archiveFebruary 2025

Fidelity Bank, a leading financial institution, has announced the imminent launch of its dedicated physical facility for Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) and entrepreneurs in the creative sector. Known as the Fidelity SME Hub, the multipurpose facility features training halls, meeting rooms, networking spaces, podcast rooms as well as music,...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, led two former governors in the former G-5 Governors' Forum, senators and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to pay a condolence visit to the governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde. Wike, who arrived Makinde's Ikolaba...

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sought the approval of the Senate to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission for Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States. The RECs suspended, who Tinubu is seeking to sack, are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa), and Nura Ali...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to immediately investigate recent reports of telecom service providers linking National Identification Numbers (NIN) to subscribers’ lines without their consent. This decision followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Patrick Umoh and Prof. Julius Ihonvbere during...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of Senator Andy Uba for March 5 in relation to a charge of N400 million alleged fraud pending against him and two others. Justice Inyang Ekwo chose the date after granting an ex-parte order, authorising the prosecution to serve the...

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that security and economy in Nigeria improved significantly during his eight years in office as president of the country. Buhari stated this Wednesday when he received members of the Katsina State Correspondents’ chapel at his country home, Daura, Katsina State on a courtesy visit....

In its ongoing move to ensure adequate security for its citizens, the Anambra State government demolished three kidnappers' dens in three different locations in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of the State on Tuesday, 4th February 2025. The locations are; Ndiezenwankwo Uruagu, Umumejiaku Uruagu and Obiofia Nnewichi, Nnewi North....

• calls for effective integration of the military, police, others President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called the military to thoroughly examine the concept of jointness, leveraging emerging technologies and innovation to tackle the country’s security challenges. The President urged the military to take a comprehensive approach, exploring every aspect of...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. A statement issued on Wednesday by Mannir Bature, national publicity secretary of the NMA, said Muhammad Pate, the coordinating minister of health...

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has initiated discussions with the World Bank to explore opportunities for collaboration aimed at addressing key challenges and driving growth in Nigeria’s insurance sector. During a courtesy visit by the World Bank delegation, the Commissioner for Insurance, Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, identified the insufficient actuarial capacity...