In a major boost for financial inclusion in Nigeria, fintech-driven microfinance bank, FairMoney, has disbursed over N150 billion in loans in the past year while paying more than N7 billion in interest to its savings customers.

In a celebration marked by honor, gratitude, and pride, Mr. Ben Ajar was officially promoted to the rank of Superintendent in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a ceremony held at the NSCDC Calabar Office.

Property worth several millions of naira were destroyed in the early hours of yesterday, when fire gutted a one-storey commercial building on Number 3, Osundairo Street, off Medical Road, in the Ikeja Computer Village area of the state.

Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi, has reacted to a recent press release by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding the court proceedings before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie.

By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA —A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has granted bail to Adeniyi Kayode, the driver, who conveyed former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and two members of his team before a fatal road accident. Kayode was admitted to bail in the sum of N5 […]

A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has welcomed the dismissal of a suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu over the position of PDP National Secretary, describing the ruling as a boost to the party’s stability and internal cohesion.

By Innocent Anaba Hearing in the case of the disputed estate of late billionaire businessman, Jacques Roomans, pending before Justice Adedayo Oyebanji of the Lagos High Court, moved to its next phase, when the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses came to a close at the end of the year, 2025. A total of 12 witnesses were […]

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— There was palpable tension in Omoku Town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, as a lawyer allegedly shot a youth leader, Emmanuel Nkemjika, dead during a masquerade display in the area Monday evening at Omoku. It was gathered that the lawyer had picked a gun from his car and […]

By Efe Onodjae, Mathew Johnson & Precious Enaike The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said no arrest had been made after the tanker accident that occurred on Monday during which residents embarked on massive scooping of diesel at the Apapa Liverpool axis of the state. The diesel-laden tanker reportedly fell on top the bridge along […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— THE Edo State government said the Founder of Rollo Life of Christ Brethren Ministry, Bishop Gideon Osazee, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two biological sisters who are minors. They were said to be ages 13 and 17. Besides the two sisters, four other girls have stepped out to […]

The Federal Government has said it plans to reduce its dependence on borrowing, invest more in the economy and rely more on domestic resources.

By KALU OKORONKWO More than 60 years after surviving a civil war that nearly shattered its fragile unity, Nigeria deserves truth, context and healing, not narratives that inflame ethnic suspicion. History must be approached with care and intellectual honesty, supported by evidence from multiple credible sources, not deployed as a weapon of political convenience. Divisive […]

The Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metro will on Saturday, January 24, 2026, commission its flagship community project—the renovation and equipping of wards C1 and C2 at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos—valued at over N100 million.

Teracore Energy Group, led by its President and CEO, Africa’s Energy Icon/entrepreneur Dr. Olakunle Williams, has marked a significant milestone in Nigeria’s energy landscape with sustained expansion of its gas infrastructure and measurable throughput growth.

The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has taken another bold step toward reshaping Nigeria’s education landscape with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Smart School in Hadejia, Jigawa State, reinforcing the federal government’s push for technology-driven learning at the foundational level.