BOI sets Q1’25 target to cover Nigeria’s 36 states

…says non-interest banking to berth soon Bank of Industry (BOI) has set an ambitious target of first-quarter (Q1) of 2025 to ensure that its services get to Nigeria’s 36 states. In addition, the bank said its non-interest banking service is also coming up …

Finnish police detain five over violence in Nigeria

Authorities allege the prime suspect promoted violence through social media while living in Finland. Police in Finland announced on Thursday that they have detained of five individuals linked to deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria, including a dual …

IHS Nigeria, NCMM Partner To Digitize Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage

IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count has announced a strategic partnership with the National Commission for …

Nigeria, Cameroon Lock Horns As AMGA Football Enters Semi-Final Stage

ABUJA – Nigeria’s Armed Forces will reignite their football rivalry with their Cameroonian counterparts today in the penultimate round of the 2024 Africa Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja. The much-anticipated match is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at the main bowl …

Nigeria Loses $28bn Annually To Power Outages – Expert

ABUJA – An electricity industry expert, Professor Stephen Ogaji, on Thursday declared that Nigeria losses a whooping $28 billion annually to electricity outages from grid collapses and disturbances. Prof. Ogaji, who disclosed this at the 2024 Association …

IMF praises Nigeria's economic reforms, pledges support

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has commended Nigeria’s economic reforms under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on her X (formerly Twitter) page on Thursday, released after a meeting …

Nigeria rated ‘Vulnerable’ in latest Africa Country Instability Risk Index

Nigeria has become less stable in the past year and can now be categorised as ‘vulnerable’ based on an instability risk index, according to a new report. SBM Intelligence, a pan-African think tank, ranked Nigeria as a ‘vulnerable’ country and one of the “ …

Ekpa’s arrest step towards extradition to Nigeria – Defence Chief, Gen Musa

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Chris Musa, has expressed hopes that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government in Exile, is a step towards his extradition to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement …

Atiku Condemns Tinubu’s Loans Making Nigeria Third Largest Debtor To World Bank, Says National Assembly Leaders Are ...

Former Nigeria Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for driving Nigeria deeper into debt, accusing it of recklessness, corruption, and economic mismanagement. In a statement on Thursday while reacting …

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