Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Director, Sustainability, IHS Towers, Titilope Oguntuga (left); SSA to the President, Climate Finance and Stakeholder Engagement, Ibrahim Shelleng; Partner and Head, ESG Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC, Marilyn Obasa Osula; Vice President, Sustainability Professionals Insistute of Nigeria (SPIN), Dr. Ini Abimbola; Executive Director, Risk, FirstBank, Biyi Olagbami; Head of Sustainability and ESG, NSIA, Nana Maidugu; President, SPIN, Professor Ken Amaeshi and Director, External Affairs and Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Chioma Afe, during the SPIN 2026 Inaugural Sustainability Conference held in Lagos, recently. FirstBank has screened corporate transactions valued at more than N10 trillion for environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks…

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has graduated 374 young professionals from its Graduate Management Accelerator Programme (GMAP), strengthening its talent pipeline as the financial institution prepares a new generation of bankers for leadership roles across its African operations. The latest cohort, the 21st since the programme began, comprises 223 women and 151 men drawn from eight African countries where UBA operates. While 345 of the graduates are from UBA Nigeria, the remaining 29 are from the bank’s subsidiaries in Guinea, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire. The development brings the number of young professionals trained through the…

Education Minister Maruf Tunji Alausa The Federal Government has released the 2026/2027 admission list for candidates offered places in Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) of Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, the Ministry of Education announced Monday. The ministry said in a statement posted on its official social media platform that parents and guardians can now check the admission status of their children and wards and print their admission slips ahead of the next stage of the process. The announcement follows the release of the results of the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), which serves as the entry examination for…

* The policy seeks to build bridges between traditional and modern education without discarding the religious and cultural values of the Almajiri system. The Federal Government has unveiled new reforms aimed at ensuring every Nigerian child returns to school and acquires relevant knowledge and skills. Dr Balarabe Kakale, The Special Adviser to the Minister of Education on Almajiri and Out of School Children, Dr Balarabe Kakale, disclosed this in Kaduna on Monday while speaking at a National Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) advocacy and stakeholders engagement on Almajiri and out-of-school children. He said the Federal Ministry of Education has introduced…

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.  … underlining determination to build a border management system capable of protecting national unity. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for stronger collaborations among universities, security agencies, regional institutions and development partners to strengthen border security, migration management and regional integration. Tunji-Ojo made the call at the opening ceremony of the African Borderlines Research Network (ABORNE) 2026 conference on Monday in Lagos. The minister was represented by a Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Policy, Dr Kareem Olajoku. The four-day conference was with the theme: ‘Connected Borderlands, Socio-Cultural Integration,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new service, which initially covers results issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is expected to reduce candidates’ dependence on Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for O’Level result uploads, particularly during periods of high patronage. Under the arrangement, JAMB will electronically verify candidates’ results directly with the relevant examination bodies before the results are uploaded to their profiles. The board, in a…

Iran’s newly appointed Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei … provision would permit Tehran to collect fees from vessels belonging to countries that Iran authorises allow to pass through the waterway. Iran’s parliament has moved to strengthen Tehran’s control over shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, approving a provision that would allow the country to charge vessels from countries it authorises to transit the waterway, as the United States prepares to intensify economic pressure on Tehran. The development came as Iran’s newly appointed Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, issued a stark warning to Gulf countries against…

Funke Akindele | X Elegbede Abiodun Based on reports, Akindele was born on August 24, 1977. Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has celebrated her birthday with a message of gratitude to God and a renewed commitment to impacting lives. Akindele, in a post on her social media pages on Monday, thanked God for what she described as His faithfulness through different seasons of her life, including her successes, mistakes and challenges. “Today is my birthday. My heart is full of gratitude to God for all He has done, all He is doing, and all that is still to come,”…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has reportedly demanded the withdrawal and review of the initial list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections. The move followed concerns within the ruling party over the composition of the council, particularly the omission of several senior APC key figures and experienced campaign strategists. According to reports, senior party members expressed reservations that the initial list did not adequately reflect the party’s leadership structure, geographical spread and the interests of strategic political stakeholders. Sources said Tinubu subsequently directed the Presidency, National Assembly leadership and the…

* Games hold in Lagos from October 1 to 15. * To accommodate between 14,000 and 15,000 athletes. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the inaugural National Intermediate Games, EKO 2026, will provide a major platform to identify, nurture and retain Nigeria’s emerging sporting talents before they progress to the elite level. The Games, scheduled to hold in Lagos from October 1 to 15, are expected to attract between 14,000 and 15,000 young athletes, marking a significant step in the country’s grassroots sports development programme. Sanwo-Olu described the maiden edition of the National Intermediate Games as a landmark opportunity…