FirstBank Integrates PAPSS into LIT App for Seamless Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into…
UBA, Renewvia Commission Solar Systems Across 25 Branches
…Strengthens Nigeria–Norway Clean Energy Collaboration In a significant stride toward deepening economic ties between Nigeria and Norway, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has partnered with Renewvia Solar…
Tinubu to INEC Chairman:”Ensure Free, Fair and Credible Elections”
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, swore in the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN). At the ceremony held at…
Elumelu Underscores Critical Role Of Private Sector As Engine Of Transformation
Elumelu at the 2025 Abuja Investment Summit states “When Investors Succeed, Nations Succeed” The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu, CFR has…
Sowore And The Nnamdi Kanu Protest – by Reuben Abati
Yesterday was October 20, the fifth anniversary of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre, aftermath of the #EndSARS youth protest in Lagos. Scores of young persons were reportedly killed, maimed, made…
ASUU Suspends Warning Strike, Gives FG One Month To Address Demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it began on October 13, 2025. The strike, which was set to expire next Monday, was suspended…
ADC Demands Clarification From FG Over Alleged Coup Plot
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately clarify the true nature of an alleged coup plot involving arrested military officers. In a statement signed…
Bola Tinubu’s clemency order- By Sonala Olumhense
As a critic, I do not often find ground to support Nigerian leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Before I read his pardon and clemency list of 175 persons, I was going…
U.S. Embassy Issues Security Alert Ahead Of Planned #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest In Abuja
Ahead of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protests slated for Monday, October 20 in the nation’s capital, the US Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to Americans. In a statement published…
Editorial: The Proposed Election Calendar Shift to November 2026
In a bold, perhaps audacious, move, Nigeria’s National Assembly has proposed shifting the 2027 presidential and gubernatorial elections from the traditional February–March window back six months to November 2026. The…