Police constable recruitment: PSC releases names of 50,000 successful applicants
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of 50,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the PSC, Torty Kalu, made this known via a statement issued on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Kalu said the release of the list followed the successful conclusion of...
PSC releases 50,000 successful police constable candidates
The Police Service Commission has released the names of 50,000 successful candidates recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables following the completion of the nationwide recruitment exercise. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the PSC's Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Kalu, the commission said the exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force,...
CBN weighs mixed inflation trends ahead of MPC meeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to enter its next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting with conflicting inflation signals after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported a slight decline in headline inflation but a renewed increase in monthly food prices. According to the NBS Consumer Price Index report for June 2026 released on Wednesday, headline inflation eased...
One million children returned to school in two years — FG
The Federal Government says it has enrolled one million out-of-school children into classrooms over the past 24 months, reducing the number of children outside the formal education system across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2026 Annual Education Summit of the Education Correspondents' Association of Nigeria (ECAN) in Abuja, attributing school dropouts...
Bella Shmurda alleges $4m Lagos property scam, seeks help
Nigerian singer Abiola Akinbiyi, popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has claimed he lost $4 million after allegedly purchasing a property in Lagos from a seller who did not own it. The singer made the allegation during an emotional Instagram Live session on Tuesday, where he appealed for help and said he had only recently discovered the property was allegedly stolen. Visibly...
Lagos shuts Ikoyi property over sewage pollution
The Lagos State Government has sealed a property in Ikoyi for allegedly discharging untreated sewage into a nearby canal through a non-functional sewage treatment plant. The enforcement, carried out on Wednesday by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, followed complaints from residents and investigations that confirmed the environmental violations. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the development...
Stripe, Advent offer $53bn to acquire PayPal
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly offered to acquire PayPal Holdings Inc. in a deal valued at more than $53 billion. The offer, submitted earlier this month, values PayPal at $60.50 per share, representing a premium of about 28 per cent over the company's closing share price on Tuesday. The bid is reportedly backed by approximately $50 billion...
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.91% in June
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 15.91 per cent in June 2026. The NBS, in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday, July 15, said the headline inflation rate dropped from 15.93 per cent recorded in May 2026. The bureau stated that on a month-on-month basis, the headline inflation...
My monthly spending in Nigeria hits $300,000 — Davido
Grammy-nominated Afrobeats star Davido has revealed that his monthly personal expenses in Nigeria range between $200,000 and $300,000, excluding spending on his wife, household, luxury cars and jewellery. The singer made the disclosure during a live conversation on Davrel Twitch on Tuesday while comparing his lifestyle in Nigeria with his spending in the United States. According to him, he spends less...
Asaba road-landing: NCAA suspends pilots, grounds aircraft
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the pilots involved in the road-landing incident near the Asaba Airport in Delta State and grounded the aircraft pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation. The Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, disclosed this on the sidelines of the Airport Business Summit in Lagos on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, confirming that...
