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Zenith Bank Posts N917.4bn PBT In 9 Months Of 2025

01.11.2025

Zenith Bank Plc has released its Group financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2025, reporting a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N917.4 billion and Profit After Tax (PAT) of N764.2 billion for the period. Also, the Group’s gross earnings rose by 16% year on year to N3.37 trillion from N2.90 trillion in...

Kanu Asks Court To Strike Out All Charges In Fresh Motion

01.11.2025

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, currently standing trial, has filed a fresh motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of all charges against him and his immediate release. In the motion dated October 30, 2025, and titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address...

Olubadan, Sagay, Uwazurike, Afenifere, Others Differ On State Creation

01.11.2025

Prominent Nigerians and organisations during the week reacted to reports suggesting that the Joint Committee on Amendment of the 1999 Constitution has resolved to create additional states to the existing 36 across the country. The news came just as the committee co-chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jubrin Barau, and the Deputy Speaker of...

Trump Designates Nigeria ‘Country Of Particular Concern’ Over Alleged Christian Genocide

01.11.2025

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, yesterday announced that he is designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” citing alleged killings of Christians. Trump said Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria and that he was adding the country to a State Department watch list, which includes China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia,...

Experts Call For Policy Reforms To Unlock Women’s Economic Power Experts Call For Policy Reforms To Unlock Women’s Economic Power

01.11.2025

Experts, advocates and media professionals recently gathered to discuss how to unlock women’s economic power in Nigeria. The conversation spotlighted an urgent need to recognise, value, and structure the care economy as a cornerstone for national productivity and women’s empowerment. , Opening the session, Adeola Alli, a multi-licensed pharmacist and founder of One Health, a...

Indonesia Investors To Stake Fresh Investments In Nigeria, Target Non-oil Sector

01.11.2025

The Indonesian Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Bambang Suharto, has disclosed that Indonesian investors are targeting fresh opportunities in Nigeria in 2026, across various sectors, including Oil and Gas, Agri- culture, Health, Manufacturing, Renewable energy, Mining, and the Fintech / digital economy. This, he said, is in a bid to boost the volume of bilateral trade between...

Independent Power Supply, My Greatest Achievement, Says Tasued Vc

01.11.2025

The Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin Federal University of Edu- cation (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, Professor Oluwole Banjo has said that the provision of independent power supply in the institution is his greatest achievement as the Vice Chancellor of the institution. Banjo, who was addressing the press on yesterday having served five-year tenure as VC,...

Dapo Abiodun Appoints Odulaja As Chairman, Institute Of Technology

01.11.2025

Ogun State Gover- nor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has ap- pointed the Lapo-Ekun of Ijebu Ode, Chief Tunde Odulaja, as the Chairman of the Governing Council of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa. The appointment, which has taken effect since Mon- day, 27th October, 2025, was conveyed to Odulaja via a letter signed by the Secretary...

Equities Market Advanced By N6.98trn In October

01.11.2025

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed the month of October on a bullish note as the equities market sustained a positive trajectory, buoyed by renewed investor confidence, upbeat third-quarter corporate earnings, and improved foreign portfolio inflows. Market data from the NGX showed that the All-Share Index (ASI) rose from 142,710.48 points on September 30, to 154,126.46...

Petroleum Ministry, NUPRC, NNPC Reject Bill To Create Decommissioning, Abandonment Commission

01.11.2025

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) have jointly opposed a proposed bill seeking to establish the National Commission for the Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Installations (NC-DOGI), 2024. Their positions, according to a statement signed by NUPRC’s Head, Corporate Communications and...