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  Financial institutions that have started raising capital have stated that they will allocate $1.20bn from the proceeds to invest in technology and bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure. This was indicated in the offer prospectus of five lenders that have commenced ...

  The prices of garri, a major staple food, and tomatoes, have dropped significantly in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, bringing some respite to many households in the area. A survey carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria in ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that he has no plans to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, despite the ongoing internal crisis, adding that he will stay and fight. The immediate past Rivers State ...

  Hillary Clinton has spoken at the Democratic National Convention of her hope that Kamala Harris can finally break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” in America by becoming the first female president. Ms Clinton said she had broken a glass ...

Traditional worshippers in Ondo State have urged governments to adopt traditional oath-taking for political officeholders in Nigeria They argued that traditional oath-taking by political leaders would help curb corruption and the arbitrary use of power. Speaking during the Isese Day celebration ...

  A commercial motorcyclist, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was crushed to d3ath by a truck carrying sand in an accident in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday. The accident which occurred along East Bye pass in Oke Osun ...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate court, while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo ...

Ogun State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Niyi Ijalaye, suffered a sudden collapse on Monday evening in Abuja. According to a reliable source, Ijalaye attended a meeting at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s headquarters, appearing to be in good spirits throughout. However, ...

  FirstBank, the West African premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider is proud to announce its 2024 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled for 19 to 24 August. This year’s edition aims to reinforce the bank’s positive ...

  The brutal ra.pe and mur.der of a seven-year-old girl has sparked outrage in Ethiopia, with many saying the sentence given to her attacker is too lenient Heaven Awot was se.xually assaulted, mutilated and klled by her mother’s landlord Getnet Baye last August in ...

  A 95-year-old Kenyan man has married his 90-year-old long-time lover at the weekend Ibrahim Mbogo walked down the aisle with Tabitha Wangui at a white wedding at a church on Sunday. “We met and fell in love in 1960, ...

A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 65-year-old man, Idris Danladi, for allegedly def!ling a one-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Danladi be remanded in the Awarjigoh Correctional ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kaduna, Taraba and Bauchi States during the ...

The mobile police officer, who was abducted around Kampani community in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau State, has been found d3ad. The policeman was reportedly part of a security team fighting bandits in the area when ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has put the Federal Government on a 21-day notice, threatening to embark on a nationwide strike if its demands are not met. This decision was made at the end of the National Executive ...

  President Bola Tinubu has relieved Jalal Arabi of his duties as Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), according to a statement released by Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. The statement also announced the appointment of Professor ...

  The Federal Government has unveiled a newly acquired Airbus A330 for President Bola Tinubu. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, unveiled this. Onanuga shared images of the new presidential jet on his verified ...

  The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria has accredited the undergraduate building programmes of six universities for five years, according to a communiqué signed by the Registrar and Secretary to the council, Adetunji Adeniran, in Abuja recently. The accredited ...

  The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of ...

The chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Barr. Isaac Omodewu, is reportedly dead. Details surrounding his death are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. According to THE NATION, Omodewu was said to have ...

  The biting scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, which had hit the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since over one month, became more acute at the weekend and spread nationwide, with fuel queues on a scale ...

The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kwara State command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has urged the National Universities Commission to make drug tests a requirement for admission into tertiary institutions. The commander, while answering questions from journalists in Ilorin, ...

Abdullahi Ganduje, the National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has distanced himself from a poster circulating on social media that claims he will contest for the presidency in the 2027 election with Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as ...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Adekunle Adebajo, 34, popularly called Kunle Poly. Kunle Poly, a suspected cultist was arrested for allegedly participating in the murder of a rival cultist known as Mosquito in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun. ...

Kanye West and Bianca Censori made a surprise appearance at a Donald Trump rally in Beverly Hills. According to a TikTok video shared by a Trump supporter who attended the rally, the “Gold Digger” rapper and his wife pulled up ...