The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced draft guidelines that will compel banks to provide instant refunds for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions to customers. It issued the draft guidelines on Saturday, October 11, accompanied by a circular dated October 9 and signed by its Director of the Payments System Policy Department, Musa …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a retired Director of Finance and Administration at the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Garuba Mohammed Duku, to 24 years in prison for diverting ₦318 million belonging to the government. AMMC is under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgement after finding …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new Lassa fever cases and two deaths in four states within one week. In its Week 37 report, the agency said the new cases occurred in Ondo, Bauchi, Kogi, and Anambra States. This marks a slight drop from the 13 cases recorded the …
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the worsening violence and increasing civilian casualties in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as clashes intensify between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). UN officials have accused the RSF of committing grave violations in the city, including murder, rape, and deliberate attacks …
The October 9 meeting of Nigeria’s Council of State has yielded far-reaching outcomes, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a series of landmark decisions, including posthumous pardons for key historical figures, clemency for convicts, and national honours for late heroes of the Niger Delta struggle. In a move described as both symbolic and restorative, President …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced October 14, 2025, as the date for the final computer-based test (CBT) for all successful Superintendent Cadre applicants. In a statement released on its official X handle on Friday, the Service said the examination will hold simultaneously across the six geopolitical zones of the country. According to the …
As Cameroon is set to vote on Sunday, 12th October, the fate of Africa’s longest-serving president, Paul Biya, is once again on the line. At 92 years old, Biya is seeking an eighth term in office, extending a rule that began in 1982 when he succeeded the country’s first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo. If re-elected, his …
The Nigerian community in Côte d’Ivoire has accused the Federal Government and its diaspora agencies of neglect, claiming they have failed to protect citizens trapped in human trafficking networks across West Africa. In an interview with ARISE NEWS, Davidson Ogbu, Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Community in Côte d’Ivoire, described the gruesome murder of …
The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the appointment of Professor Uduma O. Uduma as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution. His appointment takes effect from February 11, 2026, following the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor. Isa Yuguda, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy for 175 persons, including Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, Herbert Macaulay, and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Major-General Mamman Vatsa (retd.) The approval was confirmed on Thursday after the Council of State endorsed the recommendation presented by the Attorney-General of the …
