UBA wins 2026 ‘Banker Technology’ award for AI innovation, launches upgraded app
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named the winner of the African category at the 2026 Banker Technology Awards, recognised for its innovations in...
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Foreign investment in manufacturing slumps 50.7% to $152m in Q1’26
Foreign investment into Nigeria’s production and manufacturing sector declined sharply by 50.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to $152.27 million in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), down from...
Ekiti Polls: INEC delists over 2,000 double registrants
ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has invalidated 2,103 voter registrations identified as cases of double registration ahead of the Ekiti State Governorship Election...
2027: INEC to release candidate nomination portal access codes June 26
The Independent National Electoral Commission has set June 26, 2026, for the release of access codes that will allow political parties to begin uploading candidates’...
Commercial driver killed in Lagos multi-vehicle collision
A commercial driver has lost his life in a multi-vehicle collision that occurred along the Lagos-Apapa Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on Tuesday by...
Ebola: Tinubu approves N10bn funding for emergency response
President Bola Tinubu has established a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and approved the immediate release of N10bn in emergency intervention funding....
Messi scores on injury return as Argentina beat Iceland in World Cup warm-up
Lionel Messi scored within minutes of making his return from an injury scare as Argentina beat Iceland 3-0 in their final World Cup warm-up in...
FG fixes June 12 deadline for oil bids
The Federal Government through its Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has fixed Friday, June 12, 2026, as the deadline for the submission of technical and...
Tinubu orders repatriation of 300 Nigerians held in Ethiopian prison
President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to secure the immediate repatriation of nearly 300 Nigerian nationals serving prison sentences...
Nigeria’s foreign debt to hit $72.6bn after 2027 polls – IMF
Nigeria’s public external debt is projected to rise by $20.7bn by 2027, the country’s election year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF disclosed...