PFIPC probe: Reps to quiz Accountant-General over N1.32bn budget today
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, is expected to appear before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Monday over the controversial budgetary allocation to the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), an agency the federal government has described as non-existent.
The impact of Oluremi Tinubu Dialysis Initiative in Hadejia
Something unusual and noteworthy has happened in Nigeria’s development landscape. FutureMap Foundation, known for promoting technology, innovation, youth empowerment and digital inclusion, chose to invest in a dialysis centre in Hadejia, Jigawa State—not in Lagos, Abuja, Kano or another major urban capital.
IMF urges central banks to tighten AI governance against financial risks
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on central banks and financial regulators to strengthen governance frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI), warning that the rapid adoption of the technology across the financial system could create new systemic risks if left inadequately supervised. The recommendation was made by the IMF’s Financial […]
Award-winning Nigerian play Esther’s Revenge returns to UK for summer tour
Award-winning Nigerian immersive stage production, Esther’s Revenge, is set to return to the United Kingdom this summer for another tour following growing international acclaim and popular demand.
Blue chip stocks add N2.5trn to market capitalisation as rally continues
By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market maintained a bullish run Week-on-Week, WoW, on renewed demand for large-capitalised stocks pushing the benchmark Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX All-Share Index (ASI) to 247,357.40 points. The positive reading reflected the stronger investor appetite for selected blue-chip and fundamentally strong stocks, with gains concentrated across the banking, consumer goods and […]
Hardship threatens personal pension plan, 92% of accounts dormant
Many traders and artisans also expressed ignorance of the scheme or how it works, even as the National Pension Commission, PenCom, pledged to expand awareness
2027: Use your 2.1m votes to rescue Nigeria, SDP chairman tells Arewa students
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prof. Sadiq Umar Gombe, has urged Arewa students and young Nigerians to play an active role in shaping the country’s future by voting for credible, competent and patriotic leaders. Speaking on Monday while receiving the […]
Oyedele breaking jinx, restoring confidence in finance ministry — Stakeholders
By Henry Ojelu Stakeholders in Nigeria’s financial and business sectors have commended the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, for restoring confidence in the Federal Ministry of Finance, saying his leadership has ended years of policy uncertainty and repositioned the ministry as the driving force behind the Federal Government’s […]
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 27, 2026
The Nigerian naira maintained a relatively stable position against the United States dollar across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market as trading opened on Monday, July 27, 2026.
After Bama, Gwoza, Zulum begins plans to resettle Konduga IDPs
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced plans to close the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga as part of the state’s ongoing resettlement programme. The move follows the successful closure of the Bama IDP camp, the largest displacement facility outside Maiduguri, and the planned shutdown of the Gwoza camp. Speaking during […]
Court orders reinstatement of 70 pardoned soldiers, directs army to pay salaries from July 2022
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of 70 Nigerian Army personnel who were convicted by courts-martial in 2014 but later granted an unconditional presidential pardon by former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a judgment delivered on July 20, 2026, Justice S.A. Yelwa held that the presidential pardon, granted […]
ICPC promotes integrity education, equips Lagos teachers to expand school integrity clubs
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Lagos State Office, has organised a two-phase interactive forum for teacher-coordinators aimed at expanding Students Integrity Clubs in public secondary schools across Lagos State. The capacity-building programme, held at Unity Senior High School, Oshodi, and Dolphin Senior High School, Lagos Island, brought together teacher-coordinators from […]
UBEC rolls out landmark inclusive education framework
In a major push to dismantle barriers preventing children with disabilities from accessing quality education, the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has unveiled a comprehensive national framework designed to transform inclusive learning across Nigeria’s basic education system.
ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?
Most Nigerians don’t know who is running for Senate and House of Representatives seats.Can you mention any candidate in your area? Let’s find out!
2027: Delta Central APC endorses Tinubu, Oborevwori, other candidates
…As Stakeholders Hold Strategic Meeting The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta Central Senatorial District, Sunday closed ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections, with party leaders, stakeholders and members unanimously endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone and all other candidates of the party while calling for unity and intensified […]
2027: We’ll mobilise voters to elect credible leaders — Anioma youths
He said the youth forum would also embark on a campaign to reconnect young Anioma people with their cultural heritage while promoting education, peaceful coexistence and community service.
