The trial of suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on cybercrime charges was on Monday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, following an objection raised by her legal team. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was arraigned on June 30 on a six-count charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Mohammed Abubakar, had …
The European-American University (EAU) has strongly disowned claims that it conferred an honorary doctorate on popular Hausa musician and one of Northern Nigeria's top APC political singers, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, describing the purported award ceremony in Abuja as a “fraudulent event.” The ceremony, which took place on Saturday at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, drew high-profile …
The United States government has restated its commitment to supporting Nigerian students, innovators and future leaders aspiring to study in America. Speaking at the 2025 EducationUSA Nigeria Fair in Abuja on Monday, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Officer Brian Neubert said the U.S. remains a strong partner in empowering young Nigerians through access to quality education …
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, George Moghalu, has declared that Governor Chukwuma Soludo is aware he will not secure re-election in the forthcoming November 8 poll. Moghalu, who recalled his first attempt at the governorship in 2003 under the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), said Soludo backed him …
Kano State has recorded a double triumph in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 68 inmates excelling under the state’s correctional education programme, while the state also emerged as the best-performing in the country. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, Musbahu Lawan, confirmed that the …
A French media group, Canal+, said it has completed the acquisition of MultiChoice, a South African pay-TV operator and owner of DStv and GOtv, with the transaction now unconditional. It announced this in a joint statement on Monday, September 22. The deal, valued at 125 rand per share, secured a 48.2 per cent stake in …
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Babatunde Olofin has stated that Africa's finance future will not be determined by depending on foreign insight but on homegrown solutions, including a progressive policy environment, sound regulatory oversight and informed advocacy through the media. Olofin stated this at the 2025 annual conference of the Finance Correspondent Association …
With the persisting food crisis in Nigeria and lingering effects on households, the Centre for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa), has called on governments at all levels to prioritise inclusion of women in planning and decision-making processes regarding food security. The centre observed that current realities show that women, as managers of households, mostly bear …
The Nigerian stock market traded northward, gaining N822.25 billion in the just-concluded week's trading, despite investors being more cautious of major stocks, including bank shares. The resilience pushed the All-Share Index (ASI) to advance by 0.92 per cent to close at 141,845.35 points. Overall market capitalisation reflected the uptrend, rising by 0.92 per cent to …
As Nigeria pushes for a digital revolution to drive economic growth, the Lagos Business School (LBS) has projected that the country's e-commerce market will exceed $16 billion by 2030. The Dean of Lagos Business School, Professor Olayinka David-West, stated this on Saturday in Lagos, at the 35th annual conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of …
