Month: August 2025

Shareholders of NASD Plc have commended the company’s Board and Management for their outstanding performance, which reversed years of losses and led to the first-ever payment of a cash dividend of 20 kobo per share and bonus issue of one new ordinary share for every five shares. Despite a challenging operating environment in 2024, NASD […]

Interswitch is transforming Nigeria’s gaming landscape with the introduction of a bespoke suite of payment and collection solutions, as part of its ongoing drive to optimise financial transactions across key sectors. This was unveiled at an exclusive industry event themed ‘Beating the Odds: Innovation and Solutions for Smarter Betting Operations,’ the new offerings are tailored […]

Despite residents’ opposition, the federal government has handed over the 270 housing units of the National Housing Programme (NHP) on Ningi Road in Bauchi State to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). LEADERSHIP reports that the housing project, initiated in 2016 under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, was designed to provide affordable […]

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has urged Nigerians to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement yesterday, the chairman of Northern CAN, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, said voter registration remains the first step […]

The federal government has endorsed the Nestlé Water Quality Advocacy Campaign, describing it as a timely initiative aligned with national efforts to guarantee safe and sustainable access to clean water for all Nigerians. The Nestlé water quality advocacy campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of water quality for the overall health and well-being […]

Technical consultant for Food Basket Brewery, producers of Zeva Beer, Oladipo Loto, has said upon completion, the brewery would have produce over 600,000 crates of beer and other carbonated drinks annually. Loto made this known when he conducted journalists round the factory in Makurdi,Benue State. He said the brewery will officially commence the production of […]

Human rights activist, Tim Braimah has condemned the recent public parade of 29 suspected sex workers in Benin City by the Edo State Migration Agency (EDMA), describing it as “harmful, misguided, and counterproductive in the fight against trafficking and exploitation.” Braimah argued that the parade amounted to “persecution, not policy,” stressing that “global research consistently […]

For decades, Nigerian students and lecturers have struggled with unstable electricity across campuses in the country. Cases of lecture halls going dark mid-presentation, laboratories halting experiments, ICT centres shutting down suddenly, and libraries being underpowered have been rampant. In an era where education is inseparable from digital learning and research, erratic power supply has become […]

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is making renewed efforts to show that it remains alive and poised to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. At a recent meeting of the party’s governors’ forum in Zamfara State and the National Executive Council (NEC) held in Abuja, the party reechoed […]

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has disclosed that over 70 per cent of the state’s 2025 budget lines have performed beyond initial projections, signalling what he described as a strong fiscal outlook for the state. Speaking yesterday during the State Executive Council meeting, the governor said the performance report showed that many ministries, departments […]