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United Capital grows revenue to N13.1bn

United Capital Plc has reported a significant surge in revenue, hitting N13.1bn in the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, representing a 113 per cent increase from the N6.1bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. According to its unaudited consolidated and separate financial statements, the impressive revenue growth was largely driven by a sharp...
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OPay announces N1.2bn scholarship for FUTMINNA students

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, OPay, has announced a N1.2bn 10-year scholarship initiative for students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State. The firm noted that the initiative was part of its continued efforts to champion education and empower Nigeria’s youth. “The scholarship initiative, which aims to alleviate the financial burden on talented students,...
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Wema Bank assets decline amid surge in profit

Wema Bank Plc has reported a 270 per cent surge in its profit after tax for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, reaching N35.8bn, up from N9.67bn recorded in the same period of 2024. The bank’s unaudited consolidated financial statements, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, show an improvement in earnings performance, driven by...
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Firm, institutions partner to improve livestock industry

Silagreen International Agro Development Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with several Brazilian institutions, including the University of Zebu Breeders Association, the Educational Foundation for the Development of Agricultural Sciences, and Associated Colleges of UBERABA. The agreement aims to enhance national food security through improved cattle production and marks a major step in international...
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Dangote, NASSI partner to boost investments in Nasarawa

The Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists, Nasarawa State Chapter, is partnering with Dangote Industries Limited to drive fresh investment options in the State. In a statement from Dangote Industries on Sunday, it was disclosed that with its 68,000 hectares, the Dangote Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited in Tunga was considered Nigeria’s biggest Backward Integration Policy project...
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Snake Island free zone to get area command – Customs

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged to establish a new Customs Area Command at the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone. In a statement on Sunday, the CGC stated this during an official visit to the facility last week. Adeniyi expressed delight at the level of investment made on the island and commended Nigerdock,...
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Govt delists CNG conversion centre over sharp practices

The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas has officially delisted one of its conversion partners, Charles Goriola Yakub of C & L Smart Energy Limited, following confirmed reports of misconduct involving the unauthorised sale of government-provided conversion kits. It also warned of impending legal action against what it describes as a “sponsored smear campaign” aimed...
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Tinubu to meet Gencos over N4tn electricity debt

President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies as part of an emergency effort to address the N4tn debt threatening to cripple the country’s electricity supply chain. The move follows a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and chairmen of Gencos in Abuja, amid...
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