By Peter Egwuatu FirstHoldCo Plc has recorded an outstanding financial performance for the half year ended June 30th, 2026, H1’26, as its profit before tax, PBT rose by 83.5% to N653.5 billion from N356.15 billion in the same period 2024. The company recorded gross earnings of N1.93 trillion, representing a 16.7% year-on-year increase from N1.65 […]

By Innocent Anaba The Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, has dragged the NBA, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, seeking to halt the swearing the President-elect, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, and other newly elected national officers of the association. Plaintiff in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1471/2026, had also joined the […]

By Peter Egwuatu Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), TemiPopoola, has encouraged young Nigerians to embrace investment, as a pathway to financial growth, noting that participation in the capital market provides individuals with the opportunity to build wealth while contributing to the growth of businesses and the broader economy. […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Nigeria’s growing exposure to drug trafficking through its seaports is posing a serious threat to the country’s international trade reputation, economic competitiveness and investment prospects, the Sea Empowerment & Research Center (SEREC) has warned. In its July 2026 Policy Bulletin released yesterday, SEREC said the persistent use of Nigerian seaports as transit routes […]

Team Nigeria has emerged victorious at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China, winning the Gold Award in the Middle School Group category.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and produce a real estate developer, Mrs. Godwin-Isaac Rebecca Omokamo, following her alleged complicity in a N500 million Abuja land fraud. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik made the order after the defendant, who is also answering […]

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and 247 Travels have launched ‘Book Now, Fly Later’, a financing programme that allows eligible customers to borrow up to ¦ 10 million for international flight tickets and repay over three to nine months. The programme is designed to help Nigerians spread travel costs for business, education, healthcare, tourism, and family […]

By Peter Egwuatu The shareholders of Tantalizers Plc have commended its Board of Directors and Management for the company’s return to profitability. The board also assured the shareholders that the company’s emerging growth trajectory was founded on strong operational foundations that would ensure sustainable long-term profitability and returns to investors. At the company’s Annual General Meeting, […]

The Nigerian naira continued to trade within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market

By EfeOnodjae Nigeria is undermining its drive for food security, job creation and foreign exchange conservation through inconsistent fish import policies that continue to favour imported fish over locally farmed varieties, a fisheries expert, Dr. OlukayodeOlubiyi, has warned. The policy inconsistency, he said, is discouraging investment in aquaculture, weakening domestic fish production and forcing the country […]

—- Speaker denies, says no scandal, impeachment plan By Dayo Johnson Akure A member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olawumi Fayemi-Obayelu, has alleged mismanagement of N44 million released by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC, and claimed she is facing threats over her investigation into the matter. Fayemi-Obayelu, who […]

By UdemeAkpan, Energy Editor The African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $200 million financing facility for Nigeria’s Shoreline Power Company Limited to support the execution of a major oil and gas infrastructure project in Algeria, marking a significant boost for Nigerian engineering expertise and cross-border investment in Africa. The financing, approved in June 2026, […]

— As family marks Aketi’s 70th posthumous birthday By Dayo Johnson Akure The Bishop of Owo Diocese, Rt. Rev. Stephen Fagbemi, has called on the Ondo State Government to complete all uncompleted projects started by the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as a lasting tribute to him. Speaking during a memorial service to mark what would […]

•As retail price reduces to N1,400/Kg By Mariam Eko The supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas increased on a month-on-month, MoM basis by 24 percent to 5.1 metric tonnes per day in June 2026 from 4.1 metric tonnes per day in May 2026. This was disclosed in the data supplied by […]

By Henry OjeluLAGOS — Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja Branch, Dr. Monday Ubani, has attained another major milestone in his illustrious career as Babcock University formally conferred on him the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Law. The award, presented during the university’s convocation ceremony […]