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Friday, May 23, 2025

Economy

May 21, 2025

Access Bank emerges most valuable brand in Nigeria for fourth straight year

The Nigeria 25 2025 ranking also highlights considerable shifts in the country’s strongest brands, with banking brands rising through the ranks to dominate the top 10.

Access Bank and Brand Finance composite
May 21, 2025

Reps to present five bills to tackle oil sector challenges

Mr Doguwa explained that the bills were tailored to support national efforts to secure oil and gas assets and curb crude oil theft.

House of Representatives,
May 21, 2025

2026-2027 Budget: WHO increases membership fee amid global financial constraints

WHO member states have approved a 20 per cent increase in assessed contributions as they endorsed the organisation’s 2026 to 2027 budget of $4.2 billion.

World Health Organisation officials (Credit: New York Magazine)
May 21, 2025

Rising demand for gold, critical minerals fuelling crime, instability in Africa: UNODC

The rising demand for gold and critical minerals is fuelling crimes, corruption, and instability in Africa, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has said.

DRC mining site
May 21, 2025

Linkage Assurance revenue grows by 18%

Linkage Assurance Plc says it grew revenue by 18 per cent in Q1 2025, rising from N5.1 billion in 2024 to N6.1 billion.

Linkage Assurance
May 21, 2025

MAN, SON partner to boost measurement standards

MAN’s director-general, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, stated this during the 2025 World Metrology Day celebration held in Lagos on Tuesday.

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Standards Organisation of Nigeria
May 21, 2025

Fidelity Bank, SMEDAN partner to empower MSMEs

The partnership gives Fidelity access to offer friendly interest rate loans to MSMEs referred by SMEDAN, supporting finance, training, and market access for entrepreneurs.

Fidelity, SMEDAN
May 21, 2025

Guinea Insurance appoints new board chairman

Guinea Insurance Plc appointed Temitope Borishade as chairman of its Board and three new non-executive directors, effective May 17.

Guinea Insurance Plc
May 21, 2025

Niger assembly approves governor’s N70 billion bond request

The bond was approved during the plenary session in Minna on Tuesday following its review by the House Committee on Finance, which presented its report to the parliament.

Niger State House of Assembly
May 20, 2025

Equity market gains N20 billion

The uptrend was driven by cautious trading following the outcome of the 300th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Monday and Tuesday.

Trading floor