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NEWS UPDATE @ DAWN ON PRINTED/ ONLINE NEWSPAPERS, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, WITH LINKS TO THE PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES, TO GIVE YOU MORE ACCESS TO THE TOP & MAJOR HEADLINES, WHICH YOU PROBABLY MISSED ON SATURDAY 25, SUNDAY 26, MONDAY 27

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  WELCOME TO THIS NEWS CRUISE CONTROL PLATFORM WHERE YOU  CAN TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD VIA READING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS WITHIN FEW MINUTES- COME ALONG, ENJOY THE RIDE News Update, Tuesday, 28/04/2026 ‎ ‎**FG bonds record 35% oversubscription in April auction ‎ ‎**My talks with Jonathan anchored on repositioning Nigeria - Obi ‎ ‎*Gbenga Hashim urges labour to be active in saving Nigeria’s Democracy ‎ ‎**FG moves to tackle tsetse flies-associated diseases ‎ ‎**Sanwo-Olu endorses Hamzat for 2027 Lagos governorship ‎ ‎**Ibadan summit: Accord denies backing joint ticket, demands name removal ‎ ‎**Lawyer insists on public asset declaration by govs, legislators, judges ‎ ‎**Kukah Centre trains 300 Katsina security personnel in rules of engagement ‎ ‎**Adeleke converts 12-year casual workers to permanent staff at Osun hospital ‎ ‎**‘You see how it feels to be persecuted’ — Sowore confronts Malami ‎ ‎**Minister promises to address housing deficit ...

NEWS UPDATE @ DAWN ON PRINTED/ ONLINE NEWSPAPERS, SUNDAY APRIL 26, WITH LINKS TO THE PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES, TO GIVE YOU MORE ACCESS TO THE TOP & MAJOR HEADLINES, WHICH YOU PROBABLY MISSED ON WEDNESDAY 22, THURSDAY 23, FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25

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  WELCOME TO THIS NEWS CRUISE CONTROL PLATFORM WHERE YOU  CAN TRAVEL AROUND  THE WORLD VIA READING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS WITHIN FEW MINUTES- COME ALONG, ENJOY THE RIDE News Update, Sunday,26/04/2026 ‎ ‎**Atiku, Kwankwaso, Amaechi storm Ibadan as Obasanjo leads Opposition Unity Summi ‎ ‎----- All agreed to work towards fielding one Presidential candidate ‎ ‎**FG, EU to deepen partnership in security, trade, others ‎ ‎**Tinubu celebrates Alebiosu at 90, hails legacy of service ‎ ‎**Jonathan’s legacy rooted in experience, results — Yuguda replies Atiku ‎ ‎**Tinubu gave me free hand as minister — Onyejeocha, to declare ambition soon ‎ ‎**APC names Uba Sani campaign council chair for Ekiti governorship poll ‎ ‎**FG flags off airport chapel, pilgrims centre in Abuja ‎ ‎**2027: Nwifuru dispels rumours of candidate imposition  ‎ ‎**Borno APC endorses Tinubu, Shettima for 2027 ‎ ‎**Akpoti-Uduaghan vows to appeal N1bn defamation ruling, slams ...

United Bank for Africa Plc Delivers Core Income Growth in Q1 2026

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  Posted by allcitynews.ng  As part of its developmental goals, United Bank for Africa Plc,  leading Pan-African financial institution, has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, demonstrating resilient operating performance and continued balance sheet strength despite a moderated profitability environment. Gross earnings increased by 5% to ₦801.5 billion, driven by growth across key revenue lines. Interest income also rose 6.9% to ₦641.1 billion, while non-interest income grew 17.3% to ₦137.1 billion, highlighting the Group’s expanding and diversified revenue base. Net interest income advanced 10.5% to ₦383.7 billion, supporting a 12.2% increase in operating income to ₦520.8 billion, demonstrating sustained momentum across core banking operations. The bank recorded notable improvement in key profitability and efficiency metrics, reflecting a more sustainable earnings profile. While return on average equity ...

UBA Total Assets Grow by 9.4%, Repositions Balance Sheet for Sustainable Growth

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  Posted by allcitynews.ng Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, recording total assets growth of 9.4 per cent to N33.2 trillion up from N30.3 trillion at the end of 2024, alongside an 11.8 per cent increase in customer deposits from N24.3 trillion in 2024 to N27.2 trillion. The results released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday, showed that the Group also delivered strong gross earnings of N3.09 trillion from N3.19 trillion recorded the previous year. Although recording a slight drop in gross earnings, the performance was still strengthened by resilient core business fundamentals and a diversified Pan-African footprint, even as the year reflected a strategic repositioning of its balance sheet for sustainable long-term growth. Overall, the bank’s 2025 performance was impacted by prudent and forward-looking risk management decisions, including loan loss provisions of N331...

Sledgehammer diplomacy and China’s soft touch

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      By Owei Lakemfa Taiwan is a defined territory with claims to being a sovereign state. This is partly because powerful countries like the United States,US; Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the European Union member countries, maintain strong informal diplomatic and economic relations with it.  Claiming to be the Republic of China, ROC,  Taiwan is the world’s leading producer of advanced semiconductors with a GDP of over $34,000. It also possesses impressive military capability, including Abraham tanks high-altitude and ballistic missiles.   Taiwan has the mentality of the butterfly which because it has wings and can fly, assumes it is a bird. But in reality, a person is who he is, not what he claims to be. In this wise, Taiwan, despite its claims of being sovereign in the last 77 years, is not a state. Even its pretentious seating as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, UNSC, for 26 years from 1945, could...

Ecobank and DHL Equip Nigerian SMEs to Compete Beyond Local Markets

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  ...Participants hail programme as transformative and future-focused Participants with staff members of Ecobank and DHL at the capacity‑building programme Posted by allcitynews.blog Ecobank Nigeria, in partnership with DHL, has successfully concluded a three‑week intensive capacity‑building programme aimed at equipping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the skills, tools, and insights required to scale beyond local markets and compete globally. The programme brought together entrepreneurs across diverse sectors and focused on critical growth enablers such as cross‑border trade, e‑commerce opportunities, logistics, customs procedures, and international shipping—key pillars for sustainable expansion in today’s increasingly connected global marketplace. Participants described the initiative as impactful, practical, and transformative. Founder of Lagos‑based fashion brand  Debsfray ,  Dolapo Fatoki , said the training addressed long‑standing business challenges...

Aliko Dangote advocates self reliance productions for full economic independence

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  By allcitynews.ng  Apparently concerned on how to grow stronger economy, Aliko Dangote has called  for fully self-reliance and internally production of all products. According to him, "We must design, fabricate, produce what we consume, build power grids. "True economic independence is impossible without technical sovereignty. We must fabricate, design and build what we consume. We will remain the fiercest advocates for local content, which is key." The President of the Dangote Group who called for urgent investment in local manufacturing and power infrastructure, also emphasised that Nigeria must design, fabricate and build what it consumes to achieve true economic independence.  Dangote who recently announced a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery in East Africa as part of a $40 billion investment drive. Dangote is always advocating for local production. He highlighted the need for improved electricity infrastructure, describing it as critical to industrial ...