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Nigeria Customs Revenue Hits Record ₦7.28tn in 2025

The Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a major revenue milestone in 2025, generating a total of N7.281tn, marking one of its strongest financial performances in recent years. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while delivering an address at the 2026 World Customs Day celebration, where he highlighted the impact...
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N17.3bn Value as Investors Gain N3bn

Stock market investors traded 601.65 million shares worth N17.3 billion in 58,429 transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday. This compares with 731.7 million shares valued at N19.05 billion exchanged in 44,005 deals in the previous trading session. The figures represent an 18 per cent decline in trading volume and a nine per cent...
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NGX Gains N3.45bn Amid Selective Buying by Investors

Selective buying in a handful of stocks lifted the Nigerian Exchange Limited slightly on Monday, despite weaker trading activity, as market capitalisation rose by N3.45bn to N105.96tn. NGX daily market report on Monday noted that at the close of the first trading day of the week, the All-Share Index inched up by 5.38 points, representing...
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Sterling Honored for Responsible Workplace Practices

Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has been recognised by the Institute for Work and Family Integration as one of the standout organisations demonstrating leadership in responsible workplace practices at the Corporate Family Responsibility Index Awards. According to a statement from the HoldCo, the recognition, which was done by IWFI in collaboration with Lagos Business School,...
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How a Robust Lending Ecosystem Can Stop Loan Sharks in Niger

The Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact Plc, Niyi Toluwalope, has called for efforts to build a credible credit access ecosystem for working Nigerians to curtail the activities of loan sharks. Toluwalope made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement themed ‘Shaping the Future of Payments: Balancing Regulation and Innovation’, where he highlighted the structural gaps in...
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Conference Spotlights Youths’ Role in Insurance & Pension

The focus of the 2026 BusinessToday Annual Conference and Exhibition will highlight the role of young people in the insurance and pension sectors, the organisers have revealed. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH, the annual conference scheduled for 2 April is themed ‘Youth Advantage: Redefining Insurance and Pensions for a New Era’....
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LAWMA Prosecuted 400 for Environmental Offences in Lagos

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority has stated that 400 cases of environmental infractions were prosecuted in 2025, including a recent instance of a man caught dumping indiscriminately and now serving a jail term. This is even as LAWMA called on residents of the state to embrace responsible waste disposal practices, as proper handling of...
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