Beijing, Abuja Brew Closer Ties via Tea
China and Nigeria have expanded their bilateral relations through a cultural exchange programme centred on…
Beijing, Abuja Brew Closer Ties via Tea
China and Nigeria have expanded their bilateral relations through a cultural exchange programme centred on traditional tea heritage. The initiative gathered diplomats, artists, and government officials at the China Cultural Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Dubbed the 2026 Maritime Silk Road Impressions salon, the gathering used the ancient beverage to anchor talks on people-to-people diplomacy….
Smartphone Boom Drives N1.5tn MTN, Airtel Data Windfall
MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have amassed a combined data revenue of N1.53 trillion in their latest financial results, propelled by a sharp rise in smartphone adoption and internet consumption. The figures underscore the shifting commercial realities of the country’s telecommunications sector, where digital services are rapidly displacing traditional voice calls as the primary engine…
NYSC and NIMC Partner to Simplify Corps Mobilisation
The National Youth Service Corps has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission to streamline biometric verification for prospective corps members nationwide. This collaboration aims to eliminate the frequent database bottlenecks that delay the registration of university and polytechnic graduates. Under the new arrangement, the youth scheme will directly use the national identity database to…
Oyo Police Nab Kidnap Suspects, Dismiss Mass Abduction Rumours
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects following the abduction of two employees from the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria in Ibadan. Armed men invaded the institute premises at Idi-Ayunre on Tuesday evening, dragging the workers into the nearby forest. A joint security team tracked the attackers, leading to a gunfight and the…
Joint Operatives Rescue Abducted Ekiti Council Vice Chairman
A joint team of security operatives has rescued Mrs Grace Ogunleye, the Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, from her abductors. Gunmen intercepted her on Wednesday along the Ipere-Iludun Ekiti Road, abandoning her vehicle by the roadside. Security forces, tracking her captors through the forests, freed her less than twenty-four hours after the assault….
Tinubu Appoints Segun Aina New JAMB Registrar
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Aina will succeed Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term ends on 31 July 2026. At 39 years old, the computer engineering academic will become the youngest registrar to run the nation’s tertiary admissions body. The presidency…
Naira Steadies As CBN Retains Interest Rate At 26.5%
Nigeria’s currency held firm against the United States Dollar in the early hours of Thursday, May 21, 2026, trading at 1,371.25 per Dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, the official window for formal currency trade, following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to retain its benchmark interest rate unchanged. The Monetary Policy Committee…
JAMB Releases 279 Withheld UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results that had been withheld following suspicions of examination malpractice, offering relief to a fraction of candidates caught in the board’s post-examination verification dragnet. The board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed the development on Thursday via a post on X, stating…
Australia Fines X $465,000 Over Child Safety Failures
An Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s social media platform X to pay a fine of AU$650,000 (approximately US$464,900) after the company failed to adequately respond to demands from the country’s internet safety regulator regarding child protection measures, bringing to a close a legal confrontation that stretched over three years. The ruling, delivered…
FG Begins Payment Of Delayed BEA Scholarship Allowances
The Federal Government has commenced disbursement of outstanding 2025 allowances owed to Nigerian students benefiting from the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme in partner countries, offering long-awaited financial relief to scholars who have endured months of hardship due to payment delays. The development was disclosed in an official statement issued on Wednesday by the…