The Central Bank of Nigeria and the NCC have signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle SIM-related fraud and launch a shared phone-number risk portal.
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APC set presidential nomination form at ₦100m and governorship at ₦50m for 2027 elections
Discounts introduced for women, youths, and persons with disabilities
Party primaries and screenings scheduled between May 6 and May 23, 2026
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially kick-started preparations...
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says INEC and the Tinubu administration are working in concert to neutralize opposition parties before 2027.
Armed bandits abducted a University of Jos student along the Kaduna highway, posted torture videos in his class group chat and demanded N30 million ransom.
Finance Minister Olawale Edun on Tuesday warned against subsidy reversals at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, urging developing nations to hold reform gains as global shocks intensify pressure to abandon hard-won policy progress.
The International Monetary Fund cut Nigeria's 2026 growth forecast to 4.1 percent, down from 4.4 percent, citing higher commodity costs and shipping disruptions.
Nigeria's power subsidy obligation reached N418.79 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decline of N39.96 billion from the third quarter, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Aliko Dangote's Lekki refinery turned Nigeria into a net petrol exporter last month, ending decades in which Africa's largest oil producer sent crude abroad only to import finished fuel.
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe secured Fidelity Bank's recapitalization with a N259 billion private placement of ordinary shares on Dec. 31, 2025, pushing eligible capital to N564.5 billion and clearing the Central Bank of Nigeria's N500 billion threshold.
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the NCC have signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle SIM-related fraud and launch a shared phone-number risk portal.