By Ayomide Otitoju The Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was searched on Thursday by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, confirmed. According to the statement, ICPC operatives arrived around 2 p.m. and conducted a thorough search of the property. El-Rufai’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) recorded a historic first on Wednesday with the listing of its inaugural Commercial Papers (CPs), issued by Dangote Cement Plc under the company’s ₦500 billion CP Issuance Programme. The two tranches, Series 1 and Series 2, with a combined value of ₦119.87 billion, were admitted for trading…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 1.58 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. The update was contained in a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman…
By Ayomide Otitoju While the spotlight often shines on elite runners at the 11th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon (ABLCM), the real engine behind the event was the thousands of workers who kept the city running smoothly before, during, and after the race. Major highways were closed, tens of thousands of participants…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has called for coordinated reforms in digital cross-border payments to promote inclusive growth, strengthen financial stability, and deepen global financial integration among developing economies. Cardoso made the call on Thursday at the G-24 Technical Group Meetings held in Abuja, where he underscored…
By Ayomide Otitoju MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Making of Champions (MoC), has officially launched Season 4 of MTN CHAMPS, Africa’s leading grassroots athletics league, at a ceremony held at the MTN Event Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos. Building on the success of its first three seasons, which recorded over 20,000 athlete registrations nationwide, the fourth…
By Ayomide Otitoju The MTN Foundation (MTNF) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch Phase 3.0 of the Y’ellopreneur Initiative, introducing a N1 billion matching fund model to support female entrepreneurs across Nigeria. The MoU was executed on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the BOI headquarters in…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has stepped up efforts to implement its Executive Order on Mandatory Social Health Insurance, convening a high-level meeting with Permanent Secretaries of the six Health Districts, Directors of Medical Services, and Medical Officers of Health across Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas to accelerate adoption at…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and MTN Nigeria Communications Plc have entered into a strategic partnership to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi services at major international airports across the country. The initiative, which has commenced at Terminal 2 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),…
