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Access Bank Plc said it has integrated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its mobile application, AccessMore, as part of its move toward seamless intra-African payments. This underscores the bank’s commitment to enhancing cross-border payment experiences for its customers across the continent. The deputy managing director of Access Bank, Chizoma Okoli, speaking during […]
The federal government has met with the power generation companies to finalise the implementation of the bond issuance to settle the N4 trillion legacy debts in the sector. The special adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, who made this known on Tuesday, said the meeting held on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, in Abuja, […]
African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has called on governments at all levels to include men in Gender-based Violence (GBV) prevention frameworks. The founding executive director of the centre, Dr Otive Igbuzor, made the call at the unveiling of an online course on Male Feminism for Prevention of GBV in Nigeria and […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.9 per cent in 2025 and 4.2 per cent in 2026, 0.5 and 0.9 percentage points higher than its projection in July. The IMF sees inflation closing this year at around 21.7 per cent and 19.8 per cent next year. This comes […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reported a six per cent increase in power generation for September 2025. However, the electricity generation sector continued to struggle in September 2025, operating below its true capacity, according to the latest data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Out of the total installed capacity of 13,625 […]
Every October 11, the world pauses to celebrate the International Day of the Girl, a day that is equal parts celebration and sober inventory. This year, the 2025 UN theme is sharp and unapologetic: “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis.” It is both a recognition and an […]
Social media star “Big John” Fisher has said he is being deported from Australia after he was detained over visa issues.
Senator Samaila Dahuwa, representing Bauchi North Senatorial District, has formally defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, which took place on October 11, 2025, was announced on the floor of the Senate yesterday during plenary. In a related development, three members of the PDP in the House […]
Presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said an analysis of the recent World Bank report showed over 50 million Nigerians were sent into poverty in two years of All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Describing the scenario as heartbreaking, Obi blamed the situation on the policies and style of the APC administration. […]
Two groups, Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) and the Niger Delta Youth Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP), have hailed the federal government and the contractor handling the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Hitech, over the quality of work on the project. The groups said the massive […]
