Sterling Holdings sustains growth as assets cross N4 trn mark Q1’26

Sterling Holdings sustains growth as assets cross N4 trn mark Q1’26

By Peter Egwuatu Sterling Financial Holdings Plc, has grown its assets to about N4.07 trillion in the first quarter, 2026,Q1’26 from N3.911 trillion in Q1’25. The companyannounced that its audited financial results 2025, alongside its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, recorded strong earnings growth, balance sheet expansion, and improved capital […]
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2027: Lagos APC aspirants demand cancellation of Reps primaries

2027: Lagos APC aspirants demand cancellation of Reps primaries

By Henry Ojelu Crisis appears to be brewing within the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as aggrieved aspirants have demanded the cancellation of the party’s House of Representatives primaries conducted on Monday over alleged widespread irregularities. The aspirants, in separate petitions addressed to President Bola Tinubu, APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe […]

Nawfia Villages, Umuriam Obunese community seek reconciliation, Nawfia issues public apology

Nawfia Villages, Umuriam Obunese community seek reconciliation, Nawfia issues public apology

Leaders of the various villages in Nawfia, Anambra State, have issued a formal public apology to the Umuriam Obunese community over allegations made in connection with the year 2000 assassination of the traditional ruler of Nawfia, HRH Igwe F.F.B.C. Nwankwo, Osuofia I. The apology, coordinated through the Ofo Umunri Unity Initiative (OUUI), forms part of […]

Fresh legal storm for Petralon as Makmera revives 49% equity claim in Dawes Island Field

Fresh legal storm for Petralon as Makmera revives 49% equity claim in Dawes Island Field

The Dawes Island Marginal field dispute appears far from over, as a fresh chapter has emerged in the long-running controversy surrounding ownership and title to the asset, with Makmera Nigeria Limited (Makmera),  pressing forward with claims that it holds a 49 percent equity stake in the field, thereby raising further questions over the integrity of Petralons […]

Ebuka congratulates Oborevwori on emergence as APC 2027 Governorship Candidate

Ebuka congratulates Oborevwori on emergence as APC 2027 Governorship Candidate

The Chief Executive Officer of Petokemp Estate Solutions, Mr. Peter Okeleke Ebuka, has congratulated Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, on his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. Mr. Ebuka, in a statement released in Asaba, described the governor’s affirmation as the APC flagbearer as a […]

2027: AG-BEN emerges ADC candidate for Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency

2027: AG-BEN emerges ADC candidate for Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency

By Nnasom David Dr. Aondoaseer Gbe Benjamin Orduen, popularly known as AG-BEN, has emerged as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. He secured the ticket through a successful primary election held on Thursday, May 21, 2027, where delegates and stakeholders overwhelmingly endorsed his candidature. […]

Arsenal, at last, by Azu Ishiekwene

Arsenal, at last, by Azu Ishiekwene

I love Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime friends.  It takes the patience of Job and the fidelity of a monk to support a team through 22 winless seasons and 835 matches and still have the heart to sing “The Angel (North London) Forever,” […]

Oyebanji, Babalola hail CIS conference as catalyst for capital market growth

Oyebanji, Babalola hail CIS conference as catalyst for capital market growth

Seek more market operators, academia collaboration By Peter Egwuatu Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola, have commended the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS for its maiden International Academic Conference, describing it as a strategic platform for collaboration between capital market stakeholders and academia to strengthen Africa’s financial markets […]

Global conflicts threaten jobs, wages, labour stability — Stakeholders

Global conflicts threaten jobs, wages, labour stability — Stakeholders

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders in the labour sector yesterday raised the alarm that global conflicts and emerging international crises have become major threats to jobs, wages, labour stability and economic growth. At a one-day collaborative dialogue on “Rising Global Conflicts, Severe Economic Shocks: Impact on Decent Work Agenda; Labour and Civil Society Response,” stakeholders, including […]

Diaspora investors wary of Nigeria real estate over trust gap – Experts 

Diaspora investors wary of Nigeria real estate over trust gap – Experts 

Trust deficits remain the biggest barrier to diaspora investment in Nigerian real estate, industry leaders said during a virtual summit on May 16, 2026, aimed at mapping strategies for building multi-million dollar property portfolios in Nigeria and the United States. The Zoom summit, _“Building Multi-Million Dollars Real Estate Portfolio in Nigeria and the U.S.,”_ drew […]