The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Monday, 29 September, swear in 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) as part of events marking the opening of the 2025/2026 legal year. The ceremony, scheduled to hold in the Supreme Court’s main courtroom, was announced in a statement on Sunday by the […]
Bank customers have expressed frustration over delays by some financial institutions in reversing funds after failed transactions. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, customers described the experience as exhausting, discouraging and, in some cases, a loss of money to the banks. They urged banks to shorten the reversal period […]
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) can now produce between 4,000 and 5,000 passports within five hours, marking a historic first in the Service’s 62-year history. He disclosed this on Thursday after inspecting the newly built Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, alongside the […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over allegations of assault and murder. The suspect, identified as 55-year-old Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as “Shameleon,” is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where investigations into the cases are ongoing. According […]
The National Assembly has directed the withdrawal of all circulars already issued for contract awards under the 2025 fiscal year. The resolution, jointly adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations in Abuja, called on the Executive to halt the implementation of the circulars. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator […]
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its Group financial results for the half year ending June 2025, reporting a profit before tax of N625.63 billion. In line with this strong performance, the Board approved an interim dividend of N1.25 per share—representing a 25 per cent increase on the N1.00 paid in the first half of 2024. […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an independent investigation into the recent fire at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Afriland building and other market infernos on Lagos Island. In a statement signed by Acting President Prince Adewale Adeyanju on Thursday, the NLC lamented the loss of at least six lives in the […]
The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, says the Pension Industry Leadership Council (PILC) will focus on expanding pension coverage to Nigeria’s informal sector. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, she outlined PILC’s mandates, which include broadening coverage, enforcing governance standards, and driving industry-wide innovation to safeguard contributors. Oloworaran […]
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has disclosed that 91 Chibok schoolgirls remain in captivity or unaccounted for, ten years after their abduction by Boko Haram. In a report following a two-week confidential inquiry in Nigeria in December 2023, CEDAW said survivors continue to endure trauma, stigma, and lack […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to submit the list of commissioner nominees to the legislature for consideration. The lawmakers, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, made the call during their sitting on Thursday, less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule imposed on the state. On […]
