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Kuru’s Trial: Prosecution Witness Reveals How He Wrote Off Arik Air’s $2.3m Debt
Mr. Austin Obigwe, a former Group Executive Director of Union Bank Plc, yesterday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court how he wrote off a $2.3 million…
Tinubu’s Government Has Failed the People – Atiku Abubakar Declares
•Says it’s the most incompetent, disconnected, and anti-people in nation’s history
•Insists reckless,…
4,169 teachers fail professional qualifying exam conducted by TRCN
A total of 4,169 teachers across the country failed the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
The examination was conducted…
Investors Appetite Shifts To Long-Term Bond
Investors behaviour in Nigeria’s bond market has shifted for a long term instrument following the preference for the longer-dated…
FIRS Targets N20trn, Says Only 10–19% Pay Taxes
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set an ambitious target to collect N20 trillion in tax revenue for 2025, while highlighting the…
WEMA BANK MD/CEO DONATES 1-DAY SALARY TO WINNER OF WEMA 1-DAY MD/CEO INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN’S DAY
In a thoughtful demonstration of support and encouragement, Moruf Oseni, the MD/CEO of Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative and…
I ask for forgiveness if I offended anyone in discharge of my duty — Adesina
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank, has asked for forgiveness from those he may have stepped on their toes…
Cash ditched as N72 million transferred every second
Tolu Abolade, a customer experience representative, cannot remember the last time she held more than…
2027: Peter Obi gets cold feet as Obidients reject Atiku’s offer
Obi’s followers bristled at a proposed presidential ticket placing the former Anambra state governor as running…
FG, AI disagree over killings under Tinubu
Amnesty International raised the alarm, on Wednesday, over what it describes as the Nigerian government’s failure to protect citizens from relentless attacks by armed groups and bandits, saying at least 10,217 people…
Tinubu must change his policies… he won’t win next election if it’s free and fair, says Cardinal…
John Onaiyekan, a cardinal and former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, says President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in a free and fair election would be jeopardised if he continues with his current policies.…
Troops arrest 18 soldiers, 15 police officers for ‘selling arms to criminals’
Troops of operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers for allegedly selling arms to terrorists and other criminal elements.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday about the…
Dangote refinery ends Nigeria’s era as Africa’s largest fuel importer – Report
Nigeria’s era as Africa’s largest fuel importer has ended following increased output from the Dangote refinery, according to Bloomberg.
Citing an energy consultancy firm in a report on Wednesday, Bloomberg said the…
Emefiele appeals estate forfeiture of 753 housing units in Abuja
Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has petitioned the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a judgment granting the government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing…
FG’s Series VI Sukuk offer oversubscribed by 735%, attracts record N2.205 trillion subscription
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that the Federal Government has successfully recorded a total of N2.205 trillion subscriptions through the Sovereign Sukuk since its debut in 2017, representing an…
FG to pay N45,000 monthly stipend to technical college students
The Federal Government has announced a monthly stipend of N45,000 for students enrolled in technical colleges across the country.
This is in a landmark move to revitalise Technical and Vocational Education and…
Buhari hails Tinubu at midterm, urges Nigerians to be patient with reforms
As the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaches its midterm milestone, former President Muhammadu Buhari has extended warm congratulations, while calling on Nigerians to remain patient and resilient in the…
Tinubu’s $21.5bn Borrowing Request Won’t Increase Debt Burden – FG
The Ministry of Finance has weighed in on President Bola Tinubu’s $21.5 billion borrowing request.
On Tuesday, Tinubu wrote to the national assembly requesting approval for a new external borrowing plan totalling over…
House of Reps probe alleged diversion of student loans
The House of Representatives has mandated four of its standing committees to investigate alleged unethical practices surrounding the disbursement of student…
You Should’ve Paid PDP Ground Rent – Bode George Tells Wike
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, on Tuesday, expressed sadness over the sealing of the party’s national secretariat by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
On Monday,…
FX reforms drive $500m daily turnover
Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) market is witnessing a historic turnaround as average daily turnover approaches $500 million, a sign that the authorities'…
Ekpa to appear in Finnish court tomorrow as group orders lockdown
• Britain can’t criminalise Biafra struggle through Ekpa, says IPOB
The Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has declared a two-day lockdown across the South-East region to mark the court appearance of…
Wear It All Luxury Opens New Abuja Boutique with Star-Studded Ceremony
Four years after successfully reopening its flagship store in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, following a major renovation, Wear It All Luxury, the upscale fashion brand owned…
Tinubu’s new loans push debt to N183trn
President Bola Tinubu’s loan proposal to the National Assembly on Tuesday will take Nigeria’s total public debt to an astronomical N183 trillion from nearly N145 trillion as of December 2024, according to BusinessDay…