Otedola raises FirstHoldco stake to 26% with N222bn share purchase
By Peter Egwuatu Femi Otedola, Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has increased his stake in the financial institution after acquiring additional 1.779 billion shares valued at N222.209 billion. The acquisition was disclosed in a statement signed by the company’s Secretary, Abiola Baruwa, and filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday. According to the […]
2027: Don’t repeat 2015 mistake, vote wisely, Eze urges Rivers electorate
Says no individual can impose governor on the state By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has urged the electorate in Rivers State to vote wisely in the 2027 governorship election, saying the state should not repeat what he described as the mistakes of […]
IATA, AFRAA, AASA oppose airline charges for border security
By Dickson Omobola African Airlines Association, AFRAA, the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, AASA, and the International Air Transport Association, IATA, have urged African countries to implement the Advance Passenger Information, API, and Passenger Name Record, PNR, systems in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, standards and global best practices. API and PNR systems […]
2027: APC North-West rallies support for Tinubu, lauds Uba Sani’s vehicle donation
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The North-West chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced plans to embark on a strategic tour of the seven states in the region to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached at a meeting of the party’s zonal leadership […]
ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The value of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) transactions grew sharply by 208.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N89.12 trillion in 2025 from N29.12 trillion in 2024. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report noting that the increase in ATM transactions reflects user preferences, adoption of digital channels, […]
Meet Dosunmu-Ogunbi, first black woman to earn PhD in Robotics Engineering at Michigan
A Nigerian woman, Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, has made history after becoming the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Robotics from the University of Michigan in the United States.
