The Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order for direct remittance of oil and gas revenue to the Federation Account. CMAN’s President, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Uwaleke described the decision as one of the most courageous
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended his decision to sign the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, saying the credibility of elections depends more on proper management and human oversight than on real-time electronic transmission of results. Tinubu spoke shortly after signing the amendment at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid
The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have announced with deep sorrow the passing of Chief Israel C. Ogbue, former Chairman of the Bank, who died peacefully Wednesday at the age of 99. A revered boardroom statesman and distinguished administrator, Chief Ogbue devoted
Leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC is set to uplift women in celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day scheduled for Sunday, March 8, 2026. The Day is marked across the world on the 8th of March annually to underscore the achievements of women who have progressed and
President Bola Tinubu says the Christian season of Lent and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan commencing on the same day this year is a reminder of shared values among Nigerians. Tinubu stated this in a special message to both faith communities on Wednesday in Abuja. “This year, Lent and
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday congratulated Muslim and Christian faithful in the state on the commencement of the Ramadan and Lenten fasts, describing the season as a period of spiritual renewal and rejuvenation. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the governor said abstinence from food and worldly pleasures
A prosecution witness, Umar Babangida, failed to identify documents linking former Power and Steel minister, Dr Olu Agunloye to Leno Adesayan and Sunrise Power Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) Babangida, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), is the third prosecution witness (PW3) in the case, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has described the simultaneous commencement of the holy month of Ramadan by the Muslim Ummah and the Lenten season by Christians as a significant and spiritually symbolic moment for Nigeria. He noted that the coincidence of these sacred seasons offers a rare
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Wednesday remanded seven persons over the abduction that led to the death of Prof. Ekanem Ephraim of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). Justice Rosemary Oshoghorie ordered the suspects to be remanded at Nigerian Correctional Centre, Afokang, pending advice from the
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Alake gave the directive in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)