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New JAMB registrar declares war on exam malpractice, vows tougher crackdown

“To those who organise examination malpractice, recruit impersonators, forge credentials, compromise CBT centres, exploit desperate candidates and parents, engage in cybercrime, extortion, bribery or identity theft, hear me clearly: your business is in the wrong institution,” he declared.

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Nigerian newspapers review: FG, Labour clash over use of fuel subsidy removal savings

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the federal government clashing with labour officials over the use of savings made from fuel subsidy removal.

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Stakeholders raise alarm over foreign logistics dominance

By Godwin Oritse The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has said that the growing participation of foreign firms in Nigeria’s freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics sector should be viewed as a reflection of deeper structural deficiencies rather than simply a nationality issue. Speaking on the ongoing debate over foreign involvement […]

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Digital Finance growth outpaces confidence — Bridgforte

By Babajide Komolafe The rapid growth in digital finance is outpacing public confidence in the financial ecosystem, prompting the Bridgforte Centre for Global Impact to launch a new governance framework and the Trust Lab to strengthen trust in platform-led finansce. The Centre disclosed this yesterday at the unveiling of its flagship policy report, Trust Architecture in […]

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Enoh hails Dangote as Nigeria’s industrial champion

The Minister of State for Industry, John Enoh, has described Aliko Dangote as Nigeria’s “foremost industrialist” and the driving force behind the successful launch of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP), even as he disclosed that his ministry was targeting a rise in manufacturing’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to about 20 per cent by 2030 […]

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Otedola acquires additional N222bn FirstHoldco shares, now controls 26%

By Peter Egwuatu Femi Otedola, Chairman of First HoldCo, parent company of First Bank, has bought additional 1.779 billion shares of the company worth N222.209 billion. According to a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Abiola Baruwa, made available to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, yesterday, the shares were acquired through Otedola’s investment vehicle, Calvados Global Services Limited. […]

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ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The value of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) transactions grew sharply by 208.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N89.12 trillion in 2025 from N29.12 trillion in 2024. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report noting that the increase in ATM transactions reflects user preferences, adoption of digital channels, […]

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