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10 Banks Lose N187.81bn In Share Value 

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Ten of Nigeria’s commercial banks posted stock losses in the first three months of this year as N187.81bn was wiped off their combined market capitalisation, an analysis of data from the Nigerian Exchange Limited has shown.
The affected banks are United Bank for Africa Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, Wema Bank Plc, FCMB Group Plc and Jaiz Bank.
Four banks, namely FBN Holdings Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Holding Plc, and Unity Bank Plc saw their market value increase in Q1.
The shares of UBA, Zenith and Access fell by 18.49 per cent, 9.07 per cent and 4.98 per cent respectively in the first quarter of 2021, erasing from each bank’s market value N54.71bn, N70.64bn and N16bn.
Zenith saw its market value fall to N707.99bn on March 31 from N778.63bn at the end of last year as its share price dropped to N22.55 from N24.80.
The market value of Access Bank dipped to N284.36bn at the end of March from N300.36bn as of December 31 as its share price fell to N8 from N8.45, while UBA’s market value dropped to N241.11bn on March 31 from the N295.82bn at which it closed in December.
The market capitalisation of Union Bank dropped by N1.45bn to N154.34bn as its share price fell to N5.30 from N5.35, while Ecobank Transnational Incorpo-rated’s market value declined by N17.42bn to N92.67bn as its share price fell to N5.05 from N6.00.
Sterling Bank Plc saw its share price dip to N1.70 from N2.04, making its market capitalisation reduce by N9.79bn to N48.94bn, while Fidelity Bank Plc’s market capitalisation fell by N3.77bn to N69.25bn as its share price fell to N2.39 from N2.52.
The market value of Wema Bank Plc declined by N4.63bn to N21.99bn as its share price fell to N0.57 from N0.69, while FCMB Group Plc saw its market value reduced by N8.51bn to N57.43bn as its share price dropped to N2.90 from N3.33.
The market value of Jaiz Bank Plc dropped by N890m to N18.56bn as its share price declined to N0.63 from N0.66, while GTB, the country’s biggest bank by market cap, boosted its market value by N14.72bn in the three-month period to N966.81bn. Its share price closed at N32.85 on Mar. 31, up from N32.35 in December.

Stanbic IBTC saw its market value increase to N569.18bn from N489.22bn as its share price rose to N51.25 from N44.05, while FBN Holdings, the holding company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, boosted its market value to N260.24bn from N256.65bn as its share price rose to N7.25 from N7.15.
Unity Bank Plc’s market value rose by N1.29bn to N8.77bn as its share price increased to N0.75 from N0.64.

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Boat Mishap Kills Pastor, Wife And Church Members  In Brass Water

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A boat accident in Bayelsa state has killed a serving Pastor, Wife and other church members along Brass waterways
The sad incident happened at Odioama in Brass local government area of Bayelsa State when the Pastor, wife and  members of his church were in a programme.
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?Tide confirmed that the lifeless body of the Pastor’s wife has been found and deposited in a mortuary while the remains of her husband ,the Pastor is yet  to be recovered
as search party are still ongoing.
Although the real cause of the boat Mishap is not yet known as at the time of this report,  our Correspondent gathered  that the identities of the Pastor, wife and church members were not disclosed to the public.
The mishap, Tide gathered occurred on Friday morning when the church members were on a boat transit
The Bayelsa State government and the state police command are yet to issue official statement’s  on the sad accident
By: CHINEDU WOSU
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Rivers Workers Seek Scrapping Of Contributory Pension Scheme

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The Rivers State Council of  Nigeria Civil Service Union has called on the State Government to urgently scrap the contributory pension scheme, describing it as unfavourable to long-serving civil servants in the state.
Chairman of the union, Chukwuka Osuma, said this in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt,  recently.
Osuma said the current pension structure has continued to worsen post-retirement hardship for workers.
He noted that  the contributory pension scheme had failed to provide adequate retirement security for workers who had spent many years in service, especially those approaching retirement age.
According to him, civil servants who had served for more than 20 years were among the worst affected under the scheme, insisting that many retirees could no longer cope with prevailing economic realities.
He also  informed that the Union has made moves to showcase their concerns, pleading with Governor Siminalayi Fubara to abolish the pension policy and introduce a more favourable arrangement for affected workers.
“The union was not opposed to pension reforms, the contributory scheme should only apply to newly employed workers or those with fewer years in service”, he said.
Osuma explained that workers who had already spent decades in the civil service ought to remain under a more secure pension structure capable of guaranteeing stability after retirement.
The labour leader further noted that inflation and the rising cost of living had continued to erode the value of retirement savings, thereby increasing the suffering of pensioners across the country.
He also appealed to the state government to consider extending the years of service in the civil service from 35 to 40 years and the retirement age from 60 to 65 years.
Osuma argued that such adjustment had become necessary in view of present-day economic realities and changing conditions in the workplace.
The unionist also reviewed that similar policies had already been adopted in some sectors and jurisdictions, expressing optimism that the State could also implement the reforms for the benefit of workers.
He however, commended Governor Fubara for approving an N85,000 minimum wage for workers in the state, noting that the amount was above the national benchmark of N70,000.
Osuma also acknowledged the government’s efforts in the area of workers’ promotions and bonuses, but insisted that pension reforms and extension of years of service remained critical to the long-term welfare and stability of civil servants in Rivers State.
By: King Onunwor
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FG Begins South-West Tour To Promote New Cooperative Bank

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The Federal Government has launched the South-West zonal engagement and ministerial advocacy tour on the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria share capital mobilisation, sensitisation and cooperative sector digitalisation.
 Reports say the initiative was launched through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
According to reports, the advocacy tour, organised by the ministry’s Federal Department of Cooperatives, began on Monday in Lagos.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister of Cooperative Affairs, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, said the initiative was part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Abdullahi described the exercise as a strategic effort to reposition the cooperative sector as a key driver of inclusive economic growth, financial inclusion, enterprise development, food security and national prosperity.
“Today represents a defining moment in our collective determination to reposition the cooperative sector as a major driver of inclusive economic growth, financial inclusion, enterprise development, food security and national prosperity,” he said.
The minister noted  the modern cooperative movement in Nigeria originated in the South-West following the 1934 Strickland Report, which led to the enactment of the Cooperative Societies Ordinance of 1935.
According to him, the decision to commence the sensitisation and share capital mobilisation tour in the region is symbolic, as it marks a return to the roots of cooperative development in the country.
Abdullahi said the advocacy tour was a direct outcome of resolutions reached at the 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Cooperative Affairs held in Abuja in March 2026.
He said the council approved the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen the cooperative sector and align it with the administration’s goal of building a one-trillion-dollar economy.
“The reform programme focuses on seven strategic pillars, including governance reforms, cooperative financing and the establishment of the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria, digitalisation, capacity building, value chain development, inclusion of youths, women and persons with disabilities, and strategic partnerships,” he said.
He said the establishment of the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria and the digitalisation of the cooperative sector were the two major transformational initiatives under the programme.
“The Cooperative Bank of Nigeria is aimed at rebuilding a strong cooperative financial system capable of supporting cooperators, farmers, artisans, traders, SMEs, youths, women and persons with disabilities with accessible and affordable financial services,” he said.
Abdullahi emphasised that the proposed bank would be government-enabled but not government-funded.
“Government is not establishing the bank as an owner, nor will it rely on Treasury Single Account funds.
“The role of government through the FMAFS is to provide policy support, stakeholder coordination, regulatory facilitation and an enabling environment under the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme,” he said.
Also speaking, the Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to cooperative sector transformation.
She described cooperatives as critical tools for promoting inclusive growth, grassroots productivity, food security, financial inclusion and community wealth creation.
Ambrose-Medebem said Lagos State would continue to support reforms and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme (2025–2030).
“Together, let us build a cooperative ecosystem that is modern, transparent, digitally enabled, financially inclusive and globally competitive.
“Let us build cooperatives that not only mobilise savings, but also mobilise prosperity,” she said.
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