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Heritage bank depositors demand full payment, seek FG, CBN, NDIC intervention
By Matthew Johnson After more than two years of closure, aggrieved depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have called on the Federal Government (FG), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
THE FINANCIAL CANCER IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
SOLA ONI argues for a comprehensive audit and public register of all agencies of government There is something deeply troubling about the emergence of entities that present themselves as government
MESSAGING AND 2027 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
The Nigerian political class must prioritise beneficial, people-centred interactions at this period, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE Should we pretend that political parties in the country have only just begun their
BACK IN THE GAME
The Jigawa conversation by some clerics and top politicians on the 2027 election is significant, reckons ADE SAMUEL In Nigerian politics, loyalty is valuable, but loyalty backed by political intelligence,
Atiku and The Subsidy Card
Olusegun Adeniyi While campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in the recently concluded 2011 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar came up with what I considered the most fundamental statement I have heard
THE CHALLENGE OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY
Government should do more by reducing poverty Like last year, it was very telling that the 2026 edition of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition was not marked in our country last Sunday. Perhaps because of the mistaken belief that slavery
Report: Airtel Surpasses 17,000 Cell Sites, Accelerates Nationwide Expansion
Airtel Nigeria is approaching the 18,000-cell-site mark as the telecommunications operator accelerates network deployment across the country, adding more than 1,000 new sites annually and extending high-speed mobile connectivity deeper
‘Rising Transport Costs Push Businesses Towards Smarter Delivery Models’
Nigeria’s rising transport costs are putting fresh pressure on businesses that depend on frequent deliveries, forcing merchants to look beyond traditional delivery models for ways to control fulfillment costs, ChamsAccess,
FG Approves Acquisition of Two Communications Satellites for Nigeria
Oghenevwede Ohwovoroile in Abuja The federal government, through the Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved the acquisition of two communications satellites, NIGCOMSAT 2A and NIGCOMSAT 2B. This was contained in
Internet Subscribers Hit 157.4M as Broadband Penetration Increases to 56.11%
Emma Okonji The number of active subscribers connected to the internet through various technology channels deployed by the Nigerian service providers, reached 157,405,351, as of May 2026, statistics released by
