•Tinubu and INEC chairman, Amupitan Nigeria’s long march to 2027 has crossed a quiet but deciÂsive threshold. What began as a shadowy contest of whispers, consultations, and strategic ambiguity has now entered a more conÂcrete — though no less opaque — phase. Nomination forms have been bought, deadlines have closed, and the first major line [&...
Aggrieved retirees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL)’s Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Societies have cried out over their inability to access savings and dividends, even after years of consistent monthly contributions. They are now demanding a forensic audit of the society’s accounts, reports The Nation. At a press conference ...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Department of State Services (DSS) today finally granted access to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, following mounting pressure from his family and legal team. Kanu’s lead lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, had earlier raised the alarm that both his legal representa...
Against the backdrop of poor access and the high cost of health services in Nigeria, stakeholders have made a case for political will to fully implement existing health policies like the National Policy on the Health and the National Health Act to ensure healthcare for all in the country. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Academy […]
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso No fewer than 28 million Nigerians – mostly in the rural areas – have no access to banking, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday. The apex bank Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Philip Ikeazor, who stated this yesterday, added that the CBN and stakeholders have been working tirelessly to [&hell...
The federal government has given conditions for prospective beneficiaries of the Presidential Grants and Loan Scheme for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Akwa Ibom Manager of the Bank Of Industry (BOI) Tolulope Toluwase reeled out the requirements at the formal launch of the scheme in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, reports The Nation...
•Nigerians waiting in Abuja to buy government subsidised bags of rice Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been experiencing difficulty accessing the Federal Government’s 50Kg bag of rice at N40,000. Our correspondent, who visited the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) headquarters, a payment centre, revealed th...
•Bags of rice Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory are struggling to locate the sales points for the N40,000 subsidised rice that was officially launched by the federal government last week. The launch, which took place on September 5, 2024, saw the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, flagging off the sale ...
•Davido and Sophia Amidst custody diispute allegations that popular musical talent, Davido Adeleke is seeking custody of his daughter, Imade due to access denial by her mother, Sophia Momodu’s lawyer, (Punuka attorneys & solicitors and BIMPE AJEGBOMOGUN & CO) has insisted that she has never denied Davido access to their daughter saying...
•Lagos Port access bridge The Lagos State government has announced that traffic will be diverted at the Ijora 7Up end of the marine bridge from February 2 to May 10. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this announcement in a statement recently. According to the commissioner, the decision to divert traffic is for compre...

