….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, Gross Earnings …
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FRENCH antitrust authorities, on Monday, March 31, 2025, handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162 million) fine over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries. The watchdog said the way Apple implemented its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) software was “neither necessary nor proportionate to …
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THE Assistant State Women Leader (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Margaret Okon, has resigned from the party. Okon announced this via a letter addressed to the Ward Chairman of Edem Odo Ward, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Okon expressed gratitude …
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THREE Nigerians based in the United States of America, Olumide Olorunfunmi, Samson Amos and Emmanuel Unuigbe, could be sentenced to a combined jail term of 60 years for alleged money laundering to the tune of $4.5m. A report by PUNCH Metro quoted a statement by the US Department of Justice …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an extension of Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap’s tenure as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) until December 31, 2026. Mrs Nandap began her career in the Nigeria Immigration Service on October 9, 1989. Tinubu appointed her as Comptroller-General on March 1, 2024, …
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NIGERIA’s domestic airline, Green Africa, has announced the temporary suspension of its flight operations due to an unexpected issue with its aircraft lessor. The airline disclosed this in a statement addressing customers on Monday. Green Africa expressed regret over the inconvenience and assured passengers that it is actively working to …
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A few weeks after he met with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barr Chijioke Edeoga has finally returned to the party. Newsextra24 recalls that Edeoga left the PDP after the party’s primary election, and defected to the Labour Party, LP, where he put up a strong fight …
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THE Kremlin on Monday said that Russia and the United States are working on ideas for a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties despite US President Donald Trump saying he was pissed off with Vladimir Putin. Newsextra24 reports that Trump had said he was very angry …
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MOLDOVA has expelled three Russian diplomats from the country. This comes after they accused the Russian embassy of helping a pro-Kremlin lawmaker escape imprisonment. Modolva’s decision has led to Russia declaring it will mount an “appropriate response”. Moldova’s Foreign Ministry ordered the Russian embassy employees to leave the country on …
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UNITED Nations officials said the bodies of eight Red Crescent medics and other Palestinian rescue workers who came under fire more than a week ago have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip. Head of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, …
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