From sacred rivers in Osogboland to the Atlantic waves of Salvador, Brazil, the goddess Yemọja/Iemanjá unites faith, culture, and economic potential. Nigeria’s ancestral festivals could generate billions in revenue while connecting the diaspora to their roots. Long before colonial borders, the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria worshipped Yemọja, the divine mother of waters. Known as …
After months of heated legislative battles, street protests, elite lobbying and public outrage, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law, setting the legal framework that will govern Nigeria’s elections heading into the pivotal 2027 general polls. The recently concluded FCT council elections on Saturday, February 21, marked the first polls …
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has advised all individual taxpayers in Lagos State to file their annual tax returns for the 2026 year of assessment on or before March 31, 2026. The tax authority appealed in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude, on Wednesday, February 25. It stated …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE) has warned that the naira’s rebound could falter if rising debt and weak fiscal discipline persist. It raised the concern in a statement issued on Wednesday, February 25 and signed by its chairman, Dele Kelvin Oye. The group said that while the naira’s recovery from over ₦1,600 to …
In a move to accelerate financial inclusion across Nigeria, the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has convened a high-level corporate governance training for Chairmen, Executive Directors, and Non-Executive Directors of Microfinance Banks operating within Abuja. The strategic capacity-building session, themed “Corporate Governance: Framework for Growth and Sustainability", brought …
Newly appointed acting Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has promised to boost the morale of officers in fighting insurgency, banditry and all forms of insecurity ravaging the country. Disu also vowed to tackle corruption within the Nigeria Police Force. In addition, he promised to end impunity and abuse of human rights perpetrated by officers. …
Ahead of the Saturday, February 22, 2026 FCT area council elections, hopes were high and the energy vibrant when Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, joined the campaign rally for one of their favourites, Dr. Paul Moses, popularly known as Dr. Mo, the chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), for the Abuja Municipal Area …
A major regional imbalance has emerged in Nigeria’s largest recent police recruitment drive, as northern states dominate applications while several southern states record strikingly low figures. Fresh data obtained from the Police Service Commission (PSC) show that Adamawa State leads the country with 38,989 applications in the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 constables into the Nigeria …
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the fire incident that occurred at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, has hastened their move to totally rehabilitate the building. Keyamo, who spoke on Tuesday, February 24, during an inspection of the MMIA Terminal 1 razed by fire, said the building …
The outgoing Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, will today, officially hand over leadership of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to the newly appointed acting IGP, Olatunji Disu. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Disu on Tuesday following Egbetokun’s resignation. Pinnacle Daily gathered that the handover ceremony is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the IGP …
