Nigeria’s banking sector continues to show resilience, with six leading financial institutions reporting a combined profit after tax (PAT) of more than ₦2.4 trillion for the first nine months of 2025 — a 20 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024. The data, drawn from unaudited filings on the Nigerian Exchange Group…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Monday urged leaders to embrace accountability, reflect on their lives and apply wisdom in their daily conduct. Adeboye gave the advice while delivering a sermon at a service in honour of former governor of Ogun state and Senator representing Ogun…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned a case against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and others until May 8 for a report on settlement. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke granted the adjournment after the first defence counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, (SAN), informed the court that the parties were exploring a settlement. He…
Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan (UI), has inaugurated a newly constructed Veterinary Medicine Central Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the laboratory, named Suraj Adesina Research and Development Centre, was built by alumnus of the faculty, late Alhaji Suraj Adesina….
Former Bayelsa State Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, says there is no political crisis in the state following the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewrudjakpo, dismissing claims that the late deputy governor had become a rallying point for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated this yesterday during a live press…
In a landmark move that has captured national attention, Distinguished Senator Dr. Mohammed Sani Musa, CON, representing Niger East Senatorial District and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has flagged off the departure of 100 beneficiaries of his International Scholarship Programme. These exceptional students, selected through a rigorous screening process, are set to leave…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday completed the final phase of its automation process with the digitisation of question authoring for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the University of Ibadan during a training programme for test developers. Oloyede said the board began…
The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has announced the postponement of the inaugural National Legislative Summit and Expo on Renewable Energy to May 5 and May 6. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Afam Ogene, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Fresh concerns have emerged in Zamfara State following allegations by supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party that the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal Dare has received nearly ₦1tn in two years without delivering meaningful development. The group, led by its secretary, Zahraddeen Ibrahim Gusau, described the situation as “unacceptable and deeply embarrassing,” insisting that…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, granted the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the United Bank for Africa (UBA) account of Cyriacus Njoku, a Nigerian, based in Germany, , over alleged criminal breach of trust. Justice Ekerete Akpan granted the request after EFCC’s lawyer, G.I. Ndeh, moved…
