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Sterling HoldCo revenue hits N341.7bn in Q3 2025 report

Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has posted a 44.1 per cent increase in gross earnings to N341.7bn at the end of September 2025, compared to N237.2bn in the previous year. According to Sterling Holdco in a statement on Sunday, the growth in gross earnings was driven by increases in both interest and non-interest income segments....
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ECOVIS OUC backs business recovery drive in Nigeria

The Managing Partner of ECOVIS OUC Chartered Accountants, Mr. Andrew Uviase, has reaffirmed the firm’s commitment to supporting the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria in advancing business recovery and ethical insolvency practice across the country. In a statement on Saturday, it was indicated that Uviase made this commitment while welcoming the President...
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Naira exchange rate hits 2025 peak as forex supply rises

The naira recorded its highest appreciation this year at the close of October when it settled at 1,421.73/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed. The naira traded below the 1,500/$ threshold throughout October at the official market, indicating stability, and appreciated by 3.63 per cent from...
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ICMR urges innovation for capital market registrars

Calls for innovation, efficiency, and technology-driven transformation dominated discussions at the 14th Annual Conference and Presidential Investiture of the Institute of Capital Market Registrars, where Mrs. Catherine Nwosu was inaugurated as the President and Chairman of the Council of the Institute. Nwosu took her oath of office on Saturday, making her the fourth president of...
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PANA Holdings announces key executive appointments

PANA Holdings has made a series of appointments to strengthen its leadership team. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, the Chairman of PANA Holdings, Dr. Daere Akobo, revealed that the company had approved the appointments of Daisy Maduagwu as Executive Director, Global Business Services; Adetoke George-Toyon as Group Chief Operating Officer;...
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Seven Nigerian banks pay N674.68bn in H1 2025 taxes

Seven Nigerian banks collectively paid N674.68bn in taxes to the government in the first half of 2025, representing a 14.69 per cent increase from N588.25bn recorded in the same period of 2024. An analysis of the financial statements of seven leading financial institutions by The PUNCH, Ecobank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, Access Holdings, Zenith Bank,...
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Warri-Itakpe train derails 4 days after service resumption

The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced the derailment of the Warri-Itakpe train, which immediately halted rail services along the corridor. This occurred exactly four days after service resumed on the same route. This was made known in a statement by the NRC on Sunday. Before the unfortunate Kaduna-Abuja accident on August 26,...
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FirstBank nears 50,000-tree goal with tree planting drive

The FirstBank Group has planted more trees at the Lekki Conservation Centre in Lagos in a final push to meet its goal of planting 50,000 trees by 2025. The tree-planting ceremony was held during the bank’s 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week. During the 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week, held from 27 October to...
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Pressdia Announced As Media Partner For 2025 PAWENpreneur Awards & Summit

Pressdia, Africa’s fast-rising digital PR marketplace, has been announced as a media partner for the *2025 PAWENpreneur Awards & Summit*, the continent’s flagship event celebrating women-led innovation, leadership, and enterprise. Organized by the Pan-African Women Empowerment Network (PAWEN)*, the 2025 edition will take place on *Saturday, November 15, 2025, featuring a *digital summit and exhibition...
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