The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has elevated terrorism financing supervision to a current supervisory priority. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Sidi-Ali said the move was part of the apex bank’s ongoing efforts …
Read More »Moniepoint CEO to chair $200,000 African AI startup programme
Ten African AI startups will receive up to 200,000 dollars each under the Askya AI Growth Platform, chaired by the Chief Executive officer, Moniepoint, Mr Tosin Eniolorunda. Moniepoint disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the pan-African initiative would also provide selected startups with strategic guidance, market access and …
Read More »FG Moves To Terminate Benin-Asaba Road Concession Over Contract Breaches
The Federal Ministry of Works has raised fresh concerns over the performance of the Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC), accusing the concessionaire of grossly violating several provisions of its agreement with the Federal Government. The Federal Controller of Works in Edo State, Engr. Babatunde Tajudeen, made this known in …
Read More »UK Appoints Alastair Long New Trade Commissioner For Africa
The United Kingdom has named Alastair Long as its new His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Africa, tasking him with strengthening trade and investment relations between Britain and the continent and opening up new commercial opportunities for businesses on both sides. Long returns to the continent with previous experience in …
Read More »Africa Must Be Bold To Lead Change For Prosperity — Dangote
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called on Nigeria and other African countries to take bold steps to drive change and prosperity across the continent. Dangote said Africa must take deliberate steps to develop its economy and strengthen its institutions if it wants Europe …
Read More »Mary Habila: An Autopsy Exists, But Official Silence Persists
More than two months after Mary Habila died at the Uburu residence associated with Works Minister David Umahi, police now say the autopsy is complete and the report is ready. Yet the cause of death has not been formally stated. That unresolved gap now sits at the centre of a …
Read More »Nigeria’s total trade for Q2 2026 stood at N41.44bn – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N41,444.89 billion in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q2 2026 released in Abuja on Monday. This shows an increase of 5.61 per cent from …
Read More »Lere Olayinka Confirms Collapse of 3-storey Building in Wuse
Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed the collapse of a three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m on Monday. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, who confirmed the …
Read More »Ooni names NBA star Jaylen Brown ‘Babatunde’
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde.” Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA), arrived at the palace and was received by the Ooni. The royal father …
Read More »Troops foil Boko Haram Ambush in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled an ambush by suspected Boko Haram terrorists and dismantled several makeshift camps in Biu Local Government Area of Borno. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Capt. Mohammed Goni, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. Goni said …
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