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EFInA: Financial Inclusion Hits 79%, Digital Finance Drives Access
Nume Ekeghe Nigeria’s financial inclusion rate has risen to 79 per cent, representing about 94.2 million adults, as the rapid expansion of digital financial services continues to draw more Nigerians into
2027 Election: Tinubu, Uzodimma Urge Police to Remain Impartial
• IGP charges politicians to compete with ideas, shun violence Linus Aleke in Abuja and Amby Uneze in Owerri President Bola Tinubu and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma yesterday charged
OPay: Turning Technology into Social Value for Nigerians
Sunday Ehigiator OPay, a digital financial services provider, has expanded its social impact interventions in Nigeria beyond financial services, supporting education, youth innovation and women’s economic empowerment through a series
UNDP, SMEDAN, Korean Agency Partner to Transform Nigeria’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),
FAAN: Nigeria’s Aviation Market Hits 18.8m Passengers as Airline Capacity Surges 37.4%
• Says several airlines resume operations in Nigeria Kasim Sumaina in Abuja Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Tuesday, said the country’s aviation industry recorded strong growth in 2025, with
2027: Makinde Meets North-west Stakeholders in Katsina, Canvasses Removal of Mining from the Exclusive List
• Insists vacationing elected executives must hand over to deputies •As Yari leads APC delegation to prominent northern clerics ahead 2027 Chuks Okocha in Abuja Presidential candidate of Allied Peoples
MAN AGM: Former UNIDO’s DG, Yumkella, to Speak on Leveraging National Industrial Policy
Dike Onwuamaeze The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has announced that a former Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, would be the distinguished
The Broom and The Rainbow: Two Platforms, One President
Tunde Rahman To some, especially in the opposition camp, it may seem like a brewing political storm, but the brouhaha in Abuja over Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition and the Progressive
Abdication of The Duty of The Federal Govt To Protect Nigerians In South Africa
Femi falana On 4 September 2026, a Nigerian cleric, Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle, was brutally assassinated by unknown gunmen in Johannesburg. After reportedly issuing threats against him, his killers went
As Cardoso Turns 3 at CBN, Reforms Shift Nigeria’s Financial System into New Gear
Nume Ekeghe writes on the series of reforms undertaken by the Central Bank of Nigeria under Governor Olayemi Cardoso in his three years in office, and how the changes are
