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Access Holdings has posted over ₦1 trillion Profit Before Tax and signalled a shift from expansion to value creation.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Access Holdings Plc has reported a profit before tax (PBT) of over ₦1 trillion for the 2025 financial year, marking a major milestone in the Group’s corporate evolution as it shifts focus from aggressive expansion to long-term value creation and operational efficiency.   According to its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, the financial services group recorded a PBT of ₦1.01 trillion, representing a 16.2 per cent increase compared to the previous…

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The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Governor Mohammed announced his exit from the PDP on Saturday following a meeting with his state’s political stakeholders. The gathering was convened to deliberate on the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgement on the PDP’s leadership crisis and to determine a path forward. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the governor explained that the Supreme Court’s verdict—which nullified the parallel conventions conducted by rival factions—has fundamentally altered the nation’s political landscape. He noted that the judgement effectively stripped both…

A Professor of Medicine at the University of Lagos, Olufemi Fasanmade, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government to make health insurance compulsory for Nigerians as rising cases of hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure and other non-communicable diseases continue to deepen the country’s healthcare burden and push many households into financial distress. He made this call while speaking with The PUNCH on the sidelines of the 15th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists of Nigeria, Ibadan 2026, held at the Dame Edith Okowa Auditorium, University of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The conference had as…

Europe’s most explosive attacks this season have been defined by one thing: goals, and plenty of them. At the very top, FC Bayern Munich have set the standard. Powered by the relentless finishing of Harry Kane, supported by the sharp wing play of Luis Diaz and Michael Olise, their combined haul of 100 goals puts them in a league of their own. It’s not just volume, it’s consistency, balance, and a front line that has delivered across all competitions. According to Planet Football on Saturday, here are the top ten attacking trios in 2026 FC Bayern Munich – 100 goals…

Social media comedian and streamer, Carter Efe, has rebuffed a comparison to heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, insisting his ring name is Carter Mayweather. He made the declaration during his post-fight interview at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event held at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday night. Efe had just defeated street artiste Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus by unanimous decision when a member of the audience called out the heavyweight champion’s name in his direction. “Who called me Anthony Joshua? My name is Carter Mayweather,” he said, drawing loud cheers from the crowd. The…

The accord, which brought together Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, enshrines the voluntary commitment of these States not to develop, acquire, test or deploy nuclear weapons.“Nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) are not only historical achievements but also living instruments of regional security, non-proliferation and nuclear risk reduction,” says Christopher King, Chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch at the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).Nations bound togetherHe notes that the Central Asian zone stands as an example of effective regional cooperation, bringing the five countries under a legally binding commitment.“Such zones contribute to transparency, confidence-building and risk reduction, and they…

Some scholars have called on the Federal Government to reverse the cancellation of the National Language Policy, describing the decision as a setback to the nation’s linguistic and educational development. The scholars gathered for the University of Ibadan Senior Staff Club monthly discourse, titled “Education in the Mother Tongue in Nigeria: To Be or Not to Be?” Last year, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the cancellation of the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in Nigerian schools. Alausa announced the cancellation at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organised…

Europe should be known for BottleCap AI, not bottle cap memes. With its tongue-in-cheek name, this Prague-based AI startup is one of the teams that VCs think you should know. It is not that European startups never cut through the noise — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of it. But there are many more that don’t have nine digits in annual recurring revenue yet and that insiders are still tracking very closely. That’s where this list comes in. Over the last few weeks, we asked investors at some of Europe’s best known venture funds to recommend two startups each:…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has said that Nigeria’s next president, ahead of the 2027 general elections, has already been determined by God. Speaking during a workers’ meeting at the Redemption City on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday, Adeboye said the outcome of the election is beyond human influence, insisting that divine will will ultimately prevail. He said, “The next president has already been decided by God, who owns the universe. It is not something we can determine by human effort alone. The will of God will be done.” Adeboye cautioned Nigerians against…