VFD Group Plc has reported a 96 per cent year-on-year increase in profit after tax to N13.00bn for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, up from N6.63bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. According to the group’s unaudited financial results approved by its Board of Directors, profit before tax rose 92 per cent
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) recorded a cumulative Profit After Tax (PAT) of N3.494 trillion between January and September 2026, following an 18.1 per cent increase in its September profit to N509 billion. On gas infrastructure projects, NNPC said the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline had achieved 100 per cent completion, while the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline was 95 per cent complete.
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continued its impressive performance in 2026 as the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) rose by 1.4% week-on-week to settle at 14,303.4 points last week. GCB Bank Plc (+4.6% w/w | GH¢42.08) led the gainers’ chart, while Société Générale Ghana (- 7.4% w/w | GH¢4.63) was the worst laggard.
Karin Blak responds to an article about children’s homes in crisis and what can be learned from the Danish system As a Dane who went through Danish children’s services, and later worked in Sure Start centres as a family therapist in England, I found your article particularly resonant (English children’s homes are in crisis. Denmark’s basic national income-tax rate and average municipal income-tax rate together amount to about 37%, almost twice England’s 20% basic rate.
Goods shipped from the United Arab Emirates now take up to four months to reach Ghana, leaving traders facing delayed deliveries and pressure to repay banks, Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) President Clement Boateng said.
Centre releases in advance ₹1.09 lakh cr. The monthly instalment, normally released on November 10, has been advanced and released on 5th November 2026, in view of the festive season, the Finance Ministry said in a statement
The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate to four percent on Thursday, the first increase in more than three years, as soaring energy costs push up global inflation. ”Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference at Bank Of England in London on November 5, 2026.