By Seun Ibiyemi Mixed reactions have continued to trail President Bola Tinubu’s request for Senate approval of a fresh $516 million external loan to finance sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. The President had written to the Senate, seeking approval for a $516,333,070 loan expected to be sourced from Deutsche Bank. The letter, addressed to…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its strategic engagement with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department in a renewed push to enhance international customs cooperation, trade facilitation, and border security. This development followed an official visit by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, to the headquarters of the Royal Malaysian…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian equities market extended its positive run on Thursday, adding about N2.093 trillion to investors’ wealth as sustained buying interest in blue-chip stocks continued to drive market gains. The rally was largely supported by strong demand for stocks such as UAC of Nigeria, Unilever Nigeria, Trans-Nationwide Express, Tantalizers, and Dangote Sugar…
By Seun Ibiyemi Providus Bank has strengthened its national expansion drive with the commissioning of a new branch in Ado-Ekiti, a move aimed at deepening financial inclusion and improving access to banking services across key economic centres. The development was disclosed by the bank’s Group Head of Brand and Corporate Communications, Dafe Ivwurie, as the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The severe shortage of early autism diagnosis in Nigeria has left hundreds of thousands of children without timely intervention, a gap health experts say is worsening developmental outcomes and placing long-term pressure on families and the healthcare system. In response, The Alternative Bank has launched its 2026 World Autism Month campaign titled…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated the Nigeria IPv6 Council, calling for a coordinated and accelerated transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to enhance the country’s digital competitiveness, security and sovereignty. Speaking at the inauguration in Lagos on Thursday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Aminu Maida, described the move as a…
By Seun Ibiyemi MTN Nigeria has announced plans to compensate subscribers affected by poor network quality, in line with a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The telecom operator disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that customers in impacted areas where service shortfalls were recorded would receive compensation for disruptions experienced between…
By Seun Ibiyemi Unilever Nigeria Plc has reported a 26 per cent increase in revenue to N59.2 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from N46.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The company disclosed this in its unaudited financial results submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday in…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate’s approval for a $516.3 million syndicated loan to finance key sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, a flagship infrastructure project under his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The request was conveyed in a letter read during plenary on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking legislative…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of unlawfully intercepting the phone conversations of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai was brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on a five-count further amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/99/2026. He pleaded…
