Experts in Africa’s financial technology ecosystem have said fintech companies have not “lost the plot” but must evolve into stronger, better-governed institutions capable of attracting long-term investment and sustaining financial inclusion. They spoke on Saturday during a panel session on “Have Fintechs Lost the Plot?” at the Africa Technology Expo held in Lagos. Speaking during […]

The UK interior ministry has announced it will create new legal routes for asylum seekers, including allowing community organisations to sponsor refugees based on a similar system in Canada. The system will come into place later this year, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said late Friday, with organisations and some “trusted” universities able to sponsor refugees […]

Unknown to the rescued victims, their relatives back home were still making frantic efforts to raise the ransom demanded by the kidnappers

Nwadiogbu said tactical and intelligence assets had been deployed to identify, apprehend, and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Cholera is a waterborne disease that spreads through contaminated food or drinking water and can cause severe diarrhoea and dehydration.

Mr Peterside said on Saturday in an X post that reliance on appellate courts alone to do right would encourage judges to plunge into delivering “procurable obnoxious judgements”.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the Federal High Court in Lokoja for setting aside its earlier judgment recognising the NDC, describing the ruling as part of a broader assault on Nigeria’s democratic space ahead of the general election.

The Chief Executive Officer of Synlab Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie, has argued that privatising healthcare alone will not solve Nigeria’s healthcare challenges unless the country also addresses widespread poverty and expands access to healthcare financing.

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State, Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe, has declared that many Nigerian leaders lack the capacity and expertise required to effectively address the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that the persistent security crisis is a reflection of poor leadership.

The joint security operation between the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands has rescued five kidnapped victims and neutralised four suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation in Ogun.