•The deportees Thirteen migrants, including seven Nigerians, have been deported from Libya for breaching the country’s laws. The deportation, overseen by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), took place at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Center in Benghazi. According to a post on X by Migrant Rescue Watch yesterday, th...
•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...
•Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to protect Nigerians from what he calls “banking with tears and blood”. In an article he made available to the media today, Adegboruwa detailed the recent travails that he and other bank customers have had to […...
•Yakubu Aiyegbeni Former Super Eagles forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has charged Nigerians to always try and remember him for all the good things and achievements he had with the national team instead of continually dwelling on his infamous goal miss against South Korea at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The goal missed by the […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Nigerians who have won elections in foreign countries. Four Nigerians, a United States-born Nigerian, Dr Oye Owolewa (District of Columbia), Chiaka Barry, (Ginninderra District, Australia), Segun Adeyina, (Georgia, USA) and Yemi Mobolade, (Colorado Springs, USA) won elections into...
•Osinbajo and Tinubu Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on improving Nigerians’ welfare as the country grapples with significant economic challenges. Speaking at the 2024 Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ) conference, Osinbajo highlighted the urgent need for social welfare...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO), UNICEF and World Food Programme(WFP) said the economic hardship, climate change and violence in the Northeast region are projected to push 33.1million Nigerians into food insecurity in 2025. A statement issued by Chi Lael, Head of Communications and Media, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), N...
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa How several unaccredited universities have turned Nigerians desperate for honorary degree awards into cash cows Despite questions about their legality, prominent Nigerian politicians, celebrities, and clerics have continued to bag honorary degrees popularly referred to as ‘honoris causa’ from unaccredite...
•CNG The recent announcement by the Malaysian government to phase out the use of natural gas for vehicles by July 2025 has sparked reactions from Nigerians, given the Nigerian government’s ongoing push to promote Compressed Natural Gas as an alternative to petrol. The Malaysian Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, recently stated that the decisio...
•Libyan and Nigerian flags Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian...

