Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) increased their combined domestic debt by N67.57 billion to N4.59 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, driven largely by a sharp rise in Delta State’s obligations. The post Delta drives N67.6 billion rise in states’ d...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. Shettima left Abuja on September 20 to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual international gathering. A...
The CBN evidently has its work cut out for it. It makes sense, therefore that it should aim to realign its benchmark rate with the market. The big question, though, is whether by strengthening the MPR as its main policy lever, the apex bank would be able to improve monetary trans...
Lagos Launches New Policy to Tackle Gender-Based Violence Nigeria Info FM
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Borno State chapter, has called for the immediate rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity across the state. The CAN Chairman in the state, John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday during a prayer...
Players and coaches of the Super Eagles have arrived in Guinea-Bissau ahead of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Nigeria will face the Djurtus in a top-of-the-table clash on Tuesday. Eric Chelle’s men began their quest to qualify for the next AFCON with a 2-1 win over...
The Nigeria National League, NNL, has released a list of mandatory requirements for clubs participating in the 2026/2027 season. The conditions were listed in a memo signed by the Chief Operating Officer of the NNL, Danlami Alanana. According to the memo, all clubs must comply wi...
The couple got married, turning a new chapter in their beautiful love story, on Saturday at Dalemo community in Ogun State. The post PREMIUM TIMES journalist Yakubu Muhammed weds his better half Nafisat Cisse in style appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
•To issue circular to commercial banks •As banks place limits on dispensable amounts By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Amid rising concerns over restrictions imposed by some banks on customers’ Financial Vanguard learnt that the apex bank would intervene on the side of customers b...
Ultimately, the Nigerian state failed them and nudged them towards their untimely graves, with the failure of governance at all levels. The post EDITORIAL: Miners’ mysterious deaths: A demand for justice appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Infrastructure boom drives land value up 35% in Lagos’ prime corridor The Guardian Nigeria News
‘Food waste poses bigger health risk than plastic in Lagos’ neighbourhoods’ The Guardian Nigeria News
Lagos PDP chides govt over flooding, neglect of Jakande estates The Guardian Nigeria News
Trashusers Services unveils waste recycling scheme to improve healthcare access The Guardian Nigeria News
LASTMA impounds 84 vehicles over traffic violations in Lagos The Guardian Nigeria News
LSSTF donates protective gears, pledges patrol vehicle to boost Lagos waterways security The Guardian Nigeria News
HURIWA, HEDA, SERAP demand accountability from FG, CBN, MoW The Guardian Nigeria News
Runsewe delighted as Nigeria Open Golf Tourney returns after 20 years The Guardian Nigeria News
Nigeria @ 66: Sanwo-Olu says prayers for nation must produce action, better citizens The Guardian Nigeria News
Dangote says Kenya refinery to double Nigerian plant capacity The Guardian Nigeria News
Opposition, lawyers query Tinubu’s ‘long’ vacation, constitutional breach The Guardian Nigeria News
Afaramai siblings win two titles as Sapetro Futures Tennis ends in Lagos The Guardian Nigeria News
Nigeria needs digital capital market to unlock long-term wealth The Guardian Nigeria News
The Circular, in pointing out the monitoring role of SEC over regulated entities transitioning to mandatory reporting and compliance role with the implementation timeline, as part of its oversight of financial reporting, has sent panic among listed entities. They argue that the C...
PodFest Naija 2026 Rallies Creators, Storytellers, Brands Together in Lagos Nigeria Communications Week
Delayed flights, endless traffic — the true cost of Nigeria’s transport failures TheCable
Food, beverage firms lead Nigeria’s real investments with N375bn Punch Newspapers
Blue finance must become the preferred option for capital mobilisation as Nigeria seeks to diversify away from oil dependence. The extensive mangroves and coastal ecosystems in the Niger Delta offer entry points into the blue carbon market. These sustainable nature-based solution...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has demanded the resignation of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over his comparison of petrol prices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, accusing him of ignoring the disparity in earnings and purchasing ...
Tinubu returns tomorrow, marks Independence anniversary in Lagos Vanguard News
***Payment for new PVCs, sensitive materials, contractors affected ***N500bn of N873.78bn election budget released By Clifford Ndujihe & Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — With 111 days to the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, concerns are mounting over the non-rel...
Recently, thirty-seven illegal miners were arrested and detained in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna but never came out alive. That grim fact alone demands a thorough reckoning with Nigeria’s detention system and the accountability of a...
(suleimansuleiman@dailytrust.com; 07066451983 SMS) Nigeria has a complicated relationship with capitalism. For the most part, it is barely understood. In Nigeria, capitalism is often presented as something inherently bad. This draws from the residual legacy of Nigerian Marxism, a...
Kubernetes Community Days Nigeria returns to Lagos tech dot africa
Abubakar Malami visited impunity on the office of Attorney-General of the Federation; indignity upon Nigeria; and infamy upon himself. There is more than enough in the decision of the arbitration tribunal to bring him before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee and to d...
Nigeria’s second-string cricket team, Nigeria A, has won the maiden NCF Quadrangular T20 series after a seven-wicket victory over Ghana in the final match. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-a-win-maiden-ncf-quadrangular-series/...
By Moshood Oshunfurewa The machinery of Nigeria’s democracy is grinding towards 2027, yet the omens are anything but auspicious. What we are witnessing is not the meticulous preparation for a credible election, but the slow, deliberate construction of a political powder keg. The ...
Lindsay Carlton Eseoghene Barrett was a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican when he came from Britain to Nigeria in July 1966 on a few weeks’ visit. Those weeks have stretched to over sixty years, with the playwright, poet, journalist and photographer becoming one of the best-known Nig...
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has warned building professionals against taking on roles outside their expertise to prevent building collapses in Read More: https://punchng.com/lasbca-warns-building-professionals-against-role-overlap/...
An editorial on Nigeria’s power crisis, arguing that despite accurate diagnoses by the Power Minister, the sector needs sustained political will to execute Read More: https://punchng.com/power-sector-crisis-between-diagnosis-and-delivery/...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to respond to the country’s challenges with renewed faith and hope for its 66th anniversary. Read More: https://punchng.com/independence-sanwo-olu-urges-nigerians-to-renew-faith-hope/...
The new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has pledged to unite the Bar after a divisive presidential election. Read More: https://punchng.com/nba-president-begins-reconciliation-efforts-to-unite-bar/...
SERAP has given the CBN seven days to account for $6.23m allegedly spent on election funding and other public funds cited in an Auditor-General’s report. Read More: https://punchng.com/serap-demands-cbn-explanation-for-6-23m-election-funding/...
Academic activities at Unity Colleges in Nigeria resume following the suspension of a strike over the planned concession of King’s College, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/kings-college-dispute-unity-colleges-resume/...
Lagos Waste Crisis: HBM Mobilises Oyingbo Traders to Tackle Mounting Refuse THISDAYLIVE
NUPRC, NMDPRA, NNPC, IOCs Converge on Lagos for Hydrocarbon Measurement Talks THISDAYLIVE
A student-led group, KOH 4 Lagos Students Movement, has adopted the incumbent Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 Lagos governorship election. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-students-adopt-hamzat-others-for-2027-polls/...
The African Democratic Congress has demanded an explanation from the Presidency over President Bola Tinubu’s continued absence from Nigeria after his vacat Read More: https://punchng.com/adc-demands-clarity-on-tinubus-vacation-extension/...
Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the police will ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ig-promises-peaceful-orderly-elections/...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress and support groups for the Obi-Kwankwaso 2027 ticket are in a fresh row over the party’s move to register all groups. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-again-ndc-obi-kwankwaso-camp-lock-horns/...
Optimus Bank has launched a blood drive in Lagos to support critical healthcare needs and address Nigeria’s significant blood supply gap. Read More: https://punchng.com/optimus-bank-launches-blood-drive-to-support-healthcare/...
Kenyan President William Ruto says his government is fast-tracking processes for a new Dangote refinery in Lamu, which will be bigger than the Nigerian pla Read More: https://punchng.com/ruto-hastens-process-as-dangote-vows-bigger-kenyan-refinery/...
A man identified as Seyi has been killed by suspected cultists who allegedly mistook him for a rival group member at Ijako Market in Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/man-allegedly-mistaken-for-cultist-killed-in-ogun/...
Five Nigerian banks, including Wema and FCMB, grew their total assets to N20.47tn and recorded N338.4bn in profit after tax in the first half of 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/five-banks-assets-hit-n20-47tn-on-earnings-surge/...
VP Kashim Shettima has pitched Nigeria as the next major destination for global outsourcing, launching the ‘Hire From Nigeria’ campaign in New York. Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-pitches-nigeria-as-global-outsourcing-hub/...
The family of Imole Ilesanmi has raised an alarm after the teenager went missing for eight days in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/panic-as-ogun-teenager-declared-missing-after-eight-days/...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has impounded 84 vehicles for various traffic violations during a weekend enforcement operation in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/lastma-impounds-84-vehicles-as-miscreants-attack-personnel/...
An Ogun State businessman has petitioned the Attorney-General, seeking a review of the DPP’s legal advice which dropped serious charges against suspects. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-bizman-protests-alleged-dropping-of-charges-against-suspects/...
By Onyeka Ezike Tourists Club International (TCI) has announced the establishment of two new tourism destinations in Badagry, Lagos State—the Tourists Club International Art Gallery and the Tourists Club International Forest Reserve. The announcement was made on Sunday to commemo...
By Udeme Akpan Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as “a masterpiece of science, engineering and art” following a tour of the world-class facility in Lagos, while reaffirming Kenya’s commitment to partnering with Dangote Group on the ...
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