Young workers embrace retirement savings with 74.6% registration
By Rosemary Iwunze There are indications that young workers are aggressively saving towards their retirement, as over 70 per cent of new Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs), registered in the third quarter of 2025, Q3’25, were below 40 years. According to data released by the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, PenOp, in Q3’25, a total of 129,154 […]
FCT polls: We’ve fielded candidates with competence, character – SDP chair
*** Poor leadership has hurt the nation, Adebayo By Henry Umoru, ABUJA AHEAD of Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Professor Abubakar Gombe, has assured residents in the six Area Councils, especially the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), that the party is fielding individuals […]
Kwara new NSCDC Commandant, Bodinga deploys round-the-clock surveillance for mosques, churches, assures residents of safety
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin Against the backdrop of security concerns in the state, the newly deployed Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bala Bawa Bodinga, has assured residents of safety, even as he rolled out fresh security measures across the state, including 24-hour surveillance […]
Borno pays N2.5bn annual fees for students at Isaac Balami University
The governor further announced a financial support of N500,000 for each student to assist with resumption expenses, directing that the funds be disbursed immediately.
Entertainment industry giving Nigeria global visibility – Abayomi
Olukanmi Abayomi, Chief Executive Officer of Abazee Productions, says Nigeria’s entertainment sector has grown into a significant contributor to the country’s economy, citing job creation, foreign exchange earnings, and expanding global visibility.
How incentives can drive affordable housing in Nigeria – Blaqcrest Homes boss
Housing and home ownership has been a perennial challenge in Nigeria getting to a crisis point. In this interview, Mr Mayokun Oyesiku, Managing Director/ Chief Executive of Blaqcrest Homes Limited, explained the situation and proffered the solutions including the role his firm is playing presently. Excerpts. By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor How can real estate […]
Moroccan King backs Gaza reconstruction plan
King Mohammed VI has expressed support for efforts to reconstruct Gaza and called for the launch of a genuine peace process in the Middle East.
₦13.7bn payroll fraud allegation triggers outrage in Osun State
By Godwin Oritse An audit firm, Salivot Consulting Limited, has alleged a staggering N13.7 billion annual payroll fraud involving thousands of ghost workers and pensioners in Osun State.The firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Sadat Bakrin-Ottun, disclosed the findings during an appearance on Politics Tonight on Channels Television on Thursday. According to her, a 12-month forensic […]
Ramadan/Lent: HoR minority caucus celebrates faith, unity and prayer for Nigeria
The House of Representatives minority caucus congratulate Christians and Muslims across the federation on the beginning of Lent and Holy Month of Ramadan which began on Wednesday, 18, February, 2026 as this year is special. This was contained in a goodwill message jointly signed by the caucus leaders: Rep. O. K. Chinda, Minority Leader Rt. […]
REV. JESSE JACKSON: Adieu, civil rights leader and moral voice
By GBENGA HASHIM The passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson at the age of 84 marks the end of an era in the global struggle for justice, equality, and human dignity. He was not merely an American civil rights leader; he was a moral voice whose influence resonated far beyond the borders of the United States. Rev. […]
The Road to a Doctor’s Nigeria, by Azu Ishiekwene
There Was a Country, lamented Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s literary icon and one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Achebe’s title evokes many things in the mind beyond its primary thematic concern – a journal of the author’s experiences of the Biafran War, which raged between 1967 and 1970. Among other things, it raises the question: What happened […]
