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The Federal Government has said that Independence Bridge (Marina bound) will be closed between April 1 and the end of May for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. She said that the closure …

Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of Nigerian music icon Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, has officially adopted “Idibia” as her surname.Nigerian entertainment events This move comes just days after 2Baba’s estranged wife, Annie Idibia, signed off an Instagram post using only her maiden name, Annie Uwana Macaulay, noticeably dropping “Idibia.” …

…Declares a total dividend of N2.10 per share   Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, released its 2024 full-year Audited Financial Statements, reporting a 210% growth in Profit Before Tax to N385.2 billion.   According to the Bank’s results released on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Friday, 28 March 2025, …

    Lagos, Nigeria – Wema Bank Nigeria (“Wema” or “the Bank”)) has released its audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended December 31st, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). Wema Bank reported profit before tax of ₦102.51bn, representing an increase of 135% over the ₦43.59bn recorded in …

…Pays Shareholders Record Dividend of N8.03k for 2024 Financial Year Lagos, Nigeria – March 2025 Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, …

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked rumors of already having an anointed candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing journalists on the development in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, described the rumors as baseless, adding that …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the apex bank remains resolute in its commitment to maintaining order in the country’s foreign exchange market by identifying and eliminating bad actors whose activities undermine the stability of the naira. This came as findings showed that the naira …

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has denounced the persistence of modern-day slavery in Africa and beyond. He made these remarks during his keynote address at the United Nations General Assembly, held at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Tuesday. The event marked the annual observance of the International Day …

A major political storm has hit Rivers State as all political office holders appointed by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara have been axed in a sweeping purge led by the state’s new administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The was contained in a statement titled: ‘The Rivers State Government announces the suspension …