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Protect power consumers, expert urges govt

20.02.2025

As Nigerians await an imminent increase in the cost of electricity, an energy expert and founder of PUTTRU, the frontline platform facilitating energy investments in Africa, Monica Maduekwe, has outlined the steps the Federal Government needs to take to cushion the effect of the “inevitable” increase on the consumers. Speaking during a press interview, Maduekwe...

VFD invests N5bn in VBank for digital banking

20.02.2025

VFD Group has injected N5bn into its subsidiary, VFD Microfinance Bank, also known as V Bank, in a move aimed at strengthening the digital bank’s operations. In a statement to the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public on Wednesday, VFD Group said the investment was approved by its Board of Directors through a written resolution...

UPDC reports 509% profit growth

20.02.2025

UPDC PLC has reported a 509 per cent increase in profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2024. The company posted a profit of N1.35bn, up from N221.51m in 2023. According to the company’s financial statements for the period ended December 31, its revenue surged to N11.93bn, up from N5.34bn recorded in the...

NASS to boost capital market with investments, securities bill

20.02.2025

The National Assembly has taken a step to strengthen the Nigerian capital market with the passage of the Investments and Securities Bill 2024. The Bill has been transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent, with lawmakers hopeful that the president will sign it into law within the next 30 days. The Chairman of the Senate...

Dangote, NNPC defend petrol grades

20.02.2025

The Dangote refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited maintain their products are of high quality as a viral video triggered discussions about the standard of petroleum products sold to Nigerians at filling stations. While the NNPC said it has never imported substandard petrol into the country, the Dangote Refinery insisted that its premium...

Nigeria well positioned as W’African trade hub – LASG – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Lagos State Government has said that with the introduction of the Authorised Economic Operator by the Nigeria Customs Service, the country has been well positioned as the West African trade hub. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this over the weekend during the official launch of the AEO programme in Lagos. Represented by the...

NCDMB prioritises partnerships with IOCs on new projects – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Felix Ogbe, has reiterated the determination of the agency to continue partnering with international oil companies to develop new projects. Ogbe stated this recently when he visited the facilities of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria and Africoat Nigeria Limited, a pipe coating plant, located at...

FG mulls port automation to reduce cost – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has stressed the need for the government to automate port processes to cut down the cost of doing business in the country. Adegboyega, who stated this recently during a media chat with editors in Lagos, said some of the costs at the ports do not add...

Customs partner NPA to boost port efficiency – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the importance of collaboration between the service and the Nigerian Ports Authority in enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of Nigerian ports. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeniyi, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the NPA Headquarters recently, noted that the success of the NCS is...

Customs AEO programme will improve Nigeria’s business environment – WCO – Punch Newspapers

20.02.2025

The Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation, Ian Saunders, says the Authorised Economic Operator programme introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service to boost trade in Nigeria will create a healthier business environment. Saunders stated this while speaking via Zoom during the official launch of the AEO programme in Lagos over the weekend. He said that...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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