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Baobab Nigeria promotes health with nationwide fitness walk

02.12.2025
Baobab Nigeria has held a nationwide fitness walk across its 38 branches in the country to encourage healthier lifestyles among staff and customers while amplifying awareness of the Jollof+ savings product and other services. The walk, staged simultaneously in 16 states, was themed “Walk! Save! Jollof+” and drew strong participation from Baobab employees and members...
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Oyo Chief Urges Youths to Build Leadership Skills for Future

02.12.2025
The Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, Debo Akande, has urged Nigerian youths to prioritise building practical skills and integrity over relying solely on academic qualifications if they hope to lead effectively in the future. Akande, who is also Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness and International Development, gave this advice...
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NDIC Demands Accurate Valuation for Failed Bank Assets

02.12.2025
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has called for deeper collaboration with the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers to ensure more accurate valuation of assets belonging to failed banks. According to a press statement issued on Monday by the Head of Communication and Public Affairs Department of the NDIC, Hawwau Gambo, the Managing Director...
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Sterling Bank & PAU certify Non-Oil Export Academy grads

02.12.2025
Sterling Bank Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Enterprise Development Centre of Pan-Atlantic University to certify graduates of its Non-Oil Export Academy. In a statement on Monday, the lender said that the partnership underscored its commitment to diversifying Nigeria’s economy by supporting non-oil export growth. The PUNCH reports that this agreement followed...
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Nigeria completes shift to T+2 settlement cycle

02.12.2025
On 28 November 2025, Nigeria’s capital market formally transitioned to a T+2 settlement cycle, a significant shift aimed at improving market efficiency, reducing risk, and aligning the country with global post-trade standards. OLUWAKEMI ABIMBOLA writes on the transition and its impact on the market and investors When the Executive Commissioner, Operations of the Securities and...
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Soft Drinks Tax Hike Harmful to Nigerian Economy, CPPE Warns

02.12.2025
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has asked the Senate Committee on Finance to discontinue its proposal to increase excise duty on non-alcoholic beverages, warning that the move is counterproductive and potentially harmful to national economic recovery. Director of the CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, noted in a statement that the proposal arrived at...
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NASS backs tax reforms for Nigeria’s energy transition

02.12.2025
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the National Assembly is committed to continuous tax reforms as a strategic tool to support Nigeria’s energy transition and climate responsibility. He said this on Monday at the one-day policy dialogue with legislators on taxation for a fossil fuel phase-out, held in Lagos....
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UMZA Air begins Abuja–Ilorin flights with low fares

02.12.2025
UMZA Air on Sunday commenced commercial flights on the Abuja–Ilorin route with what the airline described as permanently cheaper airfares for travellers using the Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin. The Managing Director/Accountable Manager of UMZA Aviation Services Limited, Mr Anachuna Henry, told The PUNCH that the airline deliberately pegged its ticket prices between N145,000 and...
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Stanbic IBTC empowers youths via DiSEP initiative

02.12.2025
Stanbic IBTC Holdings has graduated the fourth cohort of its youth empowerment and digital skills development and inducted the fifth cohort. In a statement on Sunday, it was indicated that the empowerment was done under its Digital Skills Empowerment Programme. DiSEP, a flagship corporate social responsibility initiative of Stanbic IBTC, equips young Nigerians with relevant...
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Naira appreciates to 1,446.74/$, capital inflows surge

02.12.2025
The naira recorded a stronger performance during the past week as it rose to 1,446.74/$, marking a 0.69 per cent increase over the previous week’s figure of 1,456.72/$. This strengthening of the naira followed the sharp volatility of the previous week. For most of the week, the naira traded below 1,450/$ at the official window,...
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