By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the third phase of its YouthCred initiative, targeting 500,000 young entrepreneurs with access to loans ranging from N200,000 to N2 million without collateral. The programme, launched by the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Finance, is designed to expand […]

By Juliet Umeh The Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has said the party will not repeat what he described as the mistake of handing an automatic presidential ticket to its 2023 candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Aniebonam, in a statement issued in Lagos […]

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria has emerged as one of Africa’s most regulated online gambling markets, even as illegal operators continue to dominate the continent’s fast-growing betting industry, according to a new report by Gaming Compliance International (GCI). The report, described as the first comprehensive assessment of online gambling across all 54 African countries, revealed that […]

By Adeola Badru IBADAN — A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from proceeding with its proposed investigation into the finances of the Oyo State Government, describing the exercise as speculative and a fishing expedition. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday in suit FHC/IB/CS/61/2025, Justice Nkeonye […]

By Cynthia Alo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Ibru family to remain united and preserve the values that shaped one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous business dynasties, stressing that unity, discipline and communal spirit were the enduring lessons from the life of the late Michael Ibru. Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday as Chairman of the […]

Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday stepped down the consideration of a report on a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Coast Guard, citing concerns over possible duplication of roles and conflict with the Nigerian Navy and other existing security agencies. The report on the Nigeria Coast Guard (Establishment) Bill, 2026 (SB. […]

—Applauds ongoing reforms by NIMC management By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima,on Wednesday, applauded the ongoing transformation of Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing the process as unrivaled. He attributed the development to the administration’s reforms being undertaken by the current management of the National Identity […]

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned a 45-year-old man, Tope Oladipo, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court over an alleged N9 million fraud involving the purported sale of a vehicle.

Agencies accused of ignoring oversight, compliance requests By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to implement its resolutions, warning that defaulting agencies could face budgetary and other sanctions. The upper chamber said many MDAs routinely ignore its resolutions and fail to respond to […]