Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Flamingos Mrs Tinubu describes their triumph as a demonstration of resilience, teamwork and commitment. Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday received the country’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, following their historic triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. Mrs Tinubu received the players on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, alongside Nana Shettima, the wife of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and other government officials. During the reception, the First Lady presented bouquets of flowers to the players in celebration of their achievement. The Flamingos made…

President Bola Tinubu has rewarded members of Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national football team, the Flamingos, with Federal Government Savings Bonds worth N100m each following their historic triumph at the just concluded FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The team’s head coach also received a N100m savings certificate, while each member of the technical crew was given N50m in cash. The rewards were announced by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, who received the players and their officials on behalf of the President at a reception held in their honour at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The Flamingos recently made history by becoming…

Governor Mikie Sherrill holds press conference appointing Shirley U. Emehelu as New Jersey’s next Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State while in the media room of the statehouse in Trenton, N.J. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Office of Governor / Tim Larsen) Emehelu was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States when she was aged three. Nigerian-born American lawyer, Shirley Emehelu, has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in the United States, making her the first immigrant to occupy the position in the state’s history. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced Emehelu’s appointment on Monday,…

Stanbic IBTC Logo Stanbic IBTC Bank has introduced a cross-border payment platform that allows Nigerian businesses to initiate transactions in naira and settle directly in Chinese yuan, in a move aimed at reducing payment delays, currency conversion costs and foreign exchange risks in trade between both countries. The platform, known as the Cross-border Interbank Payment System, connects the bank’s Nigerian customers to China’s renminbi payment infrastructure through its parent, Standard Bank Group, which is a direct participant in the system. The bank unveiled the platform in Lagos on Monday, with its Chief Executive Officer, Wole Adeniyi, saying the arrangement would…

File photo: The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate. The Federal Government said it has reported a 60 per cent reduction in maternal deaths in communities covered by its Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative, known as MAMII, between 2024 and 2026. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the third Nigeria Health Sector Joint Annual Review. Pate attributed the reported reduction to improved access to skilled birth attendants, emergency referral services and maternal healthcare facilities under the initiative. He said the government had…

… committee to set up more network of training centres to ensure that importers, exporters and clearing agents were familiar with the platform. The National Single Window (NSW) platform has processed N17 billion in payments from importers in the last eight months, with over 12,000 importers and clearing agents registered on the platform. The NSW Committee also disclosed that more than 4,000 trade manifests and 169,211 licences, permits and certificates have been processed through the platform since the commencement of its first phase in March 2026. The Director of the NSW Committee, Tola Fakolade, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos…

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) through improved access to affordable financing, business advisory services and capacity-building initiatives. The bank restated this commitment at the Abuja edition of its quarterly SME Business Forum, themed “Built to Compete: Positioning Abuja Businesses for Sustainable Growth”. The forum brought together entrepreneurs, industry stakeholders and regulatory representatives to address key issues affecting business competitiveness and growth. Speaking at the event, Executive Director, North Directorate, Fidelity Bank Plc, Sufiyanu Garba, reiterated the bank’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurs with financing, knowledge, connections and solutions,…

A total of 18 categories will be honoured during the ceremony. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rescheduled the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony to December 2 in Lagos. CAF announced the new date in a statement on Tuesday, with the event brought forward by five days. Although the football body gave no reason for the change, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly the National Art Theatre, in Lagos, remains the venue for the ceremony. The event will mark the return of the CAF Awards to Lagos for the first time since the 2014 edition, bringing…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a digital fiscal reporting initiative covering the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory and 774 local government areas to improve the collection, accuracy and timeliness of government financial data. The initiative, implemented through the bank’s Statistics Department, is designed to replace the largely manual Sub-National Fiscal Survey process and support more frequent reporting of government revenue, expenditure and financing activities. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the apex bank on Tuesday, following the Sub-National Fiscal Statistics Stakeholders’ Engagement held recently in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The statement read, “The Central Bank of…

Prepaid meters The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved N30 billion for the third phase of the Meter Acquisition Fund to accelerate the installation of electricity meters for unmetered Band A customers and expand coverage among Band B consumers. The regulator has also directed electricity distribution companies to complete all meter installations under the programme by May 31, 2027, warning that customers must not be charged for meters provided through the initiative. The commission disclosed this in Order No. NERC/2026/121 on the operationalisation of Tranche C of the Meter Acquisition Fund, effective November 2, 2026. It announced the order in…