The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Emomotimi Agama, has expressed concern over the rising number of suspicious cryptocurrency-related transactions in West Africa, citing a report by GIABA that recorded $2.1 billion in such activities across the region…
Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has said that Peter Obi’s aspiration to become president is driven not by desperation or personal ambition, but by a sincere concern for Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Amazing Africans, Adichie…
Political parties in Rivers state have conducted their primaries across various centres in the state following the release of election guidelines by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). Candidates who emerged include members of both the Peoples Democratic Party…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for lifting their seventh African championship at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. The Coach Rena Makama-led female team won the Afrobasket finals by defeating the Malian side, 78-64,…
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has formally disapproved of the recent election of the Right Reverend Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian priest, as Archbishop of Wales, terming it as being against biblical teachings and contrary to the unity of…
Former senator and 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate, Dino Melaye has publicly apologized for ever supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC), labelling his erstwhile support as political blindness that resulted in an error. Talking during a recent interview, Melaye did…
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has described the ongoing uncertainty over striker Alexander Isak as “complex” and “far from ideal” after the club rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool. The Magpies value the 25-year-old at around £150m and remain hopeful…
FirstBank, the West African premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has emerged as Nigeria’s Best Bank for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, held recently in London. This marks FirstBank’s second…
The media adviser to a former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has addressed a viral video of Atiku making the rounds on social media. In the video, the…
When nurses strike, any sensible nation should panic.When the people who tend to the ill choose protest over patients, then the system is not just cracked, it’s crumbling.This week, Nigerian nurses embarked on a seven-day warning strike, led by the…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has completed the cancellation of its Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company said in a notice filed at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) that the shift from…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi as the new Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). Majekodunmi succeeds Nkiruka Madueke, the pioneer head of the agency, appointed by the President in June 2024. Her appointment was contained…
The Minister of Health, Prof Ali Pate, on Friday, met with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and representatives of the Ministry of Labour. The closed-door meeting was part of ongoing negotiations between the…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has met with Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Ablakwa, to address the recent wave of protests targeting Nigerians living in Ghana. In a statement shared on her official…
A former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s inability to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “prevailing political cankerworms”. Melaye, a former senator for Kogi West, made this known on…