Stock market opens week bearish as profit-taking wipes off N1.32trn
The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a negative note on Monday, July 13, 2026, with investors losing N1.315 trillion as profit-taking in large- and mid-capitalised stocks dragged prices lower. As a result, the market capitalisation declined by 0.84 per cent, falling from N156.444 trillion at the start of trading to N155.129 trillion at the close. The All-Share Index (ASI)...
FULL LIST: UNILAG gets NUC accreditation for 11 programmes
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says 11 academic programmes have secured full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) and other relevant professional bodies. The UNILAG management disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Monday, July 13, 2026. The university said the achievement represented a 100 per cent success rate in the 2025 accreditation exercise. The institution stated that...
‘I took ₦400m loan to get appointment’ — Fake agency DG
The embattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, has claimed that the ₦400 million he allegedly paid to secure his appointment was borrowed and that his creditors have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover the money. Adeyemi made the claim during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today...
FULL LIST: UK reaffirms visa requirement for Nigerians, 32 others
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed that citizens of Nigeria and 32 other African countries must obtain a visa before travelling to or transiting through the country. The updated guidance, issued by the UK Home Office as part of its routine review of immigration rules, lists the nationalities required to secure entry clearance for visits of up to six months. Under the...
₦1.8bn LG funds passed through my company account under Gov Ishaku — Witness
A prosecution witness in the trial of former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku has told an Abuja High Court that about ₦1.8 billion belonging to local governments was transferred into his private company's bank account during the former governor's administration. The witness, Taiwo Jones, an assistant cashier with the Taraba State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the...
Uba Sani makes new appointments to enhance service delivery
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has appointed three additional aides, chairmen and members of Boards and Governing Councils, to enhance service delivery and drive the transformative agenda of his administration. This was announced in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibraheem Musa, on Monday, July 13, 2026. Musa said the appointments were part of the ongoing efforts to...
I won’t surrender without independent panel — PFIPC DG
The Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, has declared that he will not surrender to authorities over the alleged ghost agency scandal unless President Bola Tinubu establishes an independent panel to investigate the matter. In an open letter released on Monday, Adeyemi said he welcomed President Tinubu's directive ordering the Independent Corrupt...
How Oyo pupils survived 56 days of horror — Rescued principal
The principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has recounted the traumatic 56-day ordeal she endured alongside abducted teachers and pupils, revealing that kidnappers gagged children with pieces of cloth, beat them into silence, and forced the captives on long nighttime treks through forests. Alamu spoke on Monday after she and...
Why kidnappers killed two Oyo teachers — Rescued principal
The principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has revealed that the kidnappers who abducted her, other teachers and pupils deliberately killed two teachers to pressure the government into meeting their demands. Alamu disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists after she and the other rescued victims were received by Governor...
Makinde seeks UN probe into Oyo schoolchildren, teachers’ abduction
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has urged the United Nations (UN) and international human rights organisations to investigate the abduction of schoolchildren and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, 2026. Makinde made the call while addressing residents after receiving the rescued pupils and teachers at his office in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, July...
