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News
Umahi Apologises Over Benin-Sapele Road Crisis, Orders Arrest of Contractors Removing Asphalt Without Approval
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has apologised to residents and commuters in Edo and Delta states over the worsening condition…
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Banking
UBA 2025: When Maturity Transformation Bites Back
Banking is built on mismatches. Banks take short-term deposits and lend long. They borrow cheap and invest high. That process,…
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Banking
UBA 2025: When Lending Engine Runs Into a Toxic Mix
United Bank for Africa Plc’s 2025 results lay bare banking’s central tension. The bank got bigger, but made far less…
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Banking
BEHIND UBA’S 2025 MELTDOWN
United Bank for Africa Plc did not slip in 2025. It fell. Profit collapsed 47.2% to N404.7 billion from N766.6…
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Finance & Economy
UBA STOCK LANGUISHES AT A DISCOUNT AFTER A CATACLYSMIC PROFIT FALL
UBA is trading at a clear discount to its tier-1 peers in both price and valuation heading into 2026, and…
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Banking
UBA’s Core Problem: Big Vision, Fragmented Engine
In banking, the future isn’t decided in press conferences. It’s decided in the core — the quiet system that posts…
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Oil & Gas
$100 Oil: A Mixed Blessing for Nigeria as Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Pushes Brent Higher
For Nigeria, oil nearing US$100 is both relief and risk. Brent ended last week around US$94 per barrel after President…
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Banking
UBA: A Tier-1 Bank Trading Like Tier 2 Name
Competition for the future is won long before the first customer buys. First, companies fight for foresight and intellectual leadership…
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Leaders
Oyetola: Osun APC’s Pillar or Its Single Point of Failure?
The essay by Akin Adeyi seeking to canonize His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola as the “unwavering pillar” of Osun APC and…
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Finance & Economy
Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: N20.40tn in Incremental Resources Meets N30.64tn in Spending Pressures
The Federal Ministry of Finance’s August 2026 reform scorecard reframes Nigeria’s post-subsidy fiscal record as a financing account rather than…
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