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9PSB bags digital bank award

9 Payment Service Bank has emerged as the Digital Bank of the Year at the 2025 RegTech Rockstar Africa Awards. In a statement on Sunday, the bank said that it beat the... Read more »
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2,700 Nigerians miss Hajj over visa portal shutdown

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has disclosed that 2,717 intending pilgrims from Nigeria were unable to secure visas for the 2025 Hajj, following the closure of the Saudi visa portal. In... Read more »
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Kano varsity students protest fee hike

Students of Northwest University, Kano, have expressed outrage over what they described as an “unjust and insensitive” hike in registration fees, despite the 50 per cent discount earlier announced by the Kano... Read more »
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Vitel completes interconnectivity with mobile network operators

Nigeria’s first Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Vitel Wireless, has announced the successful completion of interconnectivity with all major Mobile Network Operators in Nigeria. It said in a statement on Monday that Vitel... Read more »
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Djokovic cruises into record 19th French Open quarter-final

Novak Djokovic eased into a record-breaking 19th Roland Garros quarter-final with a comfortable straight-sets victory over Cameron Norrie on Monday. The three-time French Open champion will renew his rivalry with third seed... Read more »
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Midnight Exams: WAEC faces N100bn lawsuit

A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Evans Ufeli, has dragged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the Minister of Education before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking redress... Read more »
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Ukraine, Russia agree prisoner swap, ceasefire talks stall

Ukraine and Russia have reached a new agreement to conduct a large-scale prisoner exchange, swapping hundreds of severely wounded soldiers and all captured fighters under the age of 25. However, talks held... Read more »
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Reps fault WAEC over exam conduct, seek reforms

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, on Monday, chided the management of the West African Examinations Council over widespread irregularities and operational failures that characterised the 2025... Read more »
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My suspension by senate was planned – Natasha

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, has spoken out regarding her suspension from the Nigerian Senate on March 6, describing the action as both premeditated and politically driven. In an... Read more »
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Police arrest five over attack on Vice Principal in AKURE

The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended five suspects, including a woman identified as Mrs. Dorcas Asije, in connection with an alleged attack on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development Centre... Read more »
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US mourns Niger flood victims

The United States Mission in Nigeria has expressed sadness over the floods that struck Niger State last week, leaving at least 151 people dead and displacing more than 3,000 residents. In a... Read more »
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Woman arrested for stealing two-month-old boy in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Joy Temitope, for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Koko, Delta State. This was made known in a statement shared by the... Read more »
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Poland Elects Nawrocki As President

Karol Nawrocki has emerged as Poland’s new president after a tightly contested second-round election that has shifted the political balance in the country. According to the National Electoral Commission, Nawrocki secured 50.89... Read more »
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I Enjoy Stepping on Big Toes — Wike Defends Ground Rent Crackdown

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he takes pleasure in challenging the country’s elite, especially when enforcing laws they often ignore. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on... Read more »
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No One Can Sack Me From PDP — Wike Fires Back at Critics

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed calls for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party, declaring that no one has the authority or courage to remove him. Speaking during a... Read more »
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Groups faults inauguration of ‘unfinished’ Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway

Public procurement advocacy group, Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development, has criticised the inauguration of a 30-kilometre stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, describing the move as misleading... Read more »
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Recapitalisation: 3m jobs threatened if BDCs close, ABCON warns.

The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria has warned that about three million Nigerians were at risk of losing their source of livelihood if BDCs closed shop due to their... Read more »
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Female Yellow Greens hit Rwanda for Kwibuka cricket tourney

Nigeria’s senior women’s cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, have landed in Rwanda on Sunday for this year’s Kwibuka cricket tournament which will be played from June 3 to 14 in Kigali, PUNCH... Read more »
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Tinubu’s reforms will ease cost of living soon – Onanuga

Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, says Nigerians will soon experience a reduction in the cost of living, as the effects of the administration’s economic... Read more »
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“I’ll win more trophies”_ Chelle after Unity Cup success.

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has expressed his desire to win more trophies for Nigeria after winning the Unity Cup at the GTech Community Stadium in Brentford, London. Chelle guided the Super Eagles... Read more »