Prince Adekunle Oyedepo has announced that he will sponsor free UTME forms for 20 students from Omu-Aran ahead of the forthcoming 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. The initiative will be implemented under the platform of The Adekunle Oyedepo Foundation, as part of its ongoing commitment to promoting...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has unveiled Rayyan Microfinance Bank, headquartered in Maiduguri, the state capital on Sunday. Rayyan Bank is an Ethical Compliant Digital Bank that offers non-interest financing. With a commitment to ethical compliance practices, the bank also provides a comprehensive range of banking solutions designed to...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has tasked the management of Moniepoint Micro Finance Bank on the need to ensure regulatory compliance in the services it renders. He gave the charge on Thursday, January 22, 2026, when the management of the bank, led...
Says initiative a game changer to strengthen security architecture Deployment is immediate, respect RoE: NSA About a thousand forest guards had their passing out parade in Kwara State on Saturday ahead of full deployment to curtail the activities of terrorists, kidnappers, and illegal miners, among others. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called...
A Texas United States based security research and strategy organization has named the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) as security leader of the year 2025 for coming tops in operational success, integrity, institutional reform and sustained public...
The Chief of Staff to the Minister of Youth Development, Hon. Mohammed Funsho Abdullahi, has described Nigeria as a nation of vast opportunities whose future lies in the effective development of its youthful population. Hon. Abdullahi made this assertion on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the launch of...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched an empowerment package worth N1,000,000,000 targeting thousands of young residents, mostly GSM repairers and technicians. The initiative targets 1,050 youths who will be trained on phone repairs and maintenance; about 3,000 other apprentices will receive cash. Each of them will receive a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday presented a ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, declaring 2026 a year of consolidation, renewed resilience and shared prosperity for Nigeria. Delivering the budget speech at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, the President said the proposal...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 15, 2025, opposed moves by a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to secure bail after being arraigned before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa Abuja. Prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, told...
The Ogun State Government has proposed a total expenditure of ₦1,668,997,993,125.44 for the 2026 fiscal year — a 63 percent increase from the 2025 budget of ₦1.054 trillion. Presenting the Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Sustainable Legacy,” before members of the State House of Assembly at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Dapo...