Tensions have escalated at DAAR Communications Plc following a public dispute between Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi Jr and former Group Managing Director, High Chief Tony Akiotu, over the company’s recent management restructuring.

By Steve Oko Umuahia—An auto crash, weekend, claimed the lives of 14 guests returning from a traditional marriage and wedding ceremony, while many others sustained serious injuries. The victims, from Umuahia, Abia State, were travelling back from a marriage ceremony in Enugu State on Saturday night when the coaster bus conveying them collided head-on with […]

The trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, resumed before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday with a prosecution witness, Mr. Richard Agulu, a former banker, testifying that he never received any money directly from the defendant.

Nairagram, a leading pan-African payments and financial infrastructure company, has successfully completed its ₦10 billion Commercial Paper issuance, fully subscribed within 48 hours of going to market. The Commercial Paper program received final regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on January 26, 2026. Following the completion of market preparations on Monday, February […]

By Idowu Bankole Prof. Aminu Gusau, former Coordinating Director, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has commended Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for his bold governance, infrastructural renewal and decisive leadership. Gusau stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality Lecture Series, organised by the Facility of […]

Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, may spend the night at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, headquarters in Abuja, where investigators are questioning him over allegations of financial misconduct involving about N432 billion.

…Akume reiterates FG’s dedication to tackling housing deficit …FHA Mall to employ over 500 Nigerians The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Tuesday, commissioned a four-storey, 59-shop mall in Gwarinpa; erected by the Authority to boost economic activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and to curb unemployment. Speaking Tuesday in Abuja, during the commissioning of the […]

The Mining Marshals of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) executed a calibrated, non-kinetic operation.

…1.2m farmers to benefit By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Federal Government has commenced distribution of 2000 tractors to Mechanized Service Providers, MSPs, nationwide for farmers to have easy access and prompt services to produce food in a large scale. The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this in his speech at […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Nigerian French Language Village, Badagry, Lagos State, has commenced a three-day technical meeting with officials of the French Embassy in Nigeria aimed at strengthening French language teaching, enhancing teachers’ capacity and promoting employability opportunities for Nigerians. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Village, Prof. Samuel Oladiipo […]