First HoldCo 2026 half-year results

First bank

First HoldCo Posts ₦526.1bn H1 2026 Profit as Interest Income Surges to ₦1.4tn

First HoldCo Plc has reported a strong financial performance for the first half of 2026, with profit after tax rising

Emmanuel Eze July 20, 2026

Close-up of a smiling African woman with short highlighted natural hair, glasses and braces, resting her chin on her hand in a sunlit office setting with a calm, minimalist background.

Antoinette Edodo, Chief Strategy Officer, Heirs Technologies: Estate Management Graduate Driving Africa’s Tech Growth

Moyin Arowolo

Subomi Plumptre on personal development and asset management

The Lunch Hour: Subomi Plumptre- People with Successful Careers Train Themselves

Oluwatomi Otuyemi

fishing in nigeria

Working Lives: The Fisherman Who Left School for the Sea

Oluwatomi Otuyemi

African development bank president

AfDB: The True Cost of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina’s Second Term

Kanyisola Olorunnisola

Asian entrepreneurs in Nigeria including Lebanese and Indian business communities

Why Asians Have Built Many of Nigeria’s Most Successful Businesses

Abimbola Agboluaje

Toyin Sanni of Emerging Africa Capital on investing in Nigeria and investment banking

The Lunch Hour – Toyin Sanni, CEO, Emerging Africa Capital Group

Wole Famurewa

First bank

First HoldCo Posts ₦526.1bn H1 2026 Profit as Interest Income Surges to ₦1.4tn

July 20, 2026

Transcorp power

Transcorp Power Records ₦182bn H1 2026 Revenue Profit, Vandalism Weighs on Revenue

July 20, 2026

Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which debuted with $264.1 million worldwide and became the director's biggest global box office opening.

The Odyssey Earns $264 Million Worldwide in Opening Weekend, Sets Box Office Record

July 20, 2026

Tax compliance

NRS Commences Compliance Monitoring For Large Taxpayers Under Electronic Fiscal System

July 20, 2026

Morocco child marriage law debate as the country considers ending judicial exceptions for marriages involving minors

Should Morocco Ban Child Marriage Completely? The Debate Dividing the Country

July 20, 2026

War

US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Sudan Over Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Ongoing Civil War

July 20, 2026