FCCPC removes defaulting digital lenders as compliance window closes
By Progress Godfrey Abuja — The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has begun enforcing the Digital, Electronic, Online, and Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations), by removing digital money lending (DML) operators that failed to regularise their status. The commission had set January 5, 2026, as the deadline for compliance. Operators that […]
Catholic Bishops urge Tinubu to give Nigerians Time to adjust to tax reforms
Catholic Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have urged President Bola Tinubu and tax authorities to give Nigerians, particularly vulnerable citizens, sufficient time to adjust to the ongoing tax reforms before enforcing strict compliance.
Tinubu’s aide launches drive to reintegrate Almajiri pupils, renovate schools in North West
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Community Engagement for the North-West, Abdullahi Tanko, has unveiled plans to reintegrate at least 10,000 out-of-school almajiri children and renovate dilapidated public schools across the North West region.
Unpaid pensions, welfare: Electricity workers picket KEDCO headquarters
Leading the protest, the Deputy President General (North) of SSAEAC, Comrade Rilwanu Shehu, described the situation as unacceptable.
Delayed payments threaten jobs and economic growth, contractors warn
Members of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) have raised concerns over the impact of delayed payments for federal government projects, warning that it could hinder economic growth, fuel unemployment, and exacerbate social vices.
Catholic Bishops endorse federal insecurity fight, call for human-centred tax reforms
Catholic Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have expressed support for the Federal Government’s renewed efforts to tackle insecurity across Nigeria, while urging tax authorities to implement ongoing tax reforms with fairness, transparency and sensitivity to the welfare of citizens.
