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The Federal Government has approved the most far-reaching overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps since the scheme was created in 1973, extending the orientation programme from three weeks to six weeks, scrapping military drills and parades, and replacing the traditional Passing Out Parade with a graduation ceremony. The decision was taken on Monday, June…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has dismissed as fabricated a viral video suggesting that its officers endorsed Peter Obi’s presidential bid, saying the footage was manipulated to push a false political narrative and that an investigation into its origin is underway. In a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Josephine Adeh,…
A fresh round of power struggles has broken out inside Nigeria’s major political parties as the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal opened for the 2027 general elections, with rival factions and state chapters fighting over who controls candidate uploads before the submission deadline. The flashpoint is the Peoples Democratic Party. The faction backed…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress says it has uploaded the name of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal, even as the party fights a Federal High Court ruling that voided the order behind its registration. The party’s National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West, disclosed this…
The Nigerian naira depreciated to N1,395 against the US dollar in the parallel market on Monday. This drop marks a noticeable departure from the stable N1,380 trading range maintained last week. Currency dealers attribute the sudden slide to a concentrated surge in end-of-month corporate demand. Speculative buyers have also re-entered the unofficial market to hedge…
The Federal Government will repatriate 271 Nigerian nationals from South Africa today following a sharp escalation in anti-immigrant hostility. An Air Peace aircraft departed Abuja on Monday afternoon to facilitate the emergency airlift. The return flight will land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. This evacuation comes amid a looming…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued strict new rules governing financial holding companies. The revised regulatory exposure draft aims to aggressively ring-fence core banking assets from speculative corporate ventures. This structural intervention will force Tier-1 banking groups to raise an estimated N326 billion in fresh capital buffers. Institutional investors must now urgently re-evaluate their…
Morocco qualified for the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands in Monterrey. The high-stakes clash ended 1-1 after extra time before the North Africans triumphed 3-2 from the spot. Midfielder Ismael Saibari held his nerve to convert the decisive penalty. The result sends…
Sixteen-year-old Osasere Okundaye has made history by qualifying as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant. She secured her professional credentials through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Her achievement has drawn formal commendation from the federal government. This milestone breaks the previous national record set by a seventeen-year-old in 2022. Okundaye managed to clear the notoriously…
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is remembered by many for its spectacular action, but beneath the explosions and high-speed chases lies a profound lesson about the nature of disorder. Throughout the film, Batman captures criminals and appears to restore order to Gotham City. Yet every victory proves temporary because the city’s greatest enemy is not…
