Osun State government has instituted a criminal action against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and three of its top executives over the alleged illegal handling of local government funds in the state. Court documents reveal that on December 29, 2025, the state government filed a 31-count criminal charge before the Chief Magistrate Court of [&...
A significant leadership shakeup in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resulted in the appointed of 16 new directors across key departments in the apex bank. These appointments, which took effect from March 3, affect crucial departments, including: Monetary Policy; Trade and Exchange; Banking Supervision; Payment Systems and Consumer Protec...
Union Bank of Nigeria PLC. has announced the appointment of Mr. Bayo Adeleke as its new Board Chairman, along with seven other new members to its Board of Directors. The new appointees, according to a statement, include two Executive Directors, Mr. Kelechi Nwaoba and Mr. Taiwo Shote, and five Non-Executive Directors: Mr. Mohammed Balarabe, Mrs...
The Guild of Medical Directors of Nigeria has raised the alarm that the hike in electricity tariff is choking private hospitals with some of them closing shop. The Guild disclosed that no fewer than eight private hospitals in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, recently shut down over the high cost of electricity supply and insecurity, [&helli...
•Damilola Omotoso A fast rising actress, Damilola Omotoso, has shared how she handles randy movie directors and producers who demand sex for roles. She stated she lost a lot of movie roles and job opportunities for shunning the sexual advances, reports The Nation. “The most common challenge I faced in the industry as a newbie […]
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardodo has sacked a fresh batch of 40 staff mostly from the Development Finance Department (DFD), in furtherance of its ongoing restructuring. Deputy directors and assistant directors were mostly affected with 22 from the DFD and the remaining 18 from the Medicals and ...
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso Nineteen directors at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are set to be dismissed in the coming days, following the recent termination of seven directors last Friday. While two of the terminated directors have accepted their fate, the other five are planning to take legal action against the bank for what […]
•Kylian Mbappe (R) France captain Kylian Mbappe has told officials at Paris Saint-Germain that he intends to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, a source close to the Ligue 1 champions said today. The 25-year-old, who arrived in Paris from Monaco in 2017, had extended his contract in 2022 until […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu today,Tuesday, February 13, urged the Senate to screen and confirm the nomination of five persons for appointment as directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) board. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpiabio, and read at plenary today, reports The N...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, appointed six new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President appointed three new directors each for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administratio...

