The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled fresh regulatory guidelines for Point-of-Sale (POS) operators and banking agents nationwide, directing them to maintain dedicated accounts or wallets solely for agent banking transactions. The new directive, contained in the Guidelines for the Operations of Agent Banking in Nigeria (October 2025), seeks to strengthen financial oversight, improve …
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have declared a one-day nationwide protest for Thursday, October 9, over the Federal Government’s failure to address their long-standing demands. The decision followed a comprehensive review by the unions’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) on October 6, …
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has rejected and strongly condemned the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullaly as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, describing the move as a “double jeopardy” for the global Anglican community. In a strongly worded statement on Monday, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, said Mullaly’s …
A United States congressman, Riley M. Moore, has urged President Donald Trump to immediately redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), citing what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter” of Christians across the country. In a letter dated 6 October 2025 and addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the West …
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed a groundbreaking investment of over $1 billion in African football since the launch of the FIFA Forward Programme in 2016. He made a disclosure in his address at the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly held Monday night in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He said the significant funding …
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has projected that countries will experience bleak trade growth in 2026 as the impact of the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s tariff kicks in. It gave the forecast on Tuesday, October 7, as it published its updated global trade outlook. While the WTO raised its forecast for trade volume …
Nigerian trio Ibrahim Musa Gusau, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF); legal luminary Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN); and seasoned journalist and NFF executive committee member Aisha Falode have been appointed to key FIFA Standing Committees. In a development that further solidifies Nigeria’s growing influence in global football governance, the appointments place Nigerian expertise at the …
The remains of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a staff member of ARISE News Channel who died during a robbery attack in her Abuja residence recently, will be buried on Saturday, 18 October 2025. According to a statement released by Somtochukwu's family, the Service of Songs will hold at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, Kaduna Street, Port Harcourt, …
The Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Monday, failed to appear at a press conference his office convened to address allegations that he forged his university and national youth service certificates. Journalists from various local and international media organisations had thronged the conference room of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council …
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has confirmed that the fire that gutted a section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt on Monday evening, October 6, 2025, was caused by an electrical spark. The governor described the incident as unfortunate but assured that investigations were underway to determine the extent of the damage. The fire …
