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Real estate firm supports students with scholarships

Primeridge Real Estate, in collaboration with Your Study Path, a fast-rising edutech company, has launched an examination scholarship programme for students. This initiative covers JAMB registration fees and online JAMB preparatory classes, ensuring that underprivileged students have the resources they need to succeed. In a statement, Primeridge premised its action on the prevalent financial constraints...
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ICSAN to drive AI in corporate governance

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to integrating artificial intelligence into corporate governance frameworks as it prepares to host the 2025 Company Secretaries and Registrars Forum. Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Wednesday, the chairman of the Institute’s Corporate Members and Training Committee, Biola Laseinde, emphasised that...
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FAAN appoints new manager for Ibadan airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has appointed Gbenga Afuwape as the new Manager for the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. This was made known through a statement made available to the PUNCH on Wednesday. In his new role, Afuwape called for uninterrupted teamwork and cohesion as key drivers for improving organisational...
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AIICO eyes N114.3bn gross premium for H1

AIICO Insurance Plc has projected a gross written premium of N114.3bn for the first half of 2025, driven by seasonal trends in premium receipts and actual cash flows recorded in January 2025. According to its earnings forecast filed on the Nigeria Exchange on Wednesday, the company expects insurance revenue for the period to reach N67.2bn,...
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Nine firms record N1.28tn finance costs

Nine listed Nigerian companies on the Nigeria Exchange recorded a surge in finance costs, rising by 69 per cent from N757.65bn in 2023 to N1.28tn in 2024, as high interest rates and mounting debts strain corporate finances, The PUNCH reports. An analysis of financial statements from Nigerian Breweries, MTN Nigeria, Lafarge Africa, Nestlé Nigeria, Champion...
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Stakeholders advocate LPG adoption for clean cooking

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s energy and environmental sectors have reiterated the urgent need to transition to liquefied petroleum gas for clean cooking and sustainable energy solutions. At the sixth West Africa LPG Expo in Lagos, experts advised that embracing LPG was critical in addressing health risks, environmental degradation, and energy poverty in the country. The Minister...
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Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 2.75%

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent, citing concerns over inflationary pressures and weaker economic growth due to trade uncertainty and tariffs imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, the central bank stated that it would “proceed carefully...
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