President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, recently informed President Bola Tinubu that his group of companies paid a whopping N450 billion in taxes to the Federal Government’s coffers in 2024, thereby making it the highest tax-paying company in Nigeria. With this significant tax payment, Dangote companies are contributing …

Activities for this year’s edition of Ojude Oba festival, sponsored by Globacom, began on Friday night in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with a superlative entertainment event that had the Commander, Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi, and Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, the king of Fuji music. The event was an outstanding prelude to the …

The vibrant city of Lagos was abuzz with aspiration and opportunity as Stanbic IBTC Bank hosted its highly anticipated 2025 Home Ownership Summit on Tuesday, 03 June 2025, under the inspiring theme, “Building Tomorrow Today: Transforming the Path to Homeownership.” This electrifying event, held with both in-person and virtual participation, …

  Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Best Bank in Nigeria” in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2025, winning the award for the fifth time in six years. The Bank was among winners from 36 countries in Africa recognised by the prestigious Global Finance in its 32nd Annual Best …

In a bold move to position Nigeria as a leading supplier of quality beef to domestic and global markets, NIRSAL Plc, with support from the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has launched a Feedlot Management Training Program aimed at preparing the country’s livestock value chain actors to tap into the …

Nestlé is pleased to announce an ongoing collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to launch a Dairy Technical Skills Development Program. This initiative, formalized through a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed today in commemoration of World Milk Day 2025, aims to enhance the quality and volume of milk …

  Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Commercial Bank of the Year’ Award at the 2025 Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards (NCMC Awards). The announcement was made at the prestigious awards gala held …

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has launched an investigation into a petition filed against 9mobile, over an alleged unpaid advertising debt amounting to ₦1 billion. In a statement released on Friday, ARCON said the petition was submitted by advertising agencies accusing Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited — which …

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy has responded to the backlash following his proposal to hold a free concert in Burkina Faso.Nigeria: Nigerian fashion Taking to his Instagram Story, the Grammy-winning artist addressed critics who mocked the initiative and claimed he was allegedly rejected by the President of Burkina Faso. “I …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order freezing the bank accounts of Okonjo Udokanma, the CEO/Executive Vice Chair of Fine and Country International (West Africa), a real estate firm, over an debt of $97,982.19 owed to Providus Bank. Justice Lewis Allagoa, who presided over the matter, …