Financial institutions race to meet CBN deadline on new cyber-security standard
By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria’s financial institutions are fighting to meet the deadline of June 10, 2026 set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for onboarding to a new cyber-security baseline. But industry sources told Financial Vanguard that though most of the commercial banks are already on track to the deadline almost all operators […]
Power sector: Biggest scam in Nigeria — Ajaero, NLC President
DESPITE decades of reforms, huge public spending, and the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector, millions of citizens and businesses continue to grapple with poor electricity supply, rising tariffs, and failing infrastructure. More than a decade after the unbundling of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, the crises persist. In this interview, President of […]
APC Primaries: Powerful 50 Reps among losers
BEFORE the first shot of the 2027 elections is fired, no fewer than 50 current members of the 10th House of Representatives will not be in the 11th House….
Ebola: NCDC activates emergency surveillance
The NCDC warned that increasing cross-border movements within the region have placed the country on high alert.
Group demands zoning of Uyo Assembly seat to Offot Ukwa clan
The group decried the attempts by certain individuals to disrupt the existing zoning arrangement in Uyo, which has fostered peace in the local government area since the return of democracy in 1999.
Onjeh withdraws from Benue South APC primary over alleged undemocratic conduct
According to him, the decision followed “deep reflection, extensive consultations, and disturbing developments” within the party structure in Benue State ahead of the primaries.
PDP: Tension as ‘candidate list’ surfaces before screening results
Omolori said, “Surprisingly, while no official screening outcome has been communicated and the primaries themselves have not been conducted, a list of candidates is already circulating online.
Old boys revive cricket at St. Gregory’s after years of silence
Old boys say the goal is not only to revive the game, but also to reconnect younger generations with the culture of discipline, teamwork and excellence that once defined cricket at the College.
Rivers: NYCN rejects Jack-Rich’s exclusion from APC Senatorial Primary
…demands review, Tinubu’s intervention The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has expressed deep concern over the rising political tension in Rivers State following complaints in the screening and clearance process for aspirants vying for All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial tickets. The Council warned that any action that undermines fairness, inclusivity, and internal party democracy […]
Primaries: APC declares one Borno Reps election inconclusive
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The primary election for one of the ten House of Representatives seats in Borno State – Hawul/Askira-Uba Federal Constituency, has been declared inconclusive. The chairman of the party’s 7-man committee that supervised the election, held, Saturday, and returning officer, Prophet Jones Ode Erue, made the declaration in Maiduguri, Sunday, while announcing […]
Neglected, isolated: Untold story of Uzuakoli leprosy colony inmates
ESTABLISHED in 1932 as a sanctuary for sick and abandoned leprosy patients, the Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony once stood as a beacon of hope for people afflicted with leprosy.
Ebola alert: NCDC raises surveillance as Congo, Uganda record fresh outbreaks
By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Sunday announced it has heightened nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness following renewed outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda. The agency, however, reassured Nigerians that no […]
World Hypertension Day: Millions of Nigerians unaware they have high blood pressure — cardiologist warns
By Chioma Obinna As Nigerians join the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Hypertension Day, a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Dr. Ramon Moronkola, yesterday warned that millions of Nigerians may be living with high blood pressure unknowingly, raising concerns over the increasing burden of hypertension […]
Nigeria’s pension crisis: Debt we owe our retirees
For millions of Nigerian workers, retirement has become not a season of rest after decades of service but a fearful descent into uncertainty and abandonment. From the tragic plight of former Nigeria Airways workers, many of whom have waited over two decades for their pensions, to the widespread failure of state governments to activate the […]
APC primaries: Residents stage solidarity walk for Tinubu, Yishawu in Eti-Osa
By Ebunoluwa Sessou Residents of Eti-Osa Constituency II on Sunday staged a massive solidarity walk in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the lawmaker representing the constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbolahan Yishawu, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries scheduled for May 20, 2026. The walk, tagged “I Stand […]
Group raises alarm over missing adopted minor despite court ruling
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A child rights advocacy group, the Nigerian Child Rights Defence Network, has raised concerns over the whereabouts and welfare of a minor at the centre of a prolonged custody dispute involving Nigerian-American adoptive parents and a caregiver in Nigeria. Addressing journalists on Monday, the group’s spokesman, Sydney Usman Godwin, described the […]
