BUA Cement grows revenue by 81% in first quarter

BUA Cement Plc has grown its quarterly revenue by 80.5 percent in 2025 first quarter, raking in N290.8bn compared to N161.1bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. The unaudited…

NDIC begins N46.6bn payment to Heritage Bank depositors

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has started payment of N46.6 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank. This is contained in statement on Sunday by…

UBA 75: Shettima, Elumelu count gains as Bank’s assets hit N30.4trn

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has extolled what he termed the staying power of the United Bank of Africa (UBA Group) in the past 75 years, describing the financial…

Transcorp Power records N105.4bn revenue in Q1

Transcorp Power Plc has recorded N105.4bn rrvenue the first quarter 2025, the company said in the unaudited interim financial statements to the Nigeria Exchange Limited. The revenue for the period…

Policy to stabilise food prices under way — Shettima

The Federal Government is set to launch the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) to strengthen agricultural productivity, stabilise food prices, and drive economic growth. The NAPM is part of broader…

World Bank sees Nigeria’s economy grow by 3.6% in 2025

The World Bank report, Africa Pulse, has project a 3.6 percent growth for Nigeria in 2025, on the basis of improving non-oil sectors and stabilising economic environment. Earlier the International…

Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis’s funeral

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. According to the Presidency on…

Again, Marwa seeks drug test for corps members

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has said the push for drug integrity test for youth corps members, prospective…

Why we dump PDP for APC — Okowa

Former Governor of Delta State and running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa has exited the party…

Sani revokes sales of Kaduna schools staff quarters, begins refunds

The Kaduna State Government has officially initiated the refund process for individuals who previously purchased staff quarters within legacy schools across the state. This action follows the revocation of all…