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GTCO’s Agbaje built a bank he barely owns

Guaranty Trust Holding Company posted profit before tax of N1.23 trillion and declared its most generous dividend since listing for 2025, giving CEO Segun Agbaje a N410 million gross payout.

World Bank approves $500m for Nigeria smallholder farmers

The World Bank has approved $500 million in Nigeria agriculture funding through its International Development Association arm, backing the AGROW project to boost smallholder productivity, strengthen market linkages and improve food security.

NDLEA Nabs Lagos Businessman at Kano Airport for Ingesting 95 Wraps of Cocaine Bound for China

K KEY POINTS NDLEA arrested a Lagos-based businessman at Kano airport after he swallowed 95...

IPOB Ends Monday Sit-at-Home Across South-East

KEY POINTS IPOB has permanently cancelled the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East, effective February...

Gunmen Kill Three, Abduct Catholic Priest in Fresh Kaduna Attack

KEY POINTS Gunmen killed three people and abducted Catholic priest Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye...

NLC Threatens Mass Action, Election Boycott Over Rejection of Real-Time Results Transmission

KEY POINTS NLC has threatened mass action and possible election boycott if real-time electronic...

Lagos Assembly Budgets N55.4bn for Lawmakers’ Quarters, Complex Beautification in 2026

KEY POINTS Lagos Assembly plans to spend N55.4bn in 2026 on lawmakers’ quarters and...

Fresh Benue Attack Leaves 13 Dead as Gunmen Torch Market, Abduct Women

KEY POINTS Gunmen killed 13 people in an attack on Anwase Market in Kwande...

Lassa Fever Outbreak Hits Plateau as State Confirms 11 Cases, Four Deaths

KEY POINTS Plateau State has confirmed 11 Lassa fever cases and four deaths across...

INEC Registers Two New Political Parties Ahead of 2027 General Elections

KEY POINTS INEC has registered the Democratic Leadership Alliance and the National Democratic Congress...

EFCC Arraigns Ex-Federal University Dutsinma VC Over Alleged ₦19.7m Bribery Scheme

KEY POINTS EFCC has arraigned former Federal University Dutsinma VC, Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi,...

Trump Praises Nigeria’s First Lady Remi Tinubu at US National Prayer Breakfast

KEY POINTS US President Donald Trump publicly recognised Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, at...

Villagers’ Refusal to Embrace Extremist Ideology Sparked Deadly Attack in Kwara

KEY POINTS The massacre of 162 villagers in Kwara State was a retaliatory attack...

NBA to Petition Police, Security Agencies Over Kwankwaso’s Alleged Claims of Judicial Interference in Kano Election Case

KEY POINTS NBA will petition police and security agencies over claims suggesting interference in...

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GTCO’s Agbaje built a bank he barely owns

Guaranty Trust Holding Company posted profit before tax of N1.23 trillion and declared its most generous dividend since listing for 2025, giving CEO Segun Agbaje a N410 million gross payout.

World Bank approves $500m for Nigeria smallholder farmers

The World Bank has approved $500 million in Nigeria agriculture funding through its International Development Association arm, backing the AGROW project to boost smallholder productivity, strengthen market linkages and improve food security.

Detained Nigeria coup officers’ families protest at NASS

Scores of children and wives of military officers detained over an alleged Nigeria coup plot staged a peaceful protest at the National Assembly on Wednesday, demanding a speedy trial or the release of their loved ones.

CBN closes bank recapitalization with N4.65trn fresh capital

The Central Bank of Nigeria has concluded the Nigeria bank recapitalization programme, with 33 deposit money banks raising a combined N4.65 trillion in fresh capital over 24 months.