Olopade Hails Premium Trust Bank For Investing In Grassroots Sports, Says Sports Can Change Lives
The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has praised Premium Trust Bank for its sustained investment in Nigerian sports, describing the financial institution as a major contributor to grassroots development and the transformation of young talents. Olopade said sports remained a powerful tool for economic empowermentContinue Reading
DSS Foils Terror Plot, Intercepts Arms Shipment From Niger Republic
The Department of State Services (DSS) has foiled a major arms-smuggling operation linked to suspected terrorist networks, intercepting a large consignment of weapons and ammunition allegedly brought into Nigeria from the Niger Republic. The operation, carried out by DSS operatives in Dawakawa, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, ledContinue Reading
NDIS 2026 Closes Amid High Hopes For More Diaspora Investment Into Nigeria
The 9th edition of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) ended in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Wednesday amid widespread optimism that the summit had made significant achievements in deepening the diaspora investment climate in Nigeria. The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa,Continue Reading
2026 NDIS Targets Trust Gap To Boost Diaspora Investments
As the Nigerians in the Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) 2026 ended in Abuja on Wednesday, Nigerians living abroad were assured that their investments would be safe, as opportunities for diaspora investment in the country continued to expand. The summit, with the theme, “Bridging the Trust Gap: Connecting Diaspora Capital withContinue Reading
Tinubu Seeks Reps Approval To Implement N10.79trn External Borrowing Plan
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the House of Representatives to implement the N10.79 trillion external borrowing component of the 2026 Appropriation Act to finance part of the budget deficit. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and read at plenary on Wednesday,Continue Reading
How TETFund Is Transforming Academic Publishing In Nigeria
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has continued to expand its interventions in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, with investments in research, infrastructure, technology and academic development. Its recent commissioning of an Academic Publishing Centre (APC) at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, is another effort aimed at strengthening theContinue Reading
2027: Obi’s Ex-Ally, Tanko, Leads SDP’s Presidential Campaign
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday inaugurated a 12,000-member National Campaign Council in Abuja, with former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, the party’s Nasarawa governorship candidate, among the frontline candidates presented to lead the grassroots charge for 2027. National Coordinator, Dr Yunusa Tanko, former spokesman for Peter ObiContinue Reading
APC Chieftain Challenges Governors To Justify Huge Allocations
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and prominent businessman, Otunba Adejare Rewane Adegbenro, has urged state governors to justify increased federal allocations through sustainable infrastructural projects at the grassroots. In a statement issued, Adegbenro said governors must effectively utilise federal allocation disbursements to improve primary healthcare centres, educational facilities, and localContinue Reading
Leadership Crisis: ADC Protesters Drag Justice Lifu To NJC, UN, Others
Members and candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday staged a protest in Abuja over the delay in releasing the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the party’s National Working Committee led by Senator David Mark. The protesters also extended their campaign toContinue Reading
Kaduna Govt Denies Sealing Arewa House Ahead Of Atiku’s Town Hall Meeting
The Kaduna State Government has denied allegations that it sealed the popular Arewa House in Kaduna ahead of a town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the claim as “totally untrue” and a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of Governor Uba Sani. TheContinue Reading