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 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 …
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 …
Oyo State has been named the most liveable state in Nigeria in the 2025 State Performance Index (pSPI), published by Phillips Consulting Limited. The report assessed all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on multiple indicators of quality of life, relocation preference and governance, placing Oyo ahead of Akwa Ibom and the FCT. …
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, of betrayal. Wike alleged that despite his role in ensuring Damagum retained his position as PDP chairman, he has now become Damagum’s perceived enemy. Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s determination to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, a move that would make the country the first on the African continent to stage the prestigious sporting event. Tinubu’s commitment was conveyed in Abuja by Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), during a reception for members of …
Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Heipang District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, raising hopes for improved security in the troubled North-Central region. The operation, conducted on Wednesday by soldiers of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, followed actionable intelligence on …
