Tertiary schools are colluding with banks to shortchange student loan applicants – FG
Some universities and banks are being accused of working together to cheat students who applied for government loans. This was revealed by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), which is investigating how student loans are being handled. According to the NOA, some universities are teaming up with certain banks to delay or hide loan payments meant […]
Operating online FX platforms without registration is illegal – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that digital asset exchanges and online forex trading platforms must now register before operating in Nigeria. This new rule is part of the recently passed Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, which was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu in March. According to the SEC, running […]
Flooding: Panic spreads in Lagos over impending disaster alert
People living in Lagos, Nigeria’s busy city, are worried again as a new flood warning has been released. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has listed Lagos among the states that could face serious flooding in 2025. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, spoke about the flood alert last week. He […]
Benue goes green, receives 20 electric cars for taxi service
Benue State has introduced a new, eco-friendly taxi service with the arrival of 20 electric and solar-powered cars. These vehicles, delivered to the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), will be used in Makurdi, Gboko, and Otukpo. According to BIPC Managing Director, Raymond Asemakaha, this new service is called Green Wheels. It aims to […]
ECOWAS Court rules Kano blasphemy laws violate Nigeria’s human rights commitments
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that the blasphemy laws in Kano State, Nigeria, break international human rights agreements that Nigeria has agreed to follow. This ruling came after a Nigerian human rights group, Expression Now Human Rights Initiative (ENHRI), took the case to the court. The group said that people in Nigeria—especially […]
BREAKING: Nigerian Railway Corporation suspends warri-Itakpe train service, gives reason
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has stopped the Warri-Itakpe train service for three days. This was announced by the company’s Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, on Thursday through a post on X (formerly Twitter). According to the statement, the train service is being paused for 72 hours because of an engine failure that happened on Tuesday, […]
I saved money but I did not save up to N500k deposit they asked for – Nigerian man who was criticized by Reuben Abati for not having money to deposit at hospital where he rushed his pregnant wife to, speaks
A Nigerian man named Mr. Folajimi has responded to media personality Reuben Abati, who criticized him for not having N500,000 to deposit at the hospital when he rushed his pregnant wife there. Folajimi’s wife sadly died after a hospital allegedly refused to treat her because he couldn’t make the deposit. Reuben Abati, while speaking on […]
Actor Funky Mallam decries poor power supply in his area as he recounts how a PHCN official was “mistakenly roasted to death” while carrying out his duty
Nigerian actor Saheed Muhammed, also known as Funky Mallam, has voiced his frustration over the poor electricity supply in his area. In a video he shared on Instagram, the actor explained that he and his neighbors in the Alagomeji, Yaba area of Lagos have been without power for several days. He said no one seems […]
NDIC to pay first tranche of liquidation dividends to Heritage Bank depositors in April
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced that it will begin the first round of payments to customers of the closed Heritage Bank this April. This update was shared during the NDIC Special Day at the 36th Enugu International Trade Fair. The NDIC Managing Director, Bello Hassan, who was represented by Pamela Robert, the […]
Kogi women strip half-naked in protest over incessant killings (video)
In Oke-Ere, a town in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria, a group of angry women held a strong protest on Wednesday, April 9. They were protesting the continuous attacks, kidnappings, and killings in their community, which they say have been going on for months. The protest was emotional and intense. Many […]