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Google, UpSkill Universe to Offer Free AI Skills
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0000

Google and UpSkill Universe, sub-Saharan Africa’s leading AI and business skills training partner, have announced a major redesign of the Google Hustle Academy programme. For the first time, the free

NAHCO Shareholders to Get N12.2bn Dividend, 278.44m Bonus Shares
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0000

 Kayode Tokede  Shareholders of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc will receive a combined dividend of cash and bonus shares as the company sustained its impressive trajectory with double-digit growths across all

Truecaller Opens Global Market Access for Business Chat Platform
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0000

Truecaller, the leading global communications platform, has announced the expansion of its Business Chat platform, making it accessible to global channel partners and enterprise solution providers. Global Head, GTM at

‘Paga Processed $11bn across 169 Transactions in 2025’
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0000

Paga Group, Africa’s premier financial services infrastructure company, has revealed that the compan’s total value processed grew between 2021 and 2025, reaching $11 billion across 169 million transactions in 2025

Firms Record Sub-1% NPL on N21.3bn Credit Portfolio
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 +0000

Sunday Ehigiator Nigerian fintech firm Nomba and Globus Bank have announced a sub-1 per cent non-performing loan (NPL) ratio on a N21.3 billion credit portfolio, signalling a shift from volume-driven lending

Kulipa Raises $6.2m to Power Stablecoin Spending for Fintechs
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Kulipa, a Paris-based stablecoin-native card issuing infrastructure platform, which operates in Nigeria, European Union, and Argentina, with US expansion underway through BIN sponsorship, has announced it has raised $6.2 million

INEC Records 3,441,121 Completed Registrations in Second Phase of CVR
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:25:56 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded a total of 3, 441,121 completed registrations in the ongoing second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to the

Shettima Hails Kaduna Gov for Pioneering Establishment of Council on Skills
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:21:47 +0000

Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended the Kaduna State Government for pioneering the establishment of a Council on Skills. Specifically, he said the Kaduna State Council on

Amupitan-led INEC Becoming Threat to Nigeria’s Multi-party Democracy, Says Rep Dasuki
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:46:09 +0000

Rep Abdussamad Dasuki, member representing Tambuwal/Kebbe Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission, under the leadership of Prof Joash Amupitan, is becoming an existential threat

NBS: Coy Tax for Q4 2025 Stands At N1.49trn
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:09:35 +0000

The nation’s aggregate Company Income Tax (CIT) for Q4 2025 is reported to be 1.49 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.  The figure is contained in the

‘Aguntan o Paso Esi Da’ — Kwara Can and Should Get Newer
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:43:46 +0000

Rafiu Ajakaye As I walked by the Government House gate last Saturday morning for my exercise, a man and his two little children — a boy and a girl —

Enthroning Integrity in Public Procurement Practice in Nigeria
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:33:21 +0000

By Tunji Olaopa In facilitating service delivery, the government is involved in series of current and recurrent expenditures to pursue public projects and programs that are meant to activate government’s

PDP Chieftain Decries Leadership Vacuum in Bayelsa, Plans to Reclaim State
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:09:10 +0000

Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa A prominent chieftain of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Richard Akinaka, has decried the leadership vacuum in Bayelsa State, stating that there is a deep

2027: Lawuru Woos Warri Urhobo APC, Vows To Restore Constituency’s Voice in Green Chamber
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:58:37 +0000

A frontline House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Warri Federal Constituency seat, Chief Promise Lawuru, has intensified his grassroots consultations with

Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Aregbesola, Tambuwal, Others Storm INEC HQ to Protest Withdrawal of Recognition of David Mark ADC Leadership
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:01:38 +0000

Chuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A large crowd of protesters, including prominent opposition figures, on Wednesday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja,

Several Bandits Killed as Army, DSS, Local Volunteer Forces Foil Attack on Niger Communities
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:02:27 +0000

A joint security operation involving troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and local volunteer forces has successfully thwarted a planned large-scale attack on

Pad Me A Girl Foundation Marks First Anniversary, Reaches 10,000 Girls with Menstrual Health Support
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:01:26 +0000

Funmi Ogundare  Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation, Tuesday, commemorated its first year anniversary with a humanitarian outreach held at the Area 1 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Durumi,

Optiva Capital Partners Outlines Roadmap for Africans in Migration, Citizenship 
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:59:05 +0000

As the world enters a decisive phase of transformation in migration, citizenship and global access, Optiva Capital Partners, Africa’s leading investment immigration and wealth retention firm, has outlined a clear

2027: Niger South Stakeholders Want Senator Enagi to Return to Senate
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:28:42 +0000

Laleye Dipo in Minna As preparations for the 2027 general election gather momentum, stakeholders and the electorate in the Niger South senatorial district have declared their support for the senatorial re-election

LSSTF’s Strategic Training to Enhance Capacity, Ethical Standards and Inter-agency Collaboration for Security Operatives
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:17:54 +0000

In a strategic move to bolster security across Nigeria’s commercial hub, the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has launched a statewide, two-day training programme for security operatives. The initiative,

Protests Disrupt Funeral Service as Women, Youths Decry Arrests amid Grief over  Jos Killings
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:10:06 +0000

. Govt further relaxes curfew in Jos North Yemi Kosoko in Jos Tension escalated yesterday in the Angwan Rukuba community of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, as angry women

EFInA Intensifies Efforts in Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:03:06 +0000

Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has intensified efforts to  advance  women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion as it recently  brought together  women’s associations, financial service providers, regulators, development partners, and ecosystem leaders at

Stakeholders Advocate  Eco-comedy in Tackling Environmental Crisis
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:16:27 +0000

Felix Omoh-Asun in Benin Stakeholders have emphasised the place of eco-comedy as a strategic tool to confront Nigeria’s growing ecological crisis. They insisted that traditional advocacy approaches are no longer enough

FGCKOSA Condemns Planned  Concession of  Federal Govt College Kano Land
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:01:33 +0000

The Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) has condemned the proposed concession of approximately 30 hectares of land within Federal Government College Kano under a Public-Private Partnership(PPP) arrangement,

Oyo APC Stakeholders Insist on Zoning to Strengthen Chances of Party
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:56:13 +0000

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan Stakeholders and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North federal constituency of Oyo State have resolved to close ranks by adopting a zoning