January 22
Nigeria: FCCPC Removes Defaulting Digital Lenders From Register
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Nigeria: 6,422 Insured Depositors of Defunct Banks Receive N3.31 Bn in H1'25
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said 6,422 insured depositors of 651 financial institutions were paid N3.31 billion in the first half of 2025 (H1'25). Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, WCO, Customs Train Officers for Trade Facilitation
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the World Bank Group (WBG), commenced the WCO Accelerated Trade Facilitation… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Gain Into Timbuktu Traingle, Stronghold of Boko Haram/Iswap Terrorists
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... Foils VBIED attacks Read more »
Nigeria: Financial Inclusion - Nigeria Still Behind Target - CBN
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said 74 percent of Nigerians have been covered under its financial inclusion program as at first half of 2025 (H1'25). Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abduction - UBA Sani Assures Victims Will Return Safely, Plans Military Base
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has assured that all persons abducted during Sunday's attack on Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area will be rescued and reunited… Read more »
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, January 22, 2026
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The Nigerian Naira displayed a slight softening in the early trading hours of Thursday, January 22, 2026, as the foreign exchange market navigated the typical mid-week liquidity… Read more »
Nigeria: 5 Soldiers Killed, Many Injured in Boko Haram Suicide Attack in Borno
Vanguard
Five soldiers have been killed when a Boko Haram suicide bomber rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, while an unspecified number of troops were… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abductions / Rescue Victims Now - ACF, CAN, Sokapu, Ecwa, Others Tell FG
Vanguard
The Police and Kaduna State government's denial of mass abduction of worshippers at Kurmin Wali community of Kajuru Local Government Area drew the ire of stakeholders in the… Read more »
South Africa: The Whistleblowing Workshop Series Concludes in Durban
Democracy Works
Following two successful whistleblowing workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town last year, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) concludes its national whistleblowing workshop series in… Read more »
Africa: The Pandemic's Hidden Toll - Millions of Chronic Conditions Left Undiagnosed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When COVID hit, healthcare systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were cancelled and people were told to stay at home unless… Read more »
Nigeria: FTAF and Cyclical Reprieves
This Day
The country's exit from the FATF grey list is commendable Read more »
Nigeria: The Latest FG-ASUU Agreement
This Day
Monday Philips Ekpe writes that if properly implemented, the new pact between government and university lecturers can come to fruition Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Market Sustains Positive Run On Demand for NCR, Others
This Day
The Nigerian stock market yesterday closed with a gain of 0.01 per cent over investors' demand for NCR Nigeria Plc and 53 others. Read more »
Nigeria: UBA Foundation Deepens Impact, Delivers Continent-Wide Aid to Vulnerable Communities
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UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility Arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has distributed essential materials worth several millions of naira and dollars as… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT High Court Strikes Out Criminal Charges Against Ghanaian Investors As AGF Fagbemi Discontinues Case
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarinpa has struck out the criminal charges brought against some Ghanaian investors and owners of JonahCapital Ltd in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Earmarks N6bn for Upgrade of New Specialist Hospital
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has signed into law the bill establishing the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Akwanga passed recently by the State House of… Read more »
Nigeria: Ngozi Aneke - Championing Welfare, Education and Purpose-Driven Reforms for Nafowa, AWA
This Day
Ngozi Aneke: Championing Welfare, Education and Purpose-driven Reforms for NAFOWA, AWA Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen Fires Blanks As Galatasaray Earn Draw Against Atletico
This Day
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, played all 90 minutes on his return from the Africa Cup of Nations for Galatasaray as an own goal by Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente, earned the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekoba '76 - We Lobby for Infrastructure to Modernise School
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The President of EKOBA '76, Engr. Johnson Adegboyega Adeyoye, has said that the set of '76, a Service Club of Eko Boys High School, lobbies government regularly to provide… Read more »
Nigeria: Repton Group Wins 2025 Dangote Cement Largest Distributor Award in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Repton Group, a Nigeria-based conglomerate has emerged as the winner of the 2025 Dangote Cement Award of the Largest Distributor in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Infrastructure At Risk Without Local Engineers, Warns NSE President
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Citing President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope agenda and the push for a "Buy Nigeria First" policy, the Nigerian Society of Engineers has said no nation can build sustainably while… Read more »
Nigeria: The Monsters Within the Family [column]
This Day
There are tragedies that make you question everything you thought you understood about human nature. The massacre of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in the Dorayi Chiranchi… Read more »
Nigeria/Morocco: Gusau Denies Spat With Moroccan FA Boss, Fouzi Lekjaa
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President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), has described as 'total falsehood', a report circulating in sections of the social media that he had a… Read more »
Nigeria: Sterling Bank Backs Health, Tourism, Creative Enterprise
This Day
Sterling Bank Ltd has furthered its commitment to health, wellbeing, and sustainable economic development through its participation in 'The Art of Wellbeing' experience, held… Read more »
