Overview of Financial Performance As of June 30, 2025, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC showcased remarkable financial resilience and growth, despite operating within a highly competitive and regulated Nigerian financial services sector. The company’s interim financial statements highlight a strong upward trajectory across various key metrics, emphasizing the success of …

29-year-old Ayomide Lamidi, a Loan Officer with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Microfinance, was arrested on suspicion of stealing N11.6 million from the bank, on Thursday in the Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. As part of its Commercial and Retail Banking group, FCMB owns and runs the FCMB Microfinance Bank …

  A governorship Aspirant under All Progressives Congress APC in Ekiti State Engr. Kayode Ojo greets the teachers on World Teachers Day, describing them as great impetus and steam for the development of any society. “Teachers’ roles at modelling both children and youths towards nation building cannot be under estimated”, …

Nigerian singer Seyi Shay has expressed her deep admiration for Afrobeats star, Wizkid, naming him as the Greatest of all time.Nigerian Politics Books While speaking with The Honest Bunch, Seyi Shay spoke about her relationship with the singer, while lauding him for his talent and intelligence. The singer praised Wizkid’s …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the forthcoming national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party must be anchored on fair processes, open debate and inclusivity. Makinde, in a newsletter released on Thursday evening, stressed that this was crucial to repositioning the party and strengthening its chances ahead …

A lawyer, Chuckwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, has threatened a lawsuit against Polaris Bank for allegedly withholding a loan facility of N868 million belonging to a customer, Kenchez Nigeria Limited. Ume, a former Attorney-General of Imo, in a letter addressed to the managing director of the bank, also demanded another refund of …

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the $400m Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, the first new crude export facility to be built in Nigeria in over 50 years. The facility, developed by Green Energy International Limited, operators of the Otakikpo field in …

As part of its commitment to supporting female entrepreneurs through inter-Africa trade, Wema Bank is extending the reach of women-led businesses with the NBC Trade Fair across Nigeria and beyond.Nigerian Politics Books The bank is now set to make a bold move with the Ghana edition, scheduled to hold on …

A 28-year of Lagos trader, Okonkwo Chikwado, 28, has been arraigned before Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly having unnatural sex with a teenage boy. Lagos Real Estate Chikwado who resides at 2, Asake St., Ishashi area, Lagos State, is standing trial for sexual assault. The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji …

An overturned, petrol-laden tanker exploded in the early hours of Friday along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State, prompting fears that many people have died in the blaze. The incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. near the Abeokuta-Kobape–Siun–Sagamu interchange on the PMB Expressway when the tanker, reportedly travelling at excessive speed, lost …