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BANKING BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEET: UNION BANK’S ASBON RECOGNITION AND NIGERIA’S SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY

L-R: President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Dr. Femi Egbesola and Head, SME Segment, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Ayokunnumi Abraham during the presentation of the Best Bank for SME Growth Banking Initiative Award, 2025, to Union Bank of Nigeria at the 6th Nigeria National SME Business Awards (NNSBA), held on April […]

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May 6, 2026
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Ethnic Bias Threatens Nigerian Universities, AAU scribe, Oyewole, Ex-UI VC, Olayinka, Others Warn

Nigeria’s university system is facing renewed scrutiny as senior academics raise alarm over what they describe as the growing ethnicization of Vice-Chancellor appointments, warning that the trend could accelerate institutional decline and erode academic standards. The concern, first strongly articulated by Friday Okonofua of the University of Benin via a Social Media post, has sparked […]

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May 5, 2026
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Alleged Coup: ‘N10m paid to me was for prayers’ – Cleric

An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bukar Kashim Goni, who was accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état, has claimed that over N10 million transferred to his bank account was for prayers. Sheikh Goni is one of the six defendants facing trial before the Federal High Court […]

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May 5, 2026
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Tinubu Engages With Global Investors In France

President Bola Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, emphasising transparency and fiscal discipline and explaining the rationale for the swift implementation of bold reforms. Tinubu, who left Nigeria on Sunday for a three-nation trip, said the economic reform programme of his administration includes measures to remove economic distortions and stabilise macroeconomic indicators, […]

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May 5, 2026
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300 Firms Compete For 50 Oil Blocks In Ongoing Licensing Round — NUPRC

Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, on Monday, May 5, 2026 at the Nigerian Pavilion of Offshore Technology Conference 2026 in Houston, Texas. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said that a total of 300 firms are currently jostling for the 50 oil blocks put out in the 2025/2026 licensing rounds. […]

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May 5, 2026
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NCoS destroys 1,167 phones, sanctions 147 officers over contraband smuggling

The Nigerian Correctional Service on Tuesday destroyed 1,167 mobile phones and other prohibited items recovered from custodial centres across the country, as part of efforts to curb illicit activities within correctional facilities. Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, said the items were seized over the past eight months and included smartphones, SIM cards, chargers and other […]

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May 5, 2026
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NASS Ad Hoc Committee To Visit South Africa Over Xenophobia

COMBO: Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas The Senate has resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to address the rising cases of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The committee, to be led by the Chairman […]

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May 5, 2026
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I was misled, coup suspect says in video statement

The fourth defendant in the alleged coup plot trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Zekeri Umoru, on Tuesday, denied knowledge of any plan to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, insisting in a recorded statement played in court that he was “misled.” Umoru, an employee in the maintenance department of the Presidential Villa working […]

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May 5, 2026
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2027: Baba-Ahmed faults Obi leadership, says north unlikely to back him, Kwankwaso

Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised Peter Obi’s exit from the party amid its internal crisis, describing it as not a sign of good leadership. Baba-Ahmed, who was the running mate to Obi in the 2023 elections, also expressed doubts that northern voters would support […]

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May 5, 2026
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Updated: 17 Reps dump ADC for NDC, one joins APC

The House of Representatives on Tuesday witnessed a wave of defections as no fewer than 17 lawmakers formally announced their exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during plenary, citing internal crises within their former party. The defectors, who cut across Kano, Anambra, Lagos, Edo and Rivers states, read […]

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May 5, 2026
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