By: Ganiyu Olayinka The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is working on plans to train community-based digital instructors, part of a broader push to keep digital literacy programmes running and extend tech access to underserved communities across Nigeria. NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa shared the plans during a courtesy visit from Cal-Maji Foundation…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Nigeria’s hopes of extending their WAFCON dominance to an 11th title took an early hit on Tuesday, as tournament newcomers Malawi pulled off a stunning 3-2 win over the defending champions in their opening Group C fixture. The Scorchers put in a commanding display to hand the ten-time African champions a defeat…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Oyo State Government has taken delivery of two security surveillance aircraft procured to strengthen security operations and improve intelligence gathering across the state. The aircraft arrived at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan on Tuesday and are expected to enhance aerial surveillance, intelligence-led policing and rapid response to security threats…
By; Tunji Okunlola The National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially handed over the Federal Government’s promised rewards to the Super Falcons on Tuesday, in recognition of the team’s 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) triumph. The handover took place in Rabat, Morocco, just ahead of Nigeria’s tournament opener against…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to nullify Abubakar Malami, SAN’s emergence as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate for Kebbi State. In a judgment delivered Tuesday, Justice M. G. Umar found that the plaintiff, Abdulrazak Isa Iko, could not show that he…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Zenith Bank Plc has been crowned Africa’s Best Bank and Nigeria’s Best Bank at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, cementing its reputation as one of the continent’s most profitable and influential lenders. This marks the second year running that the bank has held on to the Nigeria’s Best Bank title, a…
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…
