The Emirates Group today announced a new record half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of US$ 3.3 billion for the first six months of 2025-26, making this the fourth consecutive year of record profitability for the half-year reporting period. After accounting for income tax charges, the Group’s profit …

Zest Payments is proud to announce that it has been honoured with two prestigious recognitions at the 2025 MSME Finance and CEO Awards, organized by the Africa Global Economic Forum. Zest emerged as the MSME Fintech Payment Platform of the Year, acknowledging the company’s innovation, reliability, and impact in driving seamless payments for …

Ambrosie Orjiako, co-founder and former chairman of Seplat Energy Plc is in fresh trouble as a court in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has ruled that he fraudulently concealed assets to evade repayment of a $220.3 million debt owed to Access Bank. The enforcement order, delivered by Justice Abbas Mithani …

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has confirmed that it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N200bn minimum capital requirement for national commercial banks, ahead of the deadline in 2026. This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday. In March 2024, CBN raised the operating …

A prosecution witness on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court that former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku’s name was not mentioned in a “transaction details”. The witness, Ismail Lawal, a former personal assistant to Ishaku, gave the details during cross-examination in the trial of the former governor. “The first defendant’s …

… targets 29% emissions cut, invests ₦12.4B in Community Development in 2024   As part of its bold moves aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security, Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has disclosed it has so far co-processed over 1.5 million tonnes of alternative fuels in …

Whip Music, a music-tech company founded by Melissa Kariuki – recently recognised among the GRAMMYs’ 13 Women Shaping African Music (2025) – has been selected to join the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) flagship initiative, eTrade for Women. The appointment places Whip Music among 353 women-led digital …

P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s leading independent media intelligence and PR measurement agency, will proudly host the 2025 edition of AMEC Measurement Month in Nigeria on Friday, November 28, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (WAT) via Google Meet. Themed “From Outputs to Outcomes: Measuring What Matters,” this year’s event will convene leading professionals …

By BLAISE UDUNZE In a year when Nigeria’s economy continues to groan under the weight of inflation, unemployment, and weak purchasing power, the banking sector has once again recorded a massive windfall, not from lending to the real economy or financing innovation, but from investing in government securities. According to …

Question: Let’s start this interview with a general introduction of yourself. Tell us about yourself as a customer of Fidelity Bank? Response: My name is Mrs. Francesca Ogbonnaya and I am from Delta State while my husband is from Ebonyi State, South – East Nigeria. I was born here in …