Tinubu seeks NASS nod for $21.5bn loan, ₦758bn pension bond

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve a $21.5 billion external loan and a ₦757.9 billion domestic bond to fund key infrastructure projects and clear pension…

Children’s Day: Tinubu pledges safer Nigeria for children, condemns bullying

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to building a safer, more inclusive Nigeria for children, as the country marked the 2025 Children’s Day with the theme: “Stand Up,…

FG hails ICIEC support for Nigeria’s infrastructure drive

Barbara Bako, Abuja. As part of efforts to deepen financial collaboration and accelerate delivery of priority infrastructure across the country, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…

FG commences payment of wage award arrears

Barbara Bako, Abuja The Federal Government has commenced payment of the N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made…

New IST act slams N10m minimum fine on Ponzi operators

Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Chairman of the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST), Amos Azi, has disclosed that the newly enacted Investments and Securities Act now prescribes punitive measures of no…

NAICOM leads Nigeria-Ghana talks on Insurance, Marine operators

Barbara Bako Abuja. The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) championed an engagement between stakeholders in the Nigerian insurance and marine industries with the Ghana Cargo Technical Committee on a study tour…

Saudi Arabia bars Gumi from 2025 Hajj

Saudi authorities have barred Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from participating in the 2025 Hajj, despite issuing him a valid visa. In a post on his Facebook page on…

EFCC arraigns bankers over alleged N8.5bn fraud in Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 23, 2025 arraigned the trio of Samuel Ihechukwu, Fabian Chizaram and Kingsley Kelechi Ejim,…

FCTA shuts down FIRS, Access Bank, others over unpaid rent

In a bold move to enforce compliance with land use regulations, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday sealed multiple high-profile properties in Abuja, including an Access Bank branch,…

Kano mosque arsonist sentenced to death by hanging

A Kano Shariah court has handed down a death sentence by hanging to Shafiu Abubakar for his role in the tragic arson attack on a mosque in Gadan Village, Gezawa…