The Anambra State Executive Council has approved eleven contracts worth about N4.443 billion for projects in various parts of the state.

The Senate Adhoc Committee  on South-East/North East of the Senate National Security Summit 2025 has assured the people of the South East of its resolve to restore normalcy and adequate security in the southeast zone.

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said that President Bola Tinubu has prioritised the wellbeing of Nigerian children and remains focused on long-term investments that would shape their development.

An aircraft with registration number 5N-BZN, arriving Enugu from Lagos, suffered a nose-landing gear malfunction while landing on Thursday.

By Godwin Oritse  THE Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, is lamenting that the newly commissioned B’odogwu unified digital customs management system initiated and operated by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is suffering frequent down-time. They claimed that the platform has caused more financial losses due to delays in processing cargo clearance at the ports. […]

The naira traded around ₦1,450 to the US dollar in Nigeria’s official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Friday.

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor; Babajide Komolafe & Emma Ujah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its ongoing reform measures are restoring stability to the economy, but stressed the need for deeper coordination between fiscal and monetary authorities to sustain the gains. Speaking at the 2025 Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors in Abuja, CBN Deputy […]

By Peter Egwuatu  Lagos State has successfully raised N244.82 billion through the issuance of green and conventional bonds, with proceeds earmarked for major infrastructure projects across the state. Speaking at the Ministry of Finance/DMO bond signing ceremony in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu thanked investors for their strong confidence in the state, noting that the issuance is […]

Written by filmmaker and storyteller Paul Otu Winner, the work explores the trauma of a family whose Lagos–Ibadan expressway journey is violently interrupted.

By Bashir Bello A Financial Technology Platform, PalmPay Limited, has cautioned its customers across the country to be wary of antics of scammers and fraudsters The bank’s Managing Director, Chika Nwosu, made the call during a road walk in Kano organized to sensitize the public to protect themselves from fraudulent tactics. Nwosu said the campaign became […]

“The law they apply to the Igbos is not the same as the law they apply to other Nigerians, which has played out today (yesterday)”

By BANJI OJEWALE The 1978 book, I dared to call Him Father, by Bilquis Sheikh, sacked the staid and sacral stance of the slumbering world with its contribution to the generational interaction between Muslims and Christians. Bilquis was an aristocratic Pakistani Muslim whose conversion to Christianity plunged her into a whirlwind of rebellion, rejection and ridicule […]

U.S.-based pro-Igbo organizations have rejected claims that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, orchestrated a plan to bomb the United States and British diplomatic missions in Nigeria, calling the allegation a fabrication meant to malign his character. The groups—speaking at a joint press conference—include the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Rising Sun, and Ambassador for […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it did not license Zudal Microfinance Bank Limited to operate or carry out any form of banking or microfinance business in Nigeria. CBN disclosed this today in a statement on its X handle titled: “ZULDAL Microfinance Bank is not licensed by the CBN.” CBN also […]

Over 4,000 students in secondary, tertiary and vocational institutions across Nigeria, have been awarded scholarships by the Lift Above Poverty Organisation, (LAPO).