Zenith Bank emerges Nigeria’s Number One Bank by Tier-1 capital

Zenith Bank Plc has retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital for the sixteenth consecutive year, in the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom. This ranking …

Nigeria, Saint Lucia sign historic MoU to boost tourism, creative sectors

  Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration in tourism, the Orange Economy, and creative industry investment. The agreement was signed on Wednesday, during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s …

Nigeria’s opposition unites to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 presidential race

In a major political shake-up, Nigeria’s leading opposition leaders have come together to launch a new coalition aimed at challenging the dominance of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential elections. …

Nigeria Hits 7.9bn Transactions On Digital Payment platforms

Nigeria has solidified its place as Africa’s most advanced digital payment economy, recording 7.9 billion real-time transactions in 2024, more than any other country on the continent, driven by the explosive growth of FinTech, mobile banking, and USSD …

Nigeria’s cartographic distraction: Why state creation betrays a bleeding nation

Nigeria stands paralyzed by a trifecta of crises: hyperinflation at 34 per cent devouring wages, youth unemployment exceeding 33 per cent, and bandits transforming highways into mass graves. Yet in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, …

Tinubu, Obi lead tributes as Nigeria mourns goalkeeper Peter Rufai

President Bola Tinubu and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have paid glowing tributes to the late Nigerian football legend, Peter Rufai, who passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the age of 61 after a brief illness. In a condolence statement …

Ghana welcomed 1.29m tourists in 2024; U.S., Nigeria, and U.K. top visitor origins – GTA report

WAFU B U-20 tournament: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles begin preparations

As Nigeria’s Flying Eagles return to camp in Abuja, Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has made it clear that fine-tuning the team’s attack will be a major focus ahead of the WAFU B U-20 Boys Tournament set to kick off in Ghana this July. The tournament, which will …

CAA U-18/U-20 Chamships: Special diet for Team Nigeria – AFN 

In a bid to get members of Team Nigeria to the forthcoming CAA U-18/U-20 Championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State fully ready and fit for the big task ahead, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has fashioned out a special diet routine for the team. …

Jihadists Kill 28 in Two Raids in Northern Nigeria

Two unrelated attacks by jihadist groups in northeast and northwestern Nigeria have killed 28 people, the military and residents told AFP on Thursday. At least 11 people were killed on Thursday when jihadists from IS-aligned Islamic State West Africa …