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Nigeria’s Private Sector Credit Increased To 75.9% In 2-years
Credit to the Private sector, CPS, in Nigeria has expanded significantly in the last two years, growing by 75.9 % to hit all time high of N117.783 trillion as at September 2025 from N66.944 trillion in the corresponding period 2023. CPS includes loans, trade credits and other account receivables and supports provided by banks to the private sector within a...
President Buhari Chairs Council Of State Meeting, Gowon, Abdulsalami, Jonathan Present (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing a meeting of Council of State at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ABN TV reports. The meeting which started at 10:12am after the rendition of the national anthem is being attended by former heads of state and presidents, including Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd) and Goodluck Jonathan. Former...
Ebonyi Assembly Confirms Gov. Nwifuru’s Commissioner Nominee
Ebonyi State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed a commissioner nominee, Prince Collins Emeka Igboke to serve as a member of the state cabinet. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Onah who presided over the plenary, read a letter from the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru requesting the House to screen him as a commissioner nominee. According to...
SERAP Charge Akpabio, Abbas To Account For Over Missing N18.6bn For NASS Construction
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “promptly account for the missing N18.6bn meant for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex, as documented in the latest 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” SERAP urged Mr Akpabio and Mr...
Poly Ibadan Students Stage Protest Against Institution’s Renaming
Students at The Polytechnic in Ibadan, Oyo State, are currently demonstrating against the recent change of their school's name to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic. The demonstration has caused significant disruption, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded along the busy Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan. The renaming was carried out by Governor Seyi Makinde in honour of the late Omololu Olunloyo, a former governor of...
NANS Demands End To Arms And Ammunition Proliferation In Ogun
The reported “reckless and unchecked inflow of arms and ammunition into Nigeria through land borders” alarmed the National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday. The student body claimed that it had reliable information that the ammunition had been brought in illegally over the land borders of the Ogun state in a statement made accessible to our correspondent in Abuja. The government...
FG Begins Crashing Down Unathorized Structures Under Lagos Bridge
In Lagos, the Federal Government has started to evacuate and demolish unauthorised buildings underneath the Iddo Bridge due to grave safety concerns and the possibility of an impending collapse. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi gave the order while inspecting the bridge alongside structural engineers and officials of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. on Sunday. Umahi expressed concern over the condition...
Rev. Ume Visits Family Of Late Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, Hails Him As A Spiritual Patriarch, Eternal Mentor (Photos)
Founder of Power World Ministries, Rev. Dr. Uche Ume, has joined the growing list of clerics and Christian leaders paying heartfelt tributes to the late Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, whom he described as a spiritual father, mentor, and patriarch of faith whose life illuminated countless destinies across the world. Speaking after visiting the Ukpai family in Uyo, Akwa Ibom...
“FG Grant Interest-free Loans To Farmers, Small Businesses” – GEEP
The Federal Government will soon commence disbursement of interest-free loans to smallholder farmers and businesses across the country before the end of 2025, the National Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, Hamza Ibrahim Baba, has said. Baba made this known on Friday in Kaduna during an engagement with representatives of the traders’ associations and other stakeholders in...
Abia NLC Threaten Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Minimum Wage, Wage Award
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abia State has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government, threatening to embark on an indefinite strike action if their demands are not met. The workers are protesting the non-payment of the N30,000 minimum wage and the N35,000 palliative wage award approved by the Federal Government since October 2023. In a letter addressed to...
