Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has announced that its core banking subsidiaries, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) and Sterling Bank, are fully recapitalised in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) revised minimum capital requirements.
The company announced this in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi, describing it as a landmark industrial and trade breakthrough.
The...
In a move aimed at strengthening regional food security and trade, BUA Group, AD Ports Group, and MAIR Group of Abu Dhabi have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in sugar refining, agro-industrial development, and...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 15.10 per cent in January 2026.
The NBS announced the rate via its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released on Monday, February 16, 2026.
The bureau...
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has issued a stern warning to election officials and stakeholders, urging Nigerians to ensure that every vote counts in the 2027 general election.
Obi stressed that anyone who attempts to manipulate or obstruct the...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have arrested suspected cattle rustlers linked to violent attacks in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State following two separate security operations.
Security sources said the troops responded on February 15...
The United States government has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having ties to Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), following fresh sanctions issued by the Office of Foreign...
No fewer than 59 people have been confirmed dead in Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar.
The National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) confirmed the death toll on Monday, saying the cyclone displaced 16,428, 15 people remain missing, 804 were...
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Monday appeared at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja over ongoing investigations linked to alleged corruption during his time in office.
His arrival triggered tension around the...
The Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has filed criminal charges against former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of unlawful interception of the phone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
According to the charge...
