A message has been circulating online claiming that a brand-new “Cybercrimes Act 2025” was just signed into law by the National Assembly. That claim is false as fact-checkers, including Africa Check and The ICIR, have confirmed no such law exists. What Nigerians actually need to know about is the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Sterling Bank has kept its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio broadly stable over the past ten years, edging up only slightly from 4.80 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 to 4.93 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 thereby staying consistently under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) five per…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has handed down life sentences to three men convicted in connection with the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Presiding judge Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the sentences would be backdated to the defendants’ original arrest…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is pressing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to work more closely together to protect government digital systems, cautioning that a weak point in one agency can put others at risk. NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, raised the issue while opening a two-day Cybersecurity Workshop for MDAs…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka FIFA has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, saying the Super Eagles possess the talent required to return to football’s biggest stage but warning that long-term stability will be the deciding factor. In its assessment of Nigeria’s prospects ahead of the next qualification campaign, football’s…
By: Tunji Okunlola The appointment of Nigeria’s first indigenously trained female neurosurgeon, Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu-Ibrahim, as Medical Director and paediatrician at a children’s clinic in the United States has reignited debate over the country’s worsening medical brain drain, with many Nigerians describing her career move as another symptom of the challenges facing the nation’s…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, and Senator Rufa’i Hanga have cast doubt on the opposition’s ability to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, arguing that leading opposition figures lack the political structure and grassroots support required to secure victory. Speaking…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) have expressed confidence that they will meet the August 8 deadline for uploading the names of their governorship and State House of Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). While the APC…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as its 33rd president, following an electronic national election held over the weekend. Badejo-Okusanya, the only woman among the three presidential candidates, polled 12,317 votes, representing 47.18% of the total votes cast, to defeat her closest challenger,…
By: Tunji Okunlola A presidential candidate in the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe (SAN), has formally demanded the immediate suspension and postponement of the electoral process, citing what he described as a “catastrophic structural and technical collapse” of the e-voting system. In an emergency protest letter addressed to the Electoral…
