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Ecobank Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of a tender offer for its outstanding U.S.$300 million, 7.125% Senior Note Participation Notes due 2026. The bank in a statement said: “As at the date of this announcement, $150 million of the Notes remain outstanding. “The proposed offer commenced on Friday, 28 November...

The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement (NSNCM) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the two million electric tricycles promised to its members who registered under the community transport initiative of the Presidential Campaign Council. Dr. Auwal Abdullahi, National President of the movement, made the appeal at a news...

It was a moment of pride and reflection on Saturday as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, was honoured with the “Excellence in Media Leadership and Advocacy Award” by the School of Communications and Media Studies, Learn To Live Business School UK...

Nigeria has formally shifted from a T+3 to a T+2 settlement cycle, marking a significant advance in the ongoing modernisation of its capital market. It was reported that T+2 settlement means securities and funds from trades will now be settled two business days after they are executed. Mr Temi Popoola,...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as “a dangerous assault on democracy in Guinea-Bissau,” following reports of a staged coup plot leading to the detention of main opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira and the withholding of presidential...

Gender Strategy and Advancement International ( GSAI) has called for a mandatory 5% quota of news coverage in Nigerian media to be dedicated to women and girls across key sectors including politics, governance, economy, security, health, climate change, and development affairs. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, Grace Ike, has called for more decisive collective action to end gender-based violence as the world marks the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. She also raised concerns about the rising threat of digital...

The Global Friendship City Association (GFCA), a U.S.-based international cooperation body, has appointed Nigerian politician and diplomat, Ambassador Timi Frank, as Senior Advisor in a move aimed at strengthening Africa–USA relations through city-to-city diplomacy, youth empowerment and cultural exchange initiatives. The appointment, announced in San Francisco, California, on November 25,...

THE Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,474 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,465 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,441 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira...

Authorities in Nigeria have been urged to take all lawful measures to halt vile attacks against the citizens. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, which made the appeal in Geneva on Tuesday also urged the Nigerian Government to hold those responsible to account. No fewer than 402 people, mainly schoolchildren,...