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Adamawa Govt Hails Nigerian Navy For Renovating School Facilities

08.05.2026

The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) has applauded the Nigerian Navy for providing a Special Intervention Quick Impact Project at Central Primary School, Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of the State. The Executive Chairman of ADSUBEB, Dr Murtala Babayi, who received a delegation from the Nigerian Navy, described the initiative as a significant contribution...

Anaocha Monarchs Endorse Oli For Federal Constituency Seat

08.05.2026

Ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections, Traditional Rulers of Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State have unanimously endorsed Chief Chukwudi Oli, popularly known as Oba Ezeafia, as the preferred candidate for the Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha (DNA) Federal Constituency seat ahead of the forthcoming elections. The Traditional Rulers, after a series of consultations,...

Access Holdings Clarifies Dividend Position Amid Strong 2025 Earnings

08.05.2026

Access Holdings Plc has clarified that its inability to pay dividends for the 2025 financial year was due to regulatory and prudential compliance requirements rather than weak earnings or liquidity challenges. The company made the clarification during its 2025 Full-Year Investors and Earnings Call, where management addressed shareholders’ concerns over the absence of dividend declaration...

FirstHoldCo Sustains Growth Momentum As Gross Earnings Hit N942bn In Q1’26

08.05.2026

FBN Holdings Plc (FirstHoldco) achieved gross earnings of N942 billion in its first-quarter 2026 financials, compared to the N742.7 billion it recorded for the corresponding period in 2025. The company’s unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, showed a 26.8 per cent rise in gross earnings in the first quarter of this...

Lagos Ports Receive Vessels Carrying Fuel, Fertilizer, Other Goods

08.05.2026

No fewer than 12 ships have arrived Lekki, Tincan and Apapa ports in Lagos, waiting to discharge petrol, bulk fertilizer, petrol, base oil, fuel oil, gasoline, crude oil and bulk urea. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, “Shipping Position”, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of...

Recapitalisation to Boost Real Sector Lending in Nigeria

08.05.2026

The Managing Director of FSDH Merchant Bank, Bukola Smith, has asserted that the ongoing recapitalisation exercise in the banking sector will significantly enhance the capacity of financial institutions to support Nigeria’s real economy. Speaking at the bank’s inaugural Investors’ Conference in Lagos on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, Smith noted that the surge in capital bases...

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