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Global stocks rise as oil prices dip on US-Iran truce talks

14.04.2026

Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad. For the week, all three major US indices advanced by more than three per cent. Oil prices retreated once again on Friday. For...

Why It’s Cheaper, Refiners Explain

14.04.2026

The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria has faulted claims that imported petroleum products are cheaper than locally refined fuels, arguing that price differences stem from quality disparities and not efficiency, while accusing the World Bank of failing to make a like-for-like comparison. The association’s Publicity Secretary, Eche Idoko, who spoke in an interview with...

International Breweries posts record N88.9bn pre-tax profit

14.04.2026

International Breweries has announced a record N88.9bn pre-tax profit in 2025, marking a definitive turning point for the beverage giant as it officially transitioned from a loss to a position of significant profitability. According to the audited financial statements released on the Nigerian Exchange, the company delivered a pre-tax profit of N88.95bn, a figure that...

Insurance Sector Pays ₦724.7bn Claims

14.04.2026

Nigeria’s insurance industry recorded a gross premium written rising to ₦2.302 trillion in 2025 following a series of reforms put in place by the regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). According to data released yesterday by the Commission, the industry recorded a 36 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth and a 47.3 per cent year-on-year expansion in...

Dun & Bradstreet gets top data intelligence ranking by G2

14.04.2026

Dun & Bradstreet has been named a Leader in the Winter 2026 Awards by G2, based on verified customer feedback across its business intelligence portfolio. The company said in a statement that the Leader designation on G2 is awarded to about three per cent of globally listed software providers and is determined by independent customer...

Stakeholders Urge Collaboration for South-West Urban Devt

14.04.2026

South-West physical planners have stressed the need for collaboration within the region to ensure development. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday in Lagos while speaking during the Inaugural South-West Regional Meeting on Physical Planning and Urban Development. The Director-General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission, Dr Seye Oyeleye, stressed the need for...

BIPC Unveils Outgrowers Scheme For Sorghum, Rice, Orange Farmers

14.04.2026

The Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) has unveiled plans to launch an outgrowers scheme targeting sorghum, rice, and orange farmers across the state to boost local production, value addition and farmers’ earnings. Group Managing Director of BIPC, Dr Raymond Asemakaha, disclosed this at the end of a strategic consultative meeting with farmer groups,...

Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Suleiman For Winning Gold At World Sambo Cup

14.04.2026

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Rukayat Suleimon for becoming the first female blind sambist in the world to win a Gold medal at the World Sambo Cup, held in Yerevan, Armenia. In a congratulatory statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on Monday, the governor praised Suleimon,...

Okafor Stuns Old Trafford As Leeds Defeat Man United 2-1

14.04.2026

Manchester United suffered a damaging 2-1 defeat at home to fierce rivals Leeds United, as Noah Okafor’s first-half brace secured a historic victory for the visitors, their first win at Old Trafford in 45 years. The match began dramatically, with Okafor opening the scoring just five minutes in. A chaotic aerial challenge between defenders allowed...

Yilwatda Highlights Role Of Support Groups In Tinubu’s Re-Election Bid

14.04.2026

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has underscored the critical role of political support associations in securing the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Yilwatda made this known on Monday while addressing participants at the National Symposium of the Integrity Group of Nigeria. He emphasised that support...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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