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Standard Bank closes USD 250 Million Strategic Financing for Aradel Energy

Standard Bank closes USD 250 Million Strategic Financing for Aradel Energy

News January 29, 2026 at 2:51 pm 0 comments

  Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank Limited, and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (together, “Standard Bank”) have successfully achieved financial close on a landmark USD 250 million financing facility for Aradel Energy Limited.     The facility was structured to support Aradel Energy’s strategic growth agenda, including the acquisition of an additional 40% equity interest in ND WesternRead More

Ecobank Nigeria, Soto Gallery announce 2026 +234 Art Fair

Ecobank Nigeria, Soto Gallery announce 2026 +234 Art Fair

News January 29, 2026 at 2:34 pm 0 comments

    Ecobank Nigeria and  Soto Gallery have announced plans to host the third edition of the +234 Art Fair, from 5–8 March, 2026 at the Ecobank Pan‑African Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.     Tagged:  “Inclusivity,” the Art Fair underscores Ecobank and Soto Gallery’s shared commitment to creative entrepreneurship, equitable access, and deliberate expansion of opportunity within Nigeria’s contemporary art ecosystem.     The +234 Art Fair hasRead More

Manufacturing still groans under persistent infrastructure deficits - MAN....Says over N676.6 Billion spent on alternate energy costs in H1, 2025

Manufacturing still groans under persistent infrastructure deficits – MAN….Says over N676.6 Billion spent on alternate energy costs in H1, 2025

News January 29, 2026 at 12:35 pm 0 comments

    The nation’s infrastructural deficits still remain a challenge to the real sector of the economy, as over  N676.6billion  was said to have been spent by operators in the nation’s manufacturing sector on alternate energy in the first half of 2025, due to erratic power supply in the country.   The Association’s President, Otunba Francis Meshioye, disclosed this atRead More

EKSU DPTP announces 30th Matriculation date, Opens Admission for 2026/2027 Session

EKSU DPTP announces 30th Matriculation date, Opens Admission for 2026/2027 Session

News January 29, 2026 at 12:07 pm 0 comments

Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph  Babalola Ayodele   The Directorate of Part-Time Programmes (DPTP), Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has announced  Friday, January 30, 2026, as the date for its 30th Matriculation Ceremony, marking  three decades of sustained commitment to flexible, inclusive, and quality university education.     The Directorate, which commenced operations in the 1996/1997 academic session as the External DegreeRead More

Tax Reform: Dont be rigid in your enforcement - CPPE warns FG

Tax Reform: Dont be rigid in your enforcement – CPPE warns FG

News January 8, 2026 at 9:42 am 0 comments

      The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), has advised relevant tax authorities not to expect full and simultaneous compliance, across all sectors of the economy, with the new tax law,  adding that being rigid with  its enforcement  may undermine   credibility of the reform, before its benefits begin to  materialise.     CPPE, in a statementRead More