Sterling Financial Holding Company, through its Sustainability Working Group, has trained over 40 journalists on storytelling, financial sustainability and the use of technology in news reportage. The two-day media sustainability capacity-building workshop, held on December 16 and 17 in Abuja, brought together journalists, editors and publishers from print, broadcast and online media organisations. The programme …
President Bola Tinubu has presented the proposed 2026 Federal Budget, estimated at ₦58.18 trillion, on Friday, December 19, 2025. The president, who arrived at the National Assembly complex on Friday afternoon, presented the budget titled “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity” at a joint session of the National Assembly. Breakdown of 2026 Budget …
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has described his everyday life as simple and routine, saying fame has not altered his role as a hands-on parent. Speaking on a recent episode of the Close Friends Only Speed Round alongside fellow artiste Asake, the global music star said many people overestimate how glamorous …
Sixteen years after a deadly crackdown at Conakry Stadium that left 156 people dead, Guinea has launched a second trial in the capital involving seven individuals accused of participating in the massacre. The defendants face charges including abuse of authority, murder, rape, and torture. Three of the accused remain at large and will be tried …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command recorded major security gains between October and December 2025. During the period, officers arrested 160 suspects, rescued dozens of victims and recovered a large cache of weapons, including 21 AK-47 rifles and 1,700 rounds of live ammunition. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, disclosed …
Dozens of French farmers gathered outside President Emmanuel Macron’s second home in Le Touquet on Thursday, parking tractors along the seafront and dumping farm waste as a symbolic protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Around 50 farmers responded to a union call, following earlier demonstrations in Brussels. While the European Commission has postponed signing the …
Burundi is struggling to cope as more than 80,000 people have fled escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province since early December, bringing the total number of displaced across the border to over 200,000, the United Nations reports. Aid agencies say transit centres in Burundi are operating at nearly double …
Morocco lifted the Arab Cup on Thursday night with a dramatic 3–2 victory over Jordan in Qatar, sending fans in Rabat into celebrations and raising hopes for the next target, the Africa Cup. Hundreds of supporters poured onto Mohamed V Avenue, cheering the Atlas Lions after another international triumph following their African Nations Championship win …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to implementing the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy in Nigeria. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, Tinubu urged state governors under the party platform to avoid interfering with local government funds. Tinubu emphasised that the implementation …
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally invited him to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mutfwang made the revelation on Thursday, shortly after officially defecting to the APC. He said the decision was taken in the interest of …
