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SEC Increases Capital Requirements for Brokers, Fund Managers SEC

SEC Increases Capital Requirements for Brokers, Fund Managers

Aremu Toyeebaht January 16, 2026

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled the most extensive revision of minimum capital requirements for...

Museveni Leads as Uganda Counts Presidential Votes Meseveni

Museveni Leads as Uganda Counts Presidential Votes

Aremu Toyeebaht January 16, 2026

Uganda’s Electoral Commission says early provisional results from Thursday’s presidential election show President Yoweri Museveni leading with...

Uganda: Bobi Wine on House Arrest as Museveni Leads

Aremu Toyeebaht January 16, 2026

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was placed under house arrest on Friday, a day after elections in...

Kaduna to Institutionalise Life Skills Education for Girls Kaduna State girls engaged in life skills education session organized by the Centre for Girls’ Education under the AGILE project.

Kaduna State girls engaged in life skills education session organized by the Centre for Girls’ Education under the AGILE project.

Kaduna to Institutionalise Life Skills Education for Girls

Julian January 16, 2026

Kaduna State is taking decisive steps to include life skills education into its public school curriculum, as...

Chief Imam of Yelwa Abdullahi Who Shelter Christians Dies Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, Plateau cleric known for protecting Christians during attacks.

Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, Plateau cleric known for protecting Christians during attacks.

Chief Imam of Yelwa Abdullahi Who Shelter Christians Dies

Agboola Victor January 16, 2026

Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Imam of Yelwa, Gindin Akwati, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...

Supreme Court Orders Lamido Fraud Trial to Continue Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State governor, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Supreme Court Orders Lamido Fraud Trial to Continue

Agboola Victor January 16, 2026

The Supreme Court has ordered the continuation of the ₦1.35 billion fraud trial of former Jigawa State...

CAF Suspends Samuel Eto’o, Slams $20,000 Fine

Aremu Toyeebaht January 15, 2026

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended Cameroon football icon and federation president Samuel Eto’o ,handing...

Russia Expels UK Diplomat over Spy Allegations Russia

Russia Expels UK Diplomat over Spy Allegations

Aremu Toyeebaht January 15, 2026

Russia announced on Thursday that it is expelling a United Kingdom diplomat over allegations that he is...

Lagos Taskforce, Anti-Crime Squad Arrest Suspect After Attack on A Motorist Lagos State Environmental Taskforce detains suspect in road attack incident.

Lagos State Environmental Taskforce detains suspect in road attack incident.

Lagos Taskforce, Anti-Crime Squad Arrest Suspect After Attack on A Motorist

Julian January 15, 2026

Lagos State Environmental Taskforce and Anti-Crime Squad have arrested a suspect linked to an attack on a...

Uganda: Voting Begins Amid Internet Blackout, Heavy Security Uganda

Uganda: Voting Begins Amid Internet Blackout, Heavy Security

Aremu Toyeebaht January 15, 2026

Voting started Thursday in Uganda as the presidential election kicks off amid a days-long internet shutdown and...

NIS Improves Passport Tracking System To Tackle Delays, Complaints Passport application tracking system on Nigeria Immigration Service website.

Passport application tracking system on Nigeria Immigration Service website.

NIS Improves Passport Tracking System To Tackle Delays, Complaints

Julian January 15, 2026

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an improved passport tracking system to address growing complaints over delays...

Morocco Beat Super Eagles On Penalties To Reach AFCON Final Super Eagles of Nigeria during the AFCON 2025 semi-final match against Morocco at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.