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Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MinieMoney, empowered over 200 students with essential financial literacy skills as part of the 2025 Global Money Week celebration. This initiative underscores a shared commitment to fostering financial inclusion and equipping young Nigerians with the...

In continuation of his infrastructural advancement of the healthcare sector in Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo has constructed the first-ever general hospital in Okpoko, in Ogabru Local Government Area of the State. At the commissioning of the hospital the Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Ali Pate, commended Soludo’s focus on...

Access Bank, a leading financial institution committed to fostering gender equality and women’s empowerment, is proud to announce that it will be honouring the distinguished Power of 100 awardees at its upcoming International Women’s Day (IWD) Conference. This landmark event, scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025, will celebrate...

The President, Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA, and Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has stated that the challenge posed by corruption in West African member states and in the region was surmountable. He stated this on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in...

A drama played out at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday after a suspect granted bail was rearrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court granted N50 bail to Audu Friday, a cybercrime suspect facing charges preferred by the commission (EFCC). The anti-graft...

African Bar Association has asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the emergency rule in Rivers state. It would recalled that on Tuesday night, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the south-south state. The president also suspended Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers,...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced the formation of a Coalition of Opposition Political Parties, with the stated goal of challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Abubakar confirmed the coalition’s formation while addressing a question on...

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday passed and adopted the proclamation of President Bola Tinubu on the six-month suspension he slammed on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, announced this after a closed-door session on Thursday that lasted...

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Zuriel Oduwole and Sterling One Foundation have emphasized the need for gender equality and youth empowerment during a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor’s Office, where discussions focused on sustained action in creating opportunities for young leaders. At just 22 years old, Oduwole is the...

The Oyo State Government has dropped all charges against Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. The trio had initially faced legal action following the tragic stampede at a children’s event...