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State Police and the Questions Nigeria Can No Longer Avoid
Nigeria’s post-1999 democratic era has coincided with one of the gravest crises of state authority in the country’s history, with the state appearing weak and incapable of defending its authority.…
News Express Publisher writes Haleems Founder, demands N1bn for defamation, unjust disruption of business operations
News Express Publisher, Mr. Isaac Umunna, has written to the Founder of Haleems Integrated Services Limited, Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, demanding a written apology and a billion naira for…
Why Nigeria’s New Tax Regime Will Fail Without Public Trust
BLAISE UDUNZE Millions of Nigerian citizens are watching with cautious anticipation as the federal government begins implementing its far-reaching 2026 tax reforms. This is to say that the official assurances…
Sterling Bank, One Foundation Others Strengthen Climate Action With Nationwide Cleanup, Beach Adoption
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Jacqueline Ekpang, Zonal Head, Retail Sterling Bank Abuja; Tunde Akande, Business Executive, Institutional Banking, Sterling Bank Abuja; Omenta Rachael Chineye, Head of Community Sanitation and Education,…
Subscription to T-Bills Tops N1.5trn at First 2026 Auctions on Massive Demand
Investors’ appetite remained strong at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) first Treasury bills auction of 2026, with subscriptions rising above trillion despite higher stop rates across all tenors. At…
Heritage Bank: NDIC Declares ₦24.3bn Second Liquidation Dividend
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared a first liquidation dividend of ₦ billion in April 2025, at a rate of kobo per ₦ NDIC in statement …
FG earmarks N1.7tn in 2026 budget for unpaid contractors
*Tinubu The Federal Government has budgeted the sum of in the 2026 Appropriation Bill to settle outstanding debts owed to contractors for capital projects executed in 2024. A breakdown of…
Kidnappers kill Abuja-based Lawyer Princess Nwamaka Chigbo
Nwamaka Chigbo THE family of Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer, is saddened to announce her brutal death at the hands of still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Nigerian Federal Capital…
Fidelity Bank Extends Support to Oluyole Cheshire Home in Ibadan
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI In the spirit of the festive season, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive community support through a charitable outreach to Oluyole…
NNPC opens talks to sell stakes in assets – Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has begun moves to sell stakes in some of its oil and gas assets, a new report by Reuters has revealed. This is as…
