•Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola Following rising cases of avoidable elevator accidents in high rise buildings, Lagos State government in a proactive move has issued an 18 -day ultimatum to building owners in the state to register and obtain safety certification of their elevators or face immediate shutdown and se...
•CBN headquarters, Abuja With barely three weeks left before the deadline for Nigeria’s banking recapitalÂisation exercise, tension and anticipation are building across the financial indusÂtry as regulators, investors and customÂers await the final shape of the country’s banking landscape. The recapitalisation programme introduced by the Centr...
Organised Labour in the federal public service has issued a Friday ultimatum to the federal government, demanding the immediate release of funds to settle three months’ outstanding wage awards and other pending allowances owed to workers across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Organised Labour, through the leadership of the Joint N...
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has directed capital market operators to renew their registration from January 1 to 31, 2026. In a bid to make the process as seamless as possible, the Commission also disclosed that it will commence electronic receipt and processing of applications for registration and updates of registration inform...
The President of the AcademÂic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chris Piwuna, has reÂstated that there is no going back on its planned two weeks nationÂwide warning strike over some lingering issues, if the federal government fails to respond on or before October 13 expiry date. The planned strike follows a two-week ultimatum issued by [&he...
Barely six months to the March 31, 2026 deadline set by the Central Bank of NiÂgeria (CBN) for the country’s banks to recapitalise, it was learnt that only 14 out of the 24 lenders with commercial banking licences have met the set target. The CBN had last year given the country’s banks two years to […]
•Kelechi Iheanacho As the transfer window in Europe closed on Monday night, Nigerian players were among football stars who beat the deadline either on permanent transfer or loan deals, underlining the country’s growing influence in world football. Below is highlight of the transfer deals of Nigeria players which happened in Europe on the last ...
•POS machine The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed that all Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in the country be geo-tagged within 60 days. In a statement dated August 26, 2025, obtained by our correspondent today, CBN said the move is part of measures to curb fraud and strengthen oversight of digital payments. It is […]
•Musa Adamu Aliyu Amid the constitution amendment process in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, has advocated the inclusion of specific deadlines for top corruption cases involving politicians and prominent persons. The senior advocate, who was a guest on Channel...
•JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ordered Nigerian public universities to finalise their 2025 admission processes by October 31, 2025. According to a schedule by the board, all private universities are also required to complete admissions by November 30, 2025, while all tertiary institutions in...

