The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) have partnered to address challenges around the mandatory physical verification required for Nigerians in the diaspora to obtain a Bank Verification Number (BVN). The solution known as ‘Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN)’ is tailored towards addressing identified concerns that affect diasporas’ remittances and […]
An Igbo group, Njiko Igbo Forum (NIF), has frowned at the adoption of President Bola Tinubu as its candidate in the 2027 presidential election by the governor of Anambra State and leader of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Charles Soludo. Njiko Igbo, in a statement made available to the media, said Igbo should be […]
A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill aimed to encourage citizens’ participation […]
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, says that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration attracted over $8 billion in deepwater oil and gas Final Investment Decisions (FIDs), in less than one year. Speaking at the just-concluded 2025 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Verheijen revealed that Nigeria has recently focused on improved […]
Sun King, the world’s largest off-grid solar company, has reportedly secured an $80 million loan to expand electricity access across Nigeria, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday. Bloomberg report that the company secured the loan of $80 million from the International Finance Corp. and Stanbic IBTC Bank Ltd. Sun King, formerly known as […]
Victor Osimhen scored twice on Wednesday night to break Turkish football’s single-season record for most goals by a foreign player and help the Istanbul giants lift the Turkish Cup with a 3-0 win over Trabzonspor. The Nigerian striker entered the final with 33 goals and needed two more to surpass the 34-goal mark set by […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors forum, which convened Sunday night to discuss and canvass support for the decisions it took at its last meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, may have run into trouble with the sudden arrival of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike. A key agenda of the meeting, […]
The World Bank in Abuja on Monday asked the Nigerian government to step up efforts at eliminating Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol price manipulation, calling for a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to improve transparency in the country’s oil and gas sector. World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, […]
President Bola Tinubu has administered the oath of office to two National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission: Abdulrazak Tukur, representing the North West region and Sunday Aja from Ebonyi State, representing the South East Zone. This followed their nomination last November and subsequent screening by the Senate. The brief ceremony was held at […]
The UK government has banned international recruitment for social care roles and announced a dramatic cutback on so-called “low-skilled migration,” declaring that “skilled must mean skilled.” The hardline move, detailed in the new 82-page Immigration White Paper released Monday, forms the backbone of the most significant immigration reset in a generation. “We will close social […]
The People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and former governors have named former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee. The PDP-GF Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, announced this while briefing newsmen after the forum’s crucial meeting with former governors, on Sunday night in Abuja. Mohammed said that […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a crucial scam alert on the escalating activities of fraudulent individuals falsely linking themselves with the NCS for purposes of auctions, recruitment and defrauding innocent Nigerians. In a statement issued on its verified X account on Monday, the service decried the recent surge in scams orchestrated by deceitful […]