January 22
Kenya: Stanchart Md Ngari to Retire After Seven Years
Capital FM
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kariuki Ngari is set to retire after 24 years with the lender. Read more »
Kenya: Junet Downplays Rift With Odinga Family As He Urges Unity in ODM
Capital FM
Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed has downplayed reports of a rift with members of the Odinga family, saying differences in political opinion should not be mistaken for… Read more »
Kenya: 21 Indian Defence Firms Showcase Capabilities At the 3rd India-Kenya Defence Exhibition in Nairobi
Capital FM
Twenty-one Indian defence companies showcased a range of defence platforms, systems and advanced manufacturing capabilities at the 3rd India-Kenya Defence Exhibition and Seminar… Read more »
Kenya: Husband and Wife Arrested Over Sh20mn Kazi Majuu Fraud
Capital FM
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a husband and wife in connection with a Sh20 million fraud linked to the government's Kazi Majuu… Read more »
Nigeria: BUA Signs Deal for N340.4bn 3mt Cement Line in Sokoto
Daily Trust
BUA Cement Plc, manufacturer of BUA Portland Limestone Cement and Sokoto Portland Limestone Cement has proposed to build a new ultra-modern 3-million-ton-per-annum cement line in… Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen, Lookman, Bassey Make 2025 AFCON Best Xi
Daily Trust
Nigeria's Super Eagles may have settled for third place at the just concluded 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, but their quality was unmistakable, as three players were named… Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Picket Kedco Headquarters Over Unpaid Pensions, Welfare
Daily Trust
Electricity workers under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday… Read more »
Nigeria: Local Refining - Depot Owners Fret Over Investment Uncertainty, Job Losses
Daily Trust
Depot owners across Nigeria are increasingly uneasy over mounting investment uncertainty and the prospect of job losses as the country's expanding local refining capacity steadily… Read more »
Nigeria: Controversy Over LASEMA's 'Breach' of Protocols in Qatar Airways' Air Return Incident
Daily Trust
There was controversy in Lagos airspace over the weekend when a Qatar Airways aircraft developed a technical issue mid-flight and requested an air return to the Murtala Muhammed… Read more »
Nigeria: Digital Lending - FCCPC Goes After Violators
Daily Trust
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced enforcement measures against Digital Money Lending (DML) operators that did not regularise their… Read more »
Nigeria: Benue Gov Distributes Learning Materials to Schools
Daily Trust
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the distribution of Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) donated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to public… Read more »
Nigeria: Fourth Republic and the Birth of Non-Interest Banking
Daily Trust
While modern banking in Nigeria has evolved over the years, the establishment of Islamic banking in Nigeria was not just an expansion of the banking system following Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged $9.7m Terrorism Financing - Court Grants N100m Bail to Bauchi Commissioner
Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants, with a bail of N100 million, in the alleged transfer… Read more »
Nigeria: The Rise of Non-Interest Banking in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Daily Trust
Banking in Nigeria was once defined almost entirely by interest -- how much borrowers paid, and how much savers earned. Read more »
Nigeria: NAHCON Board Members Petition Tinubu, Demand Chairman's Removal
Daily Trust
Board members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, calling for the removal of the commission's chairman, Prof. Abdullahi… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abduction - The Denial That Failed
Daily Trust
The Kaduna State Government Wenesday confirmed the Sunday's abduction of many persons at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
Africa: Coming Home to Roost [column]
Daily Trust
The conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump's cavalier and intransigent insistence on acquiring Greenland because "the US needs it for national security" is a stark,… Read more »
Nigeria: ACF, Time to Move Beyond Talkshops
Daily Trust
At a time when Northern Nigeria is bleeding from insecurity, poverty, and despair, leadership can no longer afford the comfort of conferences without consequences. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Abduct 9 After Killing 6 in Kaduna Community
Daily Trust
Bandits have abducted nine people, including three children, just hours after killing six persons in the Akwondo community of Kachia LGA, Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa ADC Chairman Suspended
Daily Trust
The Nasarawa State Transitional Leadership Team (TLT) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended the state chairman, Godwin Alaku Williams, over alleged anti-party… Read more »
Nigeria: 23rd Daily Trust Dialogue Holds Today
Daily Trust
In furtherance of its commitment to nation building and sustainable development across Africa, the Media Trust Group has concluded plans to hold the 23rd Daily Trust Dialogue… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - No Appointments for Non-APC Members - Nentawe
Daily Trust
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that political appointments following the 2027 general elections will be strictly… Read more »
Nigeria: LP Crisis - Court Orders INEC to Recognise Nenadi Usman Leadership
Daily Trust
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Senator Nenadi Usman-led caretaker committee as the lawful… Read more »
Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Soldiers in Borno Attack
Daily Trust
A suicide car bomber has rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, killing five soldiers and injuring unspecified number of troops. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Govt Threatens Sanctions As Illegal Squatters Take Over Water Board Lands
Vanguard
THE Edo state government yesterday threatened to take appropriate legal action against government officials who allocated lands belonging to the State Ministry of Water Resources… Read more »
