The return of airtime lending services on MTN has come as a major relief to millions of subscribers who depended on the facility during the regulatory dispute that disrupted emergency airtime and data advances across Nigeria. For many users, the restoration of the service is more than the return of a convenience. It marks the […]
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Tony Elumelu. Credit: UBA: United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that its group chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire from the board of directors on August 21, 2026. The bank disclosed this on Monday during its board meeting, asserting that the process was necessary after the completion of the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors […]
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The Senate is expected to address the controversy surrounding the N1.3bn allocation to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act as plenary resumes on Tuesday. This is as it was gathered that a forged appointment letter bearing a falsified signature of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has set July 11, 2026 as deadline for parties to submit their presidential and National Assembly candidates’ nomination forms. This has triggered a flurry of activities within the parties as they struggle to beat the deadline. Specifically, the commission fixed 6pm on July 11 as the deadline for the […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress has further consolidated its dominance in the Senate after increasing its membership to 88 lawmakers following the inauguration of four senators elected in the recent by-elections. Findings revealed that despite the recent wave of defections triggered by grievances over the APC primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections, the party […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, says troops are making significant progress towards the rescue of 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted in Oyo. He disclosed this during an interactive session with media executives on Saturday in Port Harcourt as part of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration. The victims were […]
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The National President of the Eda Progressive Union (EPU),of Eda Oniyo community in Ekiti State, Mr Rufus Ajayi, has described how the community paid N25.5milliom ransom, gave bags of rice, 150 litres of fuel, drinks, and other items to secure the worshippers who were abducted from the community. Fifteen of the worshipers, who were kidnapped […]
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The logo of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen at its headquarters in Vienna on June 3, 2023. Credit: AFP Agency Report Seven OPEC+ members decided on Sunday to again raise oil production quotas as Gulf countries reel from the Middle East war. Ministers from key OPEC+ countries Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, […]
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The All Progressives Congress has come under heavy criticism over its decision to alter the list of candidates who emerged from its National Assembly primaries. The move has also triggered fresh concerns about internal democracy and the credibility of the APC’s candidate selection process ahead of the 2027 general elections. While the Peoples Democratic Party […]
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US Lawmaker, Riley Moore…Photo Credit: X / Riley Moore: The United States’ administration of President Donald Trump will closely monitor Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 general elections, US Congressman, Riley Moore, has said Moore, a Republican representing West Virginia, while responding to questions about Nigeria’s next general election, described the conduct of the polls as an issue […]
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