BVN enrolments rise 6% to 67.8m in 2025 — NIBSS

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has disclosed that Bank Verification Number (BVN) enrolments rose by 6.8 per cent year-on-year to 67.8 million as at December 2025, up from 63.5 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. In a statement published on its website, NIBSS attributed the growth to stronger policy enforcement […]
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No budget in Rivers, Fubara spending public funds illegally – Ewor alleges

By Idowu Bankole A former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has expressed concern that Rivers State do not have an appropriated budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Ewor expressed the concern on Wednesday, during a “thank you” visit to Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state […]

If you love Tinubu, deliver your state for him – SSDC Chair

By Idowu Bankole The Chairman, South South Development Commission, Chibudom Nwuche, has advised those claiming to support President Bola Tinubu to deliver him for a second term in their various states in 2027. Nwuche gave the advice on Wednesday, during a “thank you” visit to Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers, by Minister of […]

Ogun community raises alarm over illegal levies, environmental damage by quarry firms

…calls for Gov. Abiodun, Assembly’s intervention By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Indigenes and residents of Isara community in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, under the aegis of ‘Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard’, have petitioned Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, over what they described as destructive activities of […]

Hearing in N5.78bn EFCC case against ex-Kwara governor, commissioner stalled

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin There was a mild drama at the Kwara State High Court on Thursday morning during the continuation of hearing in the alleged N5.78bn fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his erstwhile commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu. Though both former […]

2027: Ota-Awori demand fairness in Reps seat rotation

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ota-Awori extraction of Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency in Ogun State has called for fairness and justice in the rotation of the House of Representatives seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The call was made on Thursday in Ota through a communiqué issued at the end of an enlarged meeting of […]

LIFE-ND project engages over 700 Bayelsa youths, women

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) an International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD , federal government and Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, assisted project in the Niger Delta has recruited 717 youths and women for agriculture mentorship training programme in Bayelsa State. Speaking at the orientation ceremony […]

CardinalStone tops NGX trades, crosses N2trn in 2025

CardinalStone Securities recorded over N2 trillion in transaction value on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in 2025, becoming the first stockbroking firm in Nigeria to reach the milestone, according to the NGX’s latest broker performance report.

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