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Delta North APC Endorses Anioma State Creation

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Delta North senatorial district is supporting the creation of Anioma State. The proposed would the sixth state in Nigeria’s South East geopolitical zone. The zone in a letter by the APC Delta North Chairman, Chief Adizue Eluaka, and addressed to the Chairman of the Senate subcommittee on State...
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One Year After: Edo Set To Inaugurate Completed Projects –Afegbua

Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, yesterday announced plans to mark the first anniversary of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration with series of project commissioning across the three senatorial districts of the state. Afegbua said the completed projects cut across key sectors such as healthcare, education, road reconstruction, and agriculture. Speaking during...
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Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway hailed as an economic lifeline

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has described the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway as a transformative national project that will serve as an “economic artery connecting opportunity, innovation, and prosperity” across Nigeria’s coastline. Oyetola made the remarks at the South-West Citizen-Government Engagement Summit held in Akure, Ondo State, last week, according to a...
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The Alternative Bank partners Oyo on infrastructural develop

The Alternative Bank will be collaborating with the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency to boost infrastructural and environmental development in the state. This was the fallout of a recent meeting between a delegation from The Alternative Bank and the Director-General of the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Mr Oludolapo Eso-Ajanaku. The delegation was...
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Apapa customs sets new N304bn monthly revenue record

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has achieved a historic milestone by generating a record N304bn in revenue for October 2025 — the highest monthly collection by any customs command in the history of the Service. The figure, announced in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Tunde Ayagbalo, represents a remarkable leap...
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Standard Chartered meets N200bn recapitalisation deadline

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has confirmed that it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N200bn minimum capital requirement for national commercial banks, ahead of the deadline in 2026. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday. In March 2024, CBN raised the operating minimum capital requirements for banks...
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Trump’s threat erodes Nigeria investor confidence says CPPE

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has warned that the recent threat of possible military action against Nigeria by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, could erode investor confidence, among other far-reaching implications for the economy. This observation is contained in its policy brief titled ‘Potential Economic Implications of the U.S....
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Nigeria targets $20bn in diaspora funds for economic growth

The Federal Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, alongside leading banks and private sector investors, has launched a fresh push to harness over $20bn in annual diaspora remittances to drive national economic growth. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday, NiDCOM is to hold the eighth Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit...
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Doherty demands Senate probe into new petrol import duty

A Lagos State governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Funso Doherty, has called on the National Assembly to investigate the recently approved 15 per cent import duty on Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. He warned that the policy, if implemented, would worsen the economic hardship faced by millions of Nigerians. In...
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