WORLD BANK APPROVES $500 MILLION TO EXPAND FINANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA
WASHINGTON - The World Bank has approved a $500 million financing package to support Nigeria's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Fostering Inclusive Finance for MSMEs in Nigeria (FINCLUDE)…
FEDERAL HIGH COURT REFUSES TO STOP ADC FROM HOLDING CONVENTIONS
Abuja – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declined an application seeking to restrain the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by Senator David Mark, from holding conventions, congresses…
FEC APPROVES N58.47TRN 2026 APPROPRIATION BILL, REVISES EXCHANGE RATE ASSUMPTION
Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a ₦58.47 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year, with a revised exchange rate assumption of ₦1,400 per dollar. The…
SWS FCT CHAPTER CLOSES 2025 WITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE AND OUTREACH
The Standup for Women Society (SWS) FCT Chapter celebrated the end of 2025 with a Thanksgiving Service at NTA Arena Chapel, Abuja, on December 14th. The event featured singing, dancing,…
TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI DECIMATE TERRORISTS FROM MANDARA MOUNTAINS DURING FOILED INFILTRATION ATTEMPT INTO BITTA
Abuja – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have thwarted an early-morning attempt by terrorists operating from the Mandara Mountains to infiltrate Bitta, neutralising several insurgents and dealing a significant…
TIKTOK’S CHINESE OWNER BYTEDANCE SIGNS DEAL TO FORM JOINT VENTURE WITH ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, MGX
WASHINGTON - TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a joint venture to operate TikTok's U.S. app, led by American and global investors,…
GALE OF BOOK LAUNCHES ON BUHARI: INSULTING THE SENSIBILITIES OF NIGERIANS
By : Augustine Eigbe A long-held Nigerian tradition advises against speaking ill of the dead. In observance of this principle, a cone of public silence has, since former President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
BISHOP KUKAH VISITS INMATES AT NIGERIA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, SOKOTO
Sokoto – As part of his annual Christmas outreach, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah on Thursday, 18 December 2025, paid a pastoral visit to inmates at the Nigeria Correctional Facility, Sokoto.…
APC ANNOUNCES DEFECTION OF GOVERNOR CALEB MUTFWANG OF PLATEAU STATE FROM PDP
Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) announced on Thursday that Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC. The announcement…
CNPP AND CNCSOS CALL FOR FULL INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO NMDPRA AFTER RESIGNATION OF FAROUK AHMED
Abuja – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have reacted strongly to the resignation of former Chief Executive of the…
