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Uncertainty Over Skit Maker Sanku’s Fate After Auto Crash

A popular skit maker and comedian, Sanku, has reportedly died following a road accident in Oolo village along Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway on Monday. There were, however, conflicting reports about Sanku’s fate on social media on Monday night. While some of his colleagues like Abdulateef Tojubole, Orilabi, Baby of Tiktok and others confirmed his death via separate...
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Nigeria’s $300 Helicopter Landing Fee Dispute: Operators vs.

A quiet standoff unfolded between the aviation ministry and helicopter operators, who unanimously rejected a $300 landing fee ordered by the minister, Festus Keyamo, forcing the government to redirect the controversial charge to oil companies instead, writes OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN A silent battle has been brewing between the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and airline...
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Europe Stocks Hold Steady Amid Chinese Tech Surge

Shares in Europe remained steady on Monday, as Chinese technology stocks surged, while European long-dated bonds faced heavy pressure, according to Reuters. Europe’s broad STOXX 600 index gained 0.1 per cent, initially boosted by improved manufacturing data, though the positive momentum eased later in the day. In Asia, Chinese tech giant Alibaba saw its Hong...
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Nigeria PMI Signals Strong Private Sector Growth in August

Growth in Nigeria’s private sector gained momentum in August as improved customer demand and easing inflationary pressures drove business activity, the latest Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index has shown. The headline PMI rose to 54.2 in August, up from 54.0 in July, signalling a sustained improvement in business conditions for the ninth consecutive...
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A Salary Earner’s Travel Guide

Another year has passed without that dream trip. Your leave is near, you feel overworked, yet unprepared for a getaway. If this sounds familiar, this guide is for you, a roadmap to overcoming financial hurdles and making leisure travel possible for salary earners and small business owners, ARINZE NWAFOR writes. It is another year, and...
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Apapa Customs Generates N215bn Revenue in August

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, said it collected N215bn as revenue in the month of August using the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu, despite the reported network glitches. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Tunde Ayagbalo. The Customs Area Controller of the...
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Reps Committee to Summon NRC, CCECC

The House of Representatives Committee on Land Transport is set to invite the Nigerian Railway Corporation and officials of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for questioning over the recent derailment of a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja, which left about seven persons injured. Recall that on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a Kaduna-bound train consisting of...
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Cutix Q1 Profit Plunges 81% to N56.9m

Cutix Plc reported a decline in its first-quarter profit for the 2025 financial year, posting N56.9m, down 81 per cent from the N306.7m recorded in the same period of 2024. The company’s revenue for the quarter remained largely flat at N3.52bn, compared with N3.55bn in Q1 2024, reflecting minimal growth in sales despite rising operational...
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Nigeria Offers 16.54% Yield on September Savings Bonds

The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, is offering investors annual yields of up to 16.541% on its September 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bonds. The DMO, in a circular on its website on Monday, announced that the subscription window opens immediately and will close on Friday, September 5, 2025, with settlement scheduled...
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TotalEnergies Signs $10M Offshore Oil Deal with Nigeria

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, has signed a production sharing contract with TotalEnergies and South Atlantic Petroleum for petroleum prospecting licences 2000 and 2001. The blocks, awarded in the 2024 licensing round, cover about 2,000 square kilometres in the Niger Delta Basin. TotalEnergies will hold an 80 per cent interest...
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