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RECAPITALISATION: FIVE BANKS’ HIT CBN TARGET AHEAD OF DEADLINE As of the end of the first half of 2025, at least five banks have met the new capital thresholds issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. They include Access Bank, Zenith Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, Lotus Bank, and Jaiz Bank. In March 2024, the CBN directed commercial banks with international authorisation …

ABUJA RESIDENTS WILL DEAL WITH WIKE IN LG ELECTION – SENATOR KINGIBE The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, says the people of the nation’s capital will deal with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in the coming local government (LG) election in Abuja. According to her, Wike does not understand the needs of the people and he is …

SANUSI, BAYERO SUPPORTERS CLASH AT KANO PALACE Supporters of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and those of the reinstated 16th Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, clashed on Sunday at the Kofar Kudu palace. The incident occurred as Emir Bayero returned from his Mandawari residence. During the clash, the palace gate was reportedly broken, guards were attacked and injured, …

KEYAMO INAUGURATES ENUGU AIR, PRAISES GOVERNOR PETER MBAH The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, inaugurated Enugu Air, a state-owned commercial airline established by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration with three Embraer airplanes for a start. Recalling Mbah’s persistence and energy in bringing Enugu Air to reality, Keyamo described him as “an incredible, performing …

NIMET ISSUES FLOOD ALERT IN JULY FOR 20 STATES The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, and 16 others are at risk of experiencing flash floods. This came as the Africa Environmental Health Organisation, climate change adaptation researchers, and members of the Nigerian Institute of …

US SCHOOLS TURN TO HANDWRITTEN EXAMS AS AI CHEATING SURGES The rise of artificial intelligence in education is forcing schools and universities to rethink everything from homework policies to how final exams are administered. With tools like ChatGPT now widespread, students can generate essays, solve complex math problems or draft lab reports in seconds, raising urgent questions about what authentic …

LAGOS HOUSING CRISIS DEEPENS AS RENT CONSUMES UP TO 60% OF RESIDENTS’ INCOME – REPORT More than 70 percent of Lagos residents remain tenants, with a significant portion of their income, between 40 to 60 percent, going towards rent, according to the latest State of Lagos Housing Market Report, which sheds light on the deepening housing crisis in Africa’s largest …

THE ALTAR IS NOT A PLACE FOR PROPAGANDA – ATIKU’S AIDE EDUCATES WIKE The land-grabbing, 40-year-old whiskey-guzzling Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, staggered into church today — not to seek forgiveness but to turn the altar of the Most High into a political soapbox. Now, let me be clear: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with going to church. …

RCCG AS THE RELIGIOUS ARM OF THE APC •Remi Tinubu,; wife of the President, is a pastor at RCCG. •The EFCC Chairman, Olukayode, is a pastor at RCCG. .The APC National Youth Chairman, Dayo Israel (Yoruba Ronu Evangelist), is a pastor at RCCG. •Lawrence Bayode, Deputy Director of INEC ICT, is a pastor at RCCG. He testified against Peter Obi …

ASUU DIRECTS MEMBERS TO BEGIN NATIONWIDE STRIKE The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of “No Pay, No Work” resolution. ASUU branches …