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FCMB Group Plc has announced a 67% growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) to ₦91.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, reflecting robust financial and operational performance across its business divisions. The Group…

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, the country’s satellite operator, has raised an alarm that Nigeria may lose a $1.2 trillion share of the global Artificial Intelligence economy by 2030. NIGCOMSAT’s Managing Director, Nkechi…

The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, says the proposed tax reform by the Federal Government would make life better for Nigerians. Issa-Onilu, while addressing a news conference on…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a salary increment for members of Nigeria’s armed forces. Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, disclosed this on Friday in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Henshaw…

Dele Farotimi’s book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System,’ has become a bestseller on Amazon Books as the human rights advocate faces legal action over the publication. The book is ranked 555 out of all books on the e-commerce…

President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Thursday cautioned Nigerians against politicising the tax reform bills. President Bola Tinubu on October 3 presented the four bills to the National Assembly for…

The Senate on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), since the privatization of the power sector. The upper…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government not to systemically phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) which has “transformed” tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria in the…

Renowned Nigerian comedian and filmmaker, Basketmouth, has made a shocking revelation about the mismanagement of funds by Nollywood producers. In an interview on AriseTV, Basketmouth alleged that producers use only 10 percent of the…

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as ‘Bank of the Year, Nigeria’ in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2024. The award, which was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, during the awards ceremony held in…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says X, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok paid N2.55 trillion in taxes to Nigeria in the first half (H1) of 2024. NITDA, in a statement signed by Hadiza Umar, its director of…

Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says it is not a crime to blend petroleum products at the old Port Harcourt refinery. Kyari, who spoke at the commissioning…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its early exit package (EEP) is entirely voluntary and without any negative repercussions for eligible staff. The apex bank made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday. Reports had…

The Ekiti state magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has remanded Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, over alleged defamation. Farotimi was arraigned on a 16-count charge by the police on Wednesday. The activist pleaded not guilty to…

A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights. An immigration tribunal has ruled that Tobi Adegboyega, 44,…