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Financial Service Industry Leads At Exchange

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The trading at the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week, was driven by the bulk performance of the Financial Service Industry.

Statistics from the exchange indicated that the industry traded a total of 1.398 bill shares worth N9.989 billion traded in 11,930 deals.

The industry by that performance contributed 61.67 per cent and 47.29 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.

The Conglomerates Industry followed with a turnover of 493.947 million shares worth N2.225 billion in 3,200 deals, contributing 21.80 per cent and 11.71 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

The third place was occupied by the Oil and Gas Industry with 90.408 million shares worth N941.272 million in 2,728 deals.

Trading in the top three equities namely- Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, Unity Bank Plc and WAPIC Insurance Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.044 billion shares worth N2.550 billion in 3,645 deals, contributing 46.08 per cent and 13.41 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively, Bloomberg reports said.

Also traded during the week were a total of 1,710 units of New Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) valued at N3.230 million executed in 5 deals compared with a total of 1,800 units valued at N3.445 million transacted the previous week in 6 deals.

Similarly, 8,307 units of FGN bonds valued at N8.354 million were last week traded in 6 deals compared with a total of 19,520 units valued at N21.374 million transacted the previous week in 5 deals.

The NSE All-Share Index declined by 182.70 points or 0.47 per cent to close last Friday at 38,738.15 basis points as against the previous week’s closing figure of 38,920.85 basis points.

Similarly, the market capitalisation of entities on the main board also depreciated by N59 billion or 0.47 per cent to close last week Friday at N12.390 trillion as against the N12.449 trillion closing figure that was recorded in the preceding week.

Four of the NSE indices appreciated during the week while four also depreciated.

The NSE Insurance, NSE Oil/Gas, NSE Industrial Goods and NSE respectively.

However, NSE 30, NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Banking and NSE Lotus II indices slipped by 0.87 per cent  2.70 per cent , 0.92 per cent and 1.09 per cent respectively.

Fifty equities appreciated in prices during the week higher than thirty four equities of the preceding week.

Twenty-six equities depreciated in prices lower than forty eight equities of the preceding week while one hundred and twenty two equities remained unchanged lower than one hundred and sixteen equities of the preceding week.

Meanwhile, NSE traded 2.266 billion shares worth N19,008 billion in 25,853 deals last week compared to 2.168 billion shares valued at N24.442 billion traded by investors in 26,443 deals in the previous week.

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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.
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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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