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By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market has sustained its positive momentum on Week-on-Week, WoW, as renewed buying interest in blue-chip stocks outweighed widespread profit-taking across the broader market. The benchmark, Nigerian Exchange (NGX) All-Share Index, ASI, closed marginally higher by 0.1%    at 245,573.60 points from 245,283.68 the previous week, arising from sustained institutional demand […]

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Only six of Nigeria’s biggest listed banks rewarded shareholders with a combined N1.27 trillion dividend for the 2025 financial year, while five other profitable lenders were barred from making payouts after failing to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s prudential requirements.

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The farmer, whose identity was not disclosed, is a resident of Mbagena Council Ward in Kastina-Ala LGA, where suspected local bandits have allegedly been terrorising residents and imposing ransom demands on members of the community.

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Adeniyi said the additional rifle parts recovered include 89 frames, 16 heat shields, 10 trigger pins, three pistons, 25 locking lugs and 80 charging handles.

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested more than 30 suspected miscreants during a midnight enforcement operation along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway. The operation, conducted on Sunday, was targeted at individuals allegedly causing disturbances and posing security concerns to motorists and other road users along the axis. The State […]

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old female student of the Nigerian Law School at the institution’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, when the student, identified as Alayande Faith Ajoke, was […]

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has deployed a dedicated Passport Intervention Team from the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS Headquarters to the United Kingdom, as part of ongoing efforts to ease and streamline passport applications for Nigerians in the diaspora. According to the Service, Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive to […]

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A total of 147 structures in Lagos will be affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway service lane.

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