Bank customers’ complaints rise 11% as CBN orders N19bn refunds
•Slams N1.69bn penalties on banks’ breaches By Babajide Komolafe Bank customers lodged 23,129 complaints against financial institutions in 2025, representing 11 per cent increase over the previous year, prompting the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to order refunds totaling N19.12 billion and $329.3 million to affected consumers. The apex bank also imposed N1.69 billion in penalties […]
Eyirieyi Obohia: The culture of my people, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
On Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – the second Nkwo market day – all roads from far and near will lead to Obohia, a bucolic agrarian community in Ahiazu-Mbaise local government area, Imo State, for their unique cultural fiesta – Eyirieyi Obohia, an age-long festival that unites the community as a people of common heritage. One of […]
Isa council dismisses IDP relief diversion claims, says distribution was transparent
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Hon. Sharehu Abubakar Kamarawa, has dismissed allegations of diversion of relief materials and cash assistance meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), insisting that the intervention was distributed transparently and in line with due process. Kamarawa, in a statement made available to […]
Fadahunsi’s aide resigns two weeks to Osun poll
Babafemi Olusola, a legislative aide to the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, has resigned. His resignation occurred some two weeks before the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State. In a letter addressed to Fadahunsi, an All Progressives Congress chieftain, Olusola said his resignation was with “immediate effect”. According to Olusola […]
NGX Group declares N1.30 per share interim dividend in H1’26
The Nigerian Exchange, NGX Group Plc, has announced an interim dividend of N1.30 per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2026, following a record first-half financial performance.
How Sharon Ijasan’s Trade FM is bridging gap between Nigerian business owners, global diaspora
Trade FM; an online radio and news platform created specifically for the people driving Nigeria’s economy, as well as the millions of Nigerians in the diaspora who tune in, is the brainchild of Nigerian journalist Sharon Ijasan, who has carved out something truly distinctive in the media space. Ijasan is no newcomer to serious journalism. […]
Oriire: FG arraigns two Ansaru Commanders, three others over fresh charges of terrorism
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The Federal Government has arraigned five persons accused of involvement in the beheading of two teachers who were abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. Among those docked before a vacation judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja were two alleged commanders of the Ansaru […]
Foundation supports 150 pupils with bags, storybooks in Lagos
By Cynthia Alo More than 150 pupils in three public primary schools in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have received school bags and storybooks in an initiative aimed at encouraging reading and supporting learning. The outreach, organised by JADE Foundation, benefited pupils of Aanuoluwapo Nursery and Primary School, Community Nursery and Primary School, […]
Adeleke campaign rejects ‘authoritarian politics’, arrest of SSG, 86 others
The Imole Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the arrest of over 86 of its canvassers, including the secretary to the state government, Teslim Igbalaye, as “authoritarian politics”. In a statement on Thursday, the campaign spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said the arrest of Adeleke’s supporters by the police was unlawful and […]
Judicial Reform: Body of Benchers cracks down on charge-and-bail lawyers
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Body of Benchers (BoB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession, has vowed to wield the big stick to check what it termed the embarrassing conduct of charge-and-bail lawyers. The body is responsible for the call of graduates of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation […]
Stakeholders back collaboration between telecom and financial regulators
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecommunications and digital finance sectors have called for closer collaboration between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), saying a coordinated regulatory approach is essential to sustain innovation, strengthen investor confidence and expand access to digital credit services used by millions of Nigerians. The call […]
