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NGX Equities Rally Adds N578bn in Holiday-Shortened Week

Equities on the Nigerian Exchange continued their upward momentum in the holiday-shortened trading week, with market capitalisation rising by N578bn as renewed buying interest across key sectors lifted major indices. At the close of the latest trading session, total market capitalisation stood at N97.8tn, reflecting sustained investor confidence despite fewer trading days during the week....
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ICAN Tasks FG to Ensure Nigerians Enjoy Tax Dividends

The immediate past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and grand patron of ICAN Mowe District, Davidson Alaribe, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerians enjoy the dividends of the taxes they pay as it begins the implementation of the new tax law. Alaribe made the call at the end-of-year...
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LEAP Africa empowers Lagos students with digital libraries

LEAP Africa, in partnership with Dow Chemical and TEM Nigeria, has empowered over 300 students in Lagos public schools with fully equipped, solar-powered digital libraries. The initiative, aimed at bridging the digital divide, was implemented at Onike Girls High School, Yaba, and Hope Nursery and Primary School, Ikoyi. The project provides students with access to...
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Benin Launches e-Passport Platform for Citizens Abroad

Seamfix, a digital identity and biometric solutions provider, in partnership with the government of the Republic of Benin, has launched ePass, a self-service digital passport renewal platform designed for Beninese citizens living abroad. This is contained in a statement by the firm, which was made available to The PUNCH over the weekend. According to the...
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How Digital Procurement Can Unlock African Free Trade

The continued reliance on manual procurement systems and inefficient logistics is undermining the African Continental Free Trade Area, Kuraway Chief Executive Officer David Chima noted in this interview with JUSTICE OKAMGBA For years, high transaction costs and lengthy procurement cycles have weighed on Nigerian businesses. What structural issues within the country’s procurement system do you...
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PHD Media Nigeria celebrates its 15th anniversary in Lagos

PHD Media Nigeria marked its 15th anniversary in Lagos, drawing clients, partners, industry leaders, and staff past and present to celebrate a journey that began in 2010 and has grown into one of Nigeria’s leading media and marketing communications agencies. The weekend event brought together brand owners, media executives, members of the Omnicom Media Group...
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LEAP Africa empowers over 300 Lagos students with libraries

LEAP Africa, in partnership with Dow Chemical and TEM Nigeria, has empowered over 300 students in Lagos public schools with fully equipped, solar-powered digital libraries. The initiative, aimed at bridging the digital divide, was implemented at Onike Girls High School, Yaba, and Hope Nursery and Primary School, Ikoyi. The project provides students with access to...
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PZ Cussons Nigeria Posts N21.4bn Half-Year Profit

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc returned to profitability in the half year ended November 30, 2025, posting a profit after tax of N21.4bn, a reversal from the N7.0bn loss recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. In its financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Tuesday, the consumer goods company’s unaudited interim results showed...
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Labour tasks states on tackling Nigeria’s insecurity

Organised labour has called on state governments and local government authorities to take greater responsibility for tackling Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that the failure to act decisively is draining household incomes and restricting citizens’ freedom of movement. The call follows nationwide protests staged last week by labour unions and civil society groups in Lagos, Abuja...
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A N1 Trillion Annual Revenue Potential

Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that it was possible for Lagos State to generate up to N1tn annually from property tax if the potential in the sector is harnessed. Oyedele said this on Tuesday in his keynote speech at the Tax Reform Summit 2026 titled, ‘From...
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