We’ve started paying depositors of 46 microfinance banks — NDIC
•Over 700,000 Heritage Bank depositors paid By Cynthia Alo The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that it has commenced payment of depositors of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in July 2026. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDIC, Mr. Thompson Sunday, […]
Kalu hails Tinubu’s military salary increase, urges troops to sustain patriotism
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North), has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a significant salary increase for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Kalu described the development as a timely demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment […]
Osun 2026: Youths mobilise 10,000 supporters for AMBO
Ahead of the August 15 governorship poll, thousands of youths in Osun State are set to hit the streets of Osogbo in a massive mobilisation drive for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO.
UNICEF urges Kano to adopt six-month paid maternity leave
By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Kano State Government to introduce a six-month paid maternity leave policy to enable working mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies and improve maternal and child health outcomes. The appeal was made on Thursday by the Chief of UNICEF’s Kano Field Office, Mr […]
2026 PJAN election: Bolaji Olasunkanmi emerges chairman unopposed
LAGOS — Bolaji Olasunkanmi of The Daily Monitor has emerged chairman of the Photojournalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN), Lagos Headquarters, after he was elected unopposed during the association’s 2026 election. The election, held on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos Council Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, produced a new executive committee that will […]
FG orders payment of civil servants’ outstanding wage award before August 15
By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA— The Federal Government has directed that the outstanding two-month wage award owed federal civil servants be paid on or before August 15, 2026, following a high-level meeting between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, and the leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating […]
