Sterling financial records 31% revenue growth in H1’26
…Balance sheet nears N5 trillion By Babajide Komolafe Sterling Financial Holding Company Limited has recorded a 31.5 per cent growth in gross earnings to N279. 6 billion in the half-year ended 30 June 2026 over the corresponding period in 2025. The parent company of Sterling Bank disclosed this in its unaudited results for the half-year ended […]
ICPC Chair to highlight anti-corruption reform at 2026 Spokespersons Awards
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, is to deliver the keynote address at the 2026 National Spokespersons Awards and Economic Confidential Annual Lecture, where anti-corruption reforms, economic stability and effective communication will take centre stage.
Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship selects 12 Nigerian startups for fourth cohort
Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has selected 12 Nigerian startups for the fourth cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. The selected startups were chosen for the strength of their education technology solutions and their focus on addressing the needs of underserved learners. According to CcHUB, the fourth cohort targets innovations […]
Security not government’s responsibility alone, says NDDC director, backs Man O’ War initiative in Ondo
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Executive Director, Corporate Services of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon. Ifedayo Sunday Abegunde, has pledged financial support for security initiatives in Ondo State as part of efforts to tackle insecurity. Abegunde made the pledge in Akure while receiving the Ondo State Command of Man O’ War Nigeria on […]
Attack on Osun PVC centre
The brazen attack on an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Permanent Voter Card (PVC) distribution centre in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State has raised fresh concerns about the desperation of political actors ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for 15 August 2026. According to the Osun State Police Command, about […]
Group demands independent review of Ajiran killings investigation
By Emmanuel Okogba The Centre for Citizens Right Protection (CCRP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police to constitute an independent panel to re-examine the investigation into the Ajiran community killings in Lagos State. The demand was made during a press briefing in Lagos by the group’s representatives, Abe Emmanuel Kolawole and Isijola Samuel. They […]
