•Okereke scores again in Gaziantep win •Osimhen, Uche bag assists Nigerian players are gradually easing into the actions in the New Year with goals and assists. ABIODUN ADEWALE recaps their …
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PDP factional secretaries set for showdown, vow to resume today
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party may escalate following the planned resumption in office by the two factional secretaries – Sunday Ude-Okoye and Samuel Anyanwu – on Monday (today). …
Read More »Stampede: Oyo files murder charges against Ooni’s ex-Queen, others
The Oyo State Government has filed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, …
Read More »Recapitalisation, regulatory shocks, bumper profits defined banking sector in 2024
Nigerian banks posted bumper profits in 2024 against the backdrop of a fresh recapitalisation exercise and regulatory shocks such as board/management dissolutions and license revocations, writes OLUWAKEMI ABIMBOLA The buzz …
Read More »GDP rebasing: Services to enjoy biggest gain
The services sector is projected to constitute about 55 to 60 per cent of the rebased Gross Domestic Product data when launched. In the current GDP, the services sector constituted …
Read More »BDCs struggle to meet N2bn recapitalisation despite extension
Some Bureau De Change operators are still struggling to meet the fresh N2bn recapitalisation threshold of the Central Bank of Nigeria despite the extension they received in December. The President …
Read More »CBN expected to hold MPR for most of 2025
Asset management firm Meristem Securities has projected that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria may maintain a hold stance for most of this year. This was …
Read More »Morka, Obi and the wisdom of a simple apology
For some days now, the media has been buzzing with the controversy over the statement made by the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, in an AriseTv interview …
Read More »How rising costs threaten Nigeria’s telecom sector
Rising operating costs have become increasingly overwhelming for most businesses in Nigeria in the past two to three years. Escalating fuel, power, labour, transportation, equipment maintenance, security costs, and forex …
Read More »Reps Minority Caucus suggests alteration to Tinubu’s tax bills
The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has backed the Federal Government’s move to sanitise the nation’s tax regime, but called for a review of some of the provisions in the …
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