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Wed, Jun 11, 2025 ADAMS Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North, on Wednesday, June 11, disrupted flight operations at the Zulu Terminal at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. It was gathered that Oshiomhole, who arrived late to his scheduled flight, forced the closure of the terminal, despite …
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While government displays comparative statistics to pat itself on the back, realities on the ground economy prove it wrong with manufacturing industries in comatose and deep-seated poverty raging across the country. The disconnect between Nigeria’s economic statistics and the harsh realities faced by its citizens has become a recurring theme in public discourse. Despite …
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Sat, May 31, 2025 Economy THE Naira remained unchanged on Friday, closing the week at ₦1,586.15 to the Dollar at the official foreign exchange market. It traded at the same rate on Thursday, having gained ₦4.59 against the Dollar earlier in the day. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed the Naira appreciated on …
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Sterling Bank, one of Nigeria’s prominent financial institutions, has been embroiled in two separate incidents that have raised serious concerns about the bank’s ability to protect customer deposits and maintain robust security measures. A recent system glitch resulted in the loss of N1.292 billion, while a customer’s deposit of N724,570 was diverted to an unauthorized …
Tue, May 13, 2025 THE National Agency for Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court, Zuba, that one Godson Ogbozor, a suspect, expected to be arraigned was evading DNA test. Ogbozor who was charged with alleged human trafficking, was not present in court when his matter was called up …
The Nigerian banking landscape has laid bare a harsh truth: the battle inddustry profitability leadership is less that of market share than for core competence leadership. This is the hard truth the management of Access Holdings is either not comfortable with or unable to live up to . Access Bank’s obsession with acquisitions has delivered …
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The arrested hoodlums are: Chinonso Offor, a native of Enugu State, resident in Ekwulọbịa, Hycent Ugwuike, native of Nsukka, resident in Onitsha and Samuel Sunday from Akwa-Ibom but resident in Isuochi, Abịa State. After hot gun exchanges with the security operatives, the security operatives also rescued their kidnap victim, who was kidnapped at Neni by …
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Mon, May 5, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump says he would introduce 100 per cent tariffs on films produced abroad and imported into the U.S, amid a broader protectionist push. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, claiming that foreign countries were offering all …
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who …
With only 13 percent of N4.9trn revenue made converted to profit after tax in its 2024 financial year , poor valuation and low shareholders yield ,Access Bank , the biggest in Nigeria with N41trn assets , is a paradox of plenty that continues to worry shareholders In the banking industry, size and resources are seen …
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