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Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Removal From FATF Grey List, Pledges Financial Reform Continuity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list as a significant milestone in the country’s economic reform and global credibility drive, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to deepening financial transparency and institutional accountability. The FATF, the world’s leading body on standards against money laundering and terrorist financing, […]

Opinion

How President Tinubu’s NELFUND May Drive Private Universities Out of Business

By Bamidele Atoyebi The introduction of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is reshaping the country’s education landscape, and for the first time in decades, it is tilting the balance of power back toward public universities. President Bola Tinubu’s government may not have intended it, but NELFUND is quietly redefining what it means to access […]

News Politics

Tinubu Changes Service Chiefs, Appoints Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff

  • October 24, 2025
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President Bola Tinubu has approved a major shake-up in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, a move intended to strengthen the nation’s security architecture.   The changes are effective immediately. At the top of the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede takes over as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), replacing the outgoing General Christopher […]

Foreign News

Recovered Picasso Painting May Never Have Been Loaded Onto Transport Truck, Say Spanish Police

Spanish police have recovered Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life with Guitar”, a 1919 gouache and pencil painting valued at about €600,000, weeks after it disappeared en route from Madrid to Granada, but investigators now suspect it was never actually placed on the transport truck. The artwork, owned by a private collector in Madrid, was scheduled to […]

Sports

Sheffield Wednesday Enter Administration, Face 12-Point Deduction Amid Ownership Collapse

Sheffield Wednesday’s prolonged financial crisis reached a breaking point on Friday as the Championship club entered administration, triggering an automatic 12-point deduction that sent them to the bottom of the table. The decision, confirmed by both the club and the English Football League (EFL), effectively ends Dejphon Chansiri’s controversial tenure as owner and opens the […]

News

Tension Rises in Ikot Ekpene as Host Communities Demand Annang Leadership for Akwa Ibom Polytechnic

Mounting tension is brewing in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area as host communities of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic have intensified calls for Governor Umo Eno to uphold fairness in appointing a new rector when the tenure of the current head, Dr. Moses Umobong, expires in December 2025. The communities, led by their youth representatives, […]

Economic Standing of Nigerian Women: Key Findings from NDHS 2024

  • October 24, 2025
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Data from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) highlights shifts in the economic dynamics within Nigerian households, specifically concerning wives’ earnings relative to their husbands and rates of female property ownership.   Wives Earning More Than Husbands Nationally, 4.1\% of wives earn more cash than their husbands in 2024. This figure represents a […]