Otedola defends N748bn bad loan write-off at First Bank
Group Chairman of First Bank Holdings, Mr Femi Otedola, has defended the company’s decision to take a one-time charge of N748bn to clear legacy bad...
Month : January 2026
Every individual must file tax returns by March 31 – Oyedele
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians to file their annual tax returns. He stressed that...
STVSMB Strengthens Whole-Child Education Through SEL-Up TVET Training for Key Staff
By Ngozi Okanya The Science, Technical and Vocational Schools Management Board (STVSMB), Enugu, has reinforced its commitment to holistic education with the successful hosting of...
Police rescue two kidnap victims, arrest suspect in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping and banditry with the rescue of two abducted victims and the...
South Africa expels top Israeli envoy
South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata”, and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said Friday....
Plane crash kills Colombian lawmaker, 14 others
A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, Diogenes Quintero, crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border on January 28. According...
Lagos couple stages self-kidnap, arrested with N10m ransom
A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their...
Police Arrest Five Suspected Child Traffickers, Rescue Seven In Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command says it has dismantled an organised child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate operating under the guise of an orphanage, with...
NARD Gives FG Four-Week Ultimatum, Extends Strike Suspension
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and...
Alleged Terrorism: Victims’ Complaints Against Tukur Mamu Corroborate DSS Investigations — Witness
An investigator with the Department of State Services (DSS) has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that complaints made by victims against alleged terrorism...