Access Holdings Plc (“the Group” or “the Company”) today announced its half-year audited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025. The Group’s financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2025, reflect the resilience of our business model, the diversification of our revenue streams, and the steady progress to the execution of our five-year strategic plan. Gross earnings increased by 13.8% year-on-year to ₦2.5 trillion in H1 2025 from ₦2.2 trillion in H1 2024, driven by strong growth in interest income which increased by 38.9% year-on-year to ₦2.0 trillion from ₦1.5 billion in H1 2024. Net interest…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
In an exemplary display of operational precision and institutional alertness, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to public safety, emergency responsiveness, and traffic orderliness as its operatives today rescued a severely injured male victim following a ghastly accident involving a fully loaded six-tyre truck with registration number AKD 135 YK, which suffered a brake failure and plunged off the Oshodi Bridge into the terminal ditch while descending from Oshodi-Oke inward Mile 2. Preliminary information gathered from the scene indicated that the ill-fated truck, reportedly laden with tonner printing materials, experienced a critical mechanical…
President Tinubu made a shocking move yesterday which involved removing his service chiefs due to reasons best known to him. The news came as a surprise development especially for the fact that there was rumours of an attempted coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While the development was unexpected, it confirmed that the president actually listens to the prophetic advise of Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele. The prophet had advised the president to remove Nigerian service chiefs due to insecurity problems. He had warned him of an attempt to remove him from power illegally, while explaining that the president needs…
Bayelsa, Nigeria, October 24th : Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and driving economic growth in Nigeria’s South-South region with the commissioning of the new ‘Everyday Supermarket’ Yenagoa Store. The grand opening, which took place yesterday at Bay Bridge Junction on the Kpansia-Epie Expressway, Bayelsa State , marks the retail chain’s entry into the Bayelsa market and a significant milestone in the region’s business expansion efforts. Speaking at the event, Mr. Raphael Abaziem, Directorate Head, Polaris Bank, South-South, described the launch as a testament to growth, resilience, and the power of strategic partnership.…
A dedicated Police senior officer, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Matilda Umiah Ngbaronye is dead. Insight Global News gathered Maltida died after an undisclosed unsuccessful surgery at a Lagos hospital on Friday night. Until her death, CSP Ngbaronye served as the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Festac Division and was widely regarded as one of the command’s vibrant officers. In 2021 when she bagged ‘Miss Security Nigeria’ award, beautiful Ngbaronye declared that she would love to still be in the police job if she had a second life. Ngbaronye, a community-friendly officer, previously served as the Deputy Police Public Relations…
The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has announced that an internal investigation has cleared a staff member of a fraudulent transaction allegation that recently went viral on social media. However, the employee will still face disciplinary action for violating the agency’s strict ‘no cash’ policy and using a personal account for a transaction. The controversy according to a statement from the agency, began with a social media post alleging that LASAA staffer, Olukayode John Adetifa, had improperly collected ₦45,000 from a client, MJ Beauty Salon, via his personal Opay account but only issued a receipt for ₦7,100. Following…
The Centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) has expressed deep concern following new figures released by Sightsavers Nigeria revealing that over 4.25 million Nigerians are blind or visually impaired, but shockingly, only 4.4 percent currently have access to vital eye health care. According to the Executive Chairman of the group, Jolomi George Fenemigho, “This 4.4 percent access rate is not just an alarming health statistic; it is a national shame and a red flag. If blind Nigerians are unable to secure even the minimal eye health care they deserve, how much more are they missing out…
FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship digital banking platform, the LIT app, enabling customers to make instant, secure, and local currency-based cross-border payments across Africa. PAPSS, developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat, enables instant, low-cost payments in local currencies between African countries. Speaking on the integration, the Group Executive, e-Business and Retail Products at FirstBank, Chuma Ezirim, said, “The integration of PAPSS into…
In a decisive and meticulously coordinated enforcement operation reflective of the Lagos State Government’s unflinching commitment to public safety, environmental restoration, and crime deterrence, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday, 23rd of October, 2025 apprehended six suspected members of a notorious “one-chance” syndicate operating beneath the Ijora Bridge corridor of Lagos. The arrest, effected during a joint inter-agency enforcement exercise targeted at dismantling illegal garages and parks operated by commercial transporters, as well as the removal of unauthorized shanties and criminal hideouts around Apapa Road, Costain, and Ijora under bridge, yielded substantial recoveries. Confiscated items included 77…
President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. The President appointed General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff. The new Chief of Army Staff is Major-General W. Shaibu. Air Vice Marshall S.K Aneke is Chief of Air Staff while Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of Naval Staff. Chief of Defence Intelligence Major-General E.A.P Undiendeye retains his position. The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, expresses most profound appreciation to…