG Pledges to Champion Media Freedom, Engage Other Security Agencies
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS/SSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has pledged to foster a more enabling environment for journalists and media practitioners to…
Momoh, Auwal, Abubakar Others Shine at Cycling Kano 2025
L-R: Bamidele Adeleye, Managing Director, BrandEscort Communications; Jacob Ishaku, Silver Medal Winner, Professional Category; Isa Momoh, Gold Metal Winner; Alhaji Sanusi Bello, Barwan Kano, repressing, Mallam Muhammadu Sunusi II, the…
Shareholders Approve Guinea Insurance Plan To Increase Share Capital to N19bn
NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L–R): Mrs. Chioma Okigbo, Non-Executive Director, Mrs. Ogonna Offor-Orabueze, Executive Director, Technical, Mr. Ademola Abidogun, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Temitope Borishade, Chairman of the…
