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Baobab Nigeria hosts nationwide fitness walk

Baobab Nigeria, in its commitment to promoting financial inclusion, embarked on a fitness walk activity across its 38 branches in Nigeria. A statement from the bank on Tuesday said the walk was designed to promote healthy lifestyles among Baobab’s staff and customers while raising awareness for both Jollof+ and Baobab Nigeria’s services. This nationwide event,...
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Consolidated Hallmark Insurance converts to private company

Insurance firm, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc, has converted to a private company following the completion of its restructuring. In a notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, the Company Secretary, Rukevwe Falana, said the restructured company has been re-registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. The notice read, “This is to notify Nigerian Exchange...
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Neimeth grows revenue by 105%

Increased sales drove the revenue of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc to a 105 per cent growth in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. According to the interim report and accounts of Neimeth for the nine months released on the Nigerian Exchange, total sales doubled from N1.51bn at the end of the third quarter of...
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Engineers not guilty for poor road infrastructure – NSE

The Nigerian Society of Engineers has absolved its members of any fault for the deteriorating state of federal roads across the country. It noted, however, that the organisation’s members have consistently recommended various solutions aimed at improving road connectivity to the government, but the proposed solutions have not been implemented. The NSE President, Margaret Aina,...
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ATMs empty as banks ration withdrawals

The Automated Teller Machines of Deposit Money Banks have consistently remained empty in recent months as banks grapple with a sustained low cash supply. It was also gathered on Wednesday that some DMBs, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, have begun another round of cash rationing, restricting maximum over-the-counter withdrawals to a daily limit between...
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Signature Bank appoints Borodo acting chairman

Signature Bank has announced the appointment of Alhaji Tijjani Borodo as the new acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of the financial institution. It said in a statement that the retirement of the bank’s former board chairman paved the way for Borodo’s appointment. The statement read in part, “Signature Bank is pleased to announce...
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Customs exceed 2024 revenue target, collects N5tn

The Nigeria Customs Service said it has collected N5.079tn revenue as of Tuesday, November 12, 2024, exceeding its revenue target for 2024. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the ongoing 2024 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference in Abuja. The conference was themed, ‘Nigeria Customs Service: Engaging traditional and new partners with...
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Butane Energy unveils cooking gas plant in Kaduna

Butane Energy Limited and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board have unveiled a 180-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) plant in Kaduna. This was described as a significant milestone in their collective drive to make LPG a widely accessible, cleaner, and more cost-effective fuel option for cooking in the country. The gas filling plant,...
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Lagos deploys 22,000 solar streetlights

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government is adopting renewable energy to power its street lights. The governor said in one year, the majority of the streetlights in Lagos would be powered by solar. Represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, at the NAPE 2024 Conference, Sanwo-Olu disclosed that 22,000...
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NCDMB seeks industry support to raise crude production

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has canvassed industry-wide support for initiatives that reverse negative trends in Nigeria’s energy sector and boost oil production. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, spoke at the International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos. Ogbe, in a paper entitled ’Resolving...
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