Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, has been ranked among Nigeria’s top 10 most valuable brands, according to the 2025 Brand Finance Nigeria 25 report. The financial services giant recorded a 206% year-on-year increase in brand value—one of the highest growth rates in the sector—moving […]
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Despite recording a slight uptick in broadband penetration—from 47.73% in March to 48.15% in April 2025—Nigeria is nowhere near meeting its National Broadband Plan (NBP 2020–2025) target of 70% by the end of this year. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), broadband subscriptions now total 104.3 million. Yet this […]
House of Representatives Speaker Rt. Abbas Tajudeen claims to have retracted the contentious Compulsory Voting Bill. Musa Abdullahi Krishi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said Monday that the Speaker had “decided to withdraw the Bill to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all […]
Over 30 persons were killed in a horrific attack on the Munga Lelau hamlet in Taraba State’s Karim Lamido Local Government Area last Friday, which also resulted in the destruction of multiple homes and food stores valued at millions of naira. Friday’s episode was characterized as the worst in […]
The results of applicants who took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) retest this year have been made public by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Following a meeting of the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs) in each of the federation’s states, the results were made public. […]
Mr. Ribadu emphasized the Tinubu administration’s significant accomplishments in reducing insecurity, concentrating on specific regions and the security risks that are unique to them. In the first two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, 15,543 insurgents were killed nationwide, according to National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu. He went on to […]
The naira experienced a mild depreciation in the official market on Thursday, closing at N1,585 to the U.S. dollar, slightly weaker than the previous day’s rate of N1,584/$1. This marginal dip followed two consecutive sessions of significant gains after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled its latest monetary policy […]
Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has ordered all of his commissioners and appointees to either quit their jobs or defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with him. The governor claimed that despite his passion for the PDP, the party’s continuous internal strife prevents him from […]
Lenovo, the world’s largest PC manufacturer, has posted a sharp 64% decline in quarterly profits, citing a drop in warrant value and shrinking margins in parts of its enterprise operations. The company reported a net profit of $90 million for the quarter ending March 31—well below analysts’ expectations of approximately […]
MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Ikenna Ikeme, has emphasized the critical role of local content in Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to deliver accurate and region-specific outcomes across Africa. Speaking at the recent Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) Conference in Abuja, Ikeme stressed that while data has […]