The leading credit rating agency, DataPro Limited, has stated that three significant bank mergers are expected by the first quarter of the new year as banks scramble to meet the March 31 recapitalisation deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Communities across Sokoto State have hailed the proposed 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway as a landmark infrastructure project capable of transforming trade, mobility, and socio-economic integration across Nigeria.

“In Kaduna State, every life matters. We are here to assure the people of Kurmin Wali that the government is collaborating with all security agencies to ensure that those abducted return home safely.”

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) have expressed deep concern over the reported abduction of worshippers in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, describing the handling of the incident by authorities as inadequate.

The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA, widely acclaimed as the “Oscars of Nigerian Healthcare,” has opened nominations for its 12th edition, setting the stage for a nationwide search for outstanding individuals and institutions shaping the country’s health sector.

By Chioma Obinna A coalition of national and international human rights, environmental and social justice organisations has accused the Lagos State Government of carrying out systemic, illegal and violent forced evictions, describing the ongoing demolitions in Makoko and other waterfront communities as cruel, deceitful and driven by land grabs for elite interests. They stated this […]

Every year, Nigeria celebrates the Armed Forces Remembrance Day on January 15. But that date represents two epochs in Nigeria’s history. The first, January 15, 1966, was when junior officers of the armed forces executed a coup, which, though aborted, triggered a chain of events that led to the civil war. The second, January 15, 1970, […]

CITING rising tensions, petitions and security concerns, the Ogun State government, yesterday, ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland.

By Henry Obetta The Lions International, Lagos Ultimate Lions Club, District 404B2 Nigeria, has reinstated its commitment to supporting the needy through humanitarian projects. The club, as parts of its intervention for the 2026 Lions year, stated that they were going to carry out projects at the Onilekere Primary school, Ikeja. They stated this, Sunday, […]

Pensioners of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in their long-standing pension dispute, urging authorities to replicate the conciliatory approach recently adopted in resolving the crisis with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.