By Dele Sobowale FG budgets N1tn for empowerment, SUVs amid rising borrowing pressure – Report, July 27, 2026 Veterans monitoring the formulation and execution of annual budgets can honestly admit one truth. Military regimes were more disciplined. Every annual budget ended on midnight December 31 of the year. Funds not spent by that time were returned to […]

By Efe Onodjae The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has dismissed claims that the Eastern Ports have been neglected, saying the Federal Government (FG) is investing in infrastructure upgrades to restore their competitiveness and attract more cargo traffic. Manager of the Rivers Port Complex, Kenechi Okaeze, gave the assurance during an interactive session with members of the […]

…Balance sheet nears N5 trillion By Babajide Komolafe Sterling Financial Holding Company Limited has recorded a 31.5 per cent growth in gross earnings to N279. 6 billion in the half-year ended 30 June 2026 over the corresponding period in 2025. The parent company of Sterling Bank disclosed this in its unaudited results for the half-year ended […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A civil society organisation, Nigeria Citizens’ Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG), has rejected calls for the resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, describing the demand as unfounded. The group said allegations over the company’s expenditure on energy security […]

… Despite N11.1trn July gain By Peter Egwuatu  Nigeria’s stock market reversed course last week as widespread profit-taking erased N1.261 trillion from investors’ portfolios, ending the week in negative territory after a sustained rally. The decline followed renewed selling pressure across major banking, industrial and consumer goods stocks as investors cashed in on the strong gains […]

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UTM FLNG Limited, Dr Julius Rone, has commended the Delta State Government for maintaining consistency in honouring contractual agreements, describing it as a major factor in attracting long-term investments. Rone spoke at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit with the theme, “Harnessing Our Strengths, Unlocking […]

The Imole Campaign Council of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to reassure residents of the state of a peaceful, violence-free and impartial governorship election on August 15. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the council called on the police leadership to ensure […]

Trustfund Pensions Limited has set a target of growing its Assets Under Management, AUM, to N2 trillion by the end of 2026

…Give August 11 deadline over outstanding wage awards, 40% allowance By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA — Less than five days after the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, said savings from the fuel subsidy removal were used to pay public servants’ salaries and wages, among other obligations, the Joint National […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commenced applications for its $150 million Offshore Expansion Facility, a financing initiative designed to support the growth and modernisation of Nigerian businesses. The facility, developed in collaboration with Germany-based commercial banking group, ODDO BHF SE, is aimed at providing […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke A member of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Mustapha Usman Hassan, has called on the state government to provide further details on the funding and implementation of the proposed new official residence for the governor within the Government House complex. Hassan said the request was aimed at promoting transparency and […]

The Centre for Citizens Right Protection (CCRP) has petitioned the Chief Judge of the High Court of Lagos State, requesting an administrative review of the handling of an ongoing criminal case involving Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi.

By Abraham Ahmed Scientific research rarely attracts public attention in the way political events or technological breakthroughs do. Yet much of modern healthcare is built on years of laboratory investigations carried out by researchers whose findings gradually influence medical knowledge, clinical practice and the training of future professionals. In Nigeria, one academic whose work reflects this pattern […]

The internationalist, intellectual, radical historian and generally accepted leader of the Nigerian Left, Olusegun Osoba, left on May 14, 2026, at 92. What followed the exit of a man who greatly influenced and led three generations of Nigerian radicals was a twenty-six-day programme of celebrating his life, times and works. It was as if a father […]

Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has been honoured with the prestigious Eko Mi Award