10+ hour, 33+ min ago   (524+ words) The revered monarch of Ugboba Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Agbogidi Obi Ezedimbu Emmanuel Nkebakwu III, has marked his 10th New Yam Festival (Iwaji Obi Ugboba) in grand style. The New Yam Festival, which took…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (706+ words) Independent Newspaper Nigeria Nigeria’s Digital Economy Is Surging As Fibre Backbone Is Under Threat Nigeria processed N1.053 quadrillion in electronic payments in the first quarter of 2026, the highest single-quarter total recorded in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s payment data series since…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (349+ words) The stakeholders will converge at the 2026 edition of the FirstBank Agric and Export Expo which would be the fifth of it’s kind, scheduled for September 16 and 17 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. Themed, “From Farm to Global Markets: Building Nigeria’s…...

19+ hour, 35+ min ago   (573+ words) ABUJA / LAGOS – President Bola Tinubu has joined many Nigerians to mourn the passing of el­der statesman, renowned businessman, and former gover­nor of the old Gongola State, Al­haji Bamanga Tukur, who died on Saturday, three days to his…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago   (692+ words) Nigerian architect and youth advocate, Arc. Zulkifilu Dalhatu Yahuza, has been inducted as Ambassador and conferred with diplomatic recognition by over 30 international institutions. The honour, which comes with congratulations from global bodies cutting across peace, education and human rights, was…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (554+ words) APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, is stepping up efforts to ease persistent bottlenecks in the country’s export logistics chain, targeting a significant increase in rail evacuation and introducing round-the-clock barge operations in Q4 2026. The initiatives were announced at the…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (174+ words) A four-storey building under construction and reportedly being developed as a hotel collapsed in Enugu City at about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, leaving six persons feared trapped beneath the rubble. The victims are believed to be construction workers who had been residing…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (325+ words) KANO — A prominent APC stalwart, Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, on Sunday said that the rising foreign reserves and a significant decline in Nigeria’s debt burden have strengthened President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prospects for re-election in 2027. Iliyasu Kwankwaso said Tinubu administration’s…...

19+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1497+ words) …Capital From ₦4.65trn Banking Recap Can Fund Productive Sector – Experts ABUJA – The real test of Nigeria’s ₦4.65 trillion banking recapitalisa­tion may have little to do with how much stronger banks’ bal­ance sheets have become and everything to do with whether…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago   (275+ words) Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed the readiness of Gateway Air, the state-owned airline, to airlift not only Ogun pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj, but also intending pilgrims from other South-West states. The Governor…...