May 2026 – Page 53 – Rise Africa

Coalition Hails Rivers APC Over Peaceful Conduct Of Guber Primaries

22.05.2026

…Charges Chinda to Be Magnanimous in Victory as a Patriot The Rainbow Coalition Ambassadors (RCA) has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State for the peaceful and orderly conduct of its governorship primaries, describing the process as a shining example of political maturity and a departure from the state’s history of acrimonious contests....

Obanikoro Chairs New Kwara APC Guber Primary C’ttee

22.05.2026

…says primary postponed due to logistics challenges The new Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary Election Committee has confirmed that the party’s governorship primary election will now hold on Friday. The committee is chaired by former Minister and APC chieftain from Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro. Members of the committee held a...

INEC Only 34% Prepared For Ekiti Guber Election –CSOs

22.05.2026

Civil society organisations under the Election Observation Hub yesterday warned that the credibility of the June 20 Ekiti State governorship election could be severely undermined by delayed funding and poor operational preparedness by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The groups, working under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase Two (EU-SDGN...

Tetracore signs deal to build gas plant in Ogun

22.05.2026

Tetracore GTL Limited, a subsidiary of Tetracore Energy Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK-based Velocys Technologies Limited to support the development of a modular gas-to-liquids facility in Atakabo, Ogun State. The company disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the project forms part of its broader gas monetisation and industrialisation...

Berger Paints Nigeria Grows Profit 157%, Dividend Up 37.5%

22.05.2026

Shareholders of Berger Paints Nigeria Plc have approved a final dividend payout of N1.25 per share for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, bringing the total dividend for the year to N1.65 per share, a 37.5 per cent increase over the 2024 financial year. The company had earlier paid an interim dividend of 40...

New Report Details Grassroots Expan

22.05.2026

Africa’s largest grassroots blockchain and cryptocurrency education network, Crypto Bootcamp Community, has released its Bitcoin Pizza Day Impact Report 2022–2026, marking the first comprehensive, data-supported account of organised Bitcoin celebrations on the continent. The landmark report documents four years of community-led Bitcoin adoption infrastructure, establishing that CBC’s inaugural Bitcoin Pizza Day Hangout on 22 May...

UBA, ANPA Champion Diaspora Healthcare Investment in Nigeria

22.05.2026

United Bank for Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening diaspora engagement and advancing healthcare development in Nigeria through the introduction of its healthcare investment proposition to the Nigerian-American medical community at the 2026 ANPA Carolinas Symposium held in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ANPA Carolinas Symposium, hosted annually by the South Carolina and North...

Griffin Capital Group Launches, Champions Economic Reforms

22.05.2026

Griffin Capital Group Limited has announced its official market entry as a fully integrated financial services group, bringing together investment banking, asset management, trusteeship, lending, and insurance capabilities under a unified institutional platform. The launch, according to the firm, reflects a deliberate response to the evolving demands of Nigeria’s financial ecosystem, where the need for...

Crude Oil Prices Drop to $102 Amid US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes

22.05.2026

Oil prices dipped further on Thursday as United States President Donald Trump awaited Iran’s response to the latest US peace proposal. Brent crude fell from around $106 per barrel to $102 on Thursday, while WTI also dropped to $96 from $98 earlier on Wednesday. Iran’s government said it was reviewing the latest proposal from the...

Youth Agribusiness: Exploring Opportunities Beyond Farming

22.05.2026

Experts have urged Nigerian youths to explore business opportunities beyond traditional farming and embrace other segments of the agricultural value chain to drive innovation and economic growth. They gave this advice at “Beyond Farming”, a youth-focused conference themed ‘Exploring Real Opportunities Across the Agricultural Value Chain’, held recently in Lagos. The stakeholders explained that opportunities...