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Nigerians Turn To Survival Loans As Consumption Borrowing Surges, Survey Finds

NewsDeskNgOct 5, 2026October 5, 20260

Nigerians use formal credit for rent, medical bills and school fees as consumption borrowing rises sharply, survey finds. A new survey has found that Nigerians are increasingly turning to formal credit to meet everyday consumption and cope with financial pressures, rather than to expand businesses or build productive capacity. The...

Tinubu: New Army Formations Now Closer To Vulnerable Communities In Osun, Kebbi, Oyo and Zamfara

NewsDeskNgOct 5, 2026October 5, 20260

18-Word Excerpt: President Bola Tinubu says new military formations are now operational in four states as government builds barracks and depots. President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that new formations are being established by the military in a bid to move such establishments closer to vulnerable communities across the country. The...

After al-Minuki, Army, DSS, Amotekun Strike Again, Kill Suspected ISWAP Commander

NewsDeskNgOct 5, 2026October 5, 20260

An intelligence-led operation by a combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army, Department of Department of State Services (DSS) personnel, and Western Nigeria Security Network aka Amotekun officers, at the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad...

Soyinka, Dignitaries Celebrate Asagba’s Conferment Of Chieftaincy Title On Jibunoh

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

Soyinka and dignitaries celebrate as the Asagba of Asaba confers the Olinzele chieftaincy title on environmentalist Newton Jibunoh. Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and other prominent guests gathered in Asaba on Saturday as the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, bestowed the traditional title of Olinzele of...

Odukpani Tanker Fire: Driver Rescued As Shops, Vehicles Are Damaged

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

A tanker overturns and catches fire in Odukpani, Cross River State, as the driver is rescued and nearby shops and vehicles are damaged. A petroleum tanker has overturned and caught fire opposite the Odukpani Local Government Secretariat in Cross River State, damaging several shops and vehicles in the area. The...

Iragbiji Varsity Deputy VC Adetunji Ranks No. 1 In Agricultural Research

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

Iragbiji Varsity Deputy VC Prof Adetunji ranks first in agricultural research and second overall among Africa’s top scholarly authors. Iragbiji Varsity Deputy VC Prof Adetunji ranks first in agricultural research and second overall among Africa’s top scholarly authors.The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji...

Centre for Credible Reforms Lauds Transparency in Ongoing Insurance Sector Reforms

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

The Centre for Credible Reforms and Institutional Accountability (CCRIA) has commended the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, for promoting transparency and accountability in the ongoing reforms of Nigeria’s insurance industry. The centre said the implementation of the Nigerian...

Kidnappers of 20 NYSC Members Give Parents 24-hour Ultimatum To Pay N1bn Ransom

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

The kidnappers of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha community of Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State last Thursday have given the parents of the victims a 24-hour ultimatum to pay N50million ransom for each victim,...

North-East Governors Push FG To Restart Borno Oil Exploration, Back Kolmani Revival

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

North-East Governors urge the federal government to revive Borno oil exploration as the Kolmani drilling project resumes in Gombe State. The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has called on the federal government to revive stalled oil exploration activities in Borno State, even as it commended President Bola Tinubu for the ongoing...

Ijaw Group Hails Otuaro Over Deployment of 150 Niger Delta Scholars To UK Varsities

NewsDeskNgOct 4, 2026October 4, 20260

The Ijaw Youth Network (IYN) has commended the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, for deploying 150 Niger Delta youths to universities across the United Kingdom for postgraduate studies. In a statement issued on Sunday by its President, Frank Ebikabo, and Secretary, Federal Ebiaridor, the...