No fewer than 521 digital lending companies have come under the regulatory oversight of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) as the agency moves to sanitise Nigeria’s rapidly expanding digital credit market. This follows the expiration of the January 5 deadline for full compliance with the Digital, Electronic, Online and Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025. The FCCPC had directed all digital lenders—whether app-based, online or operating through other non-traditional channels—to register with the Commission and comply with the new rules on or before January 5, 2026. With the deadline now passed, FCCPC records show a surge in compliance,…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Bandits have attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing five officials. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday night, was confirmed on Wednesday by police authorities in the South-West state. Spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the incident but said security chiefs were already en route to the affected area. “Yes, there was an attack by yet-to-be-identified men on officials of the National Park Service. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, and other service chiefs are currently on their way to the location,” he said.…
The United States has removed six common childhood vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended immunisation schedule, reducing the number of diseases covered from 17 to 11. US health officials announced the overhaul on Monday, following a December 5, 2025, directive by President Donald Trump ordering a review of the country’s childhood vaccine schedule against those of wealthy peer nations, including Denmark, Germany and Japan. According to an analysis by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the changes move the US from one of the developed countries with the highest number of recommended childhood…
Former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has faulted the reported invasion of Venezuela by United States special forces, accusing President Donald Trump of recklessly “playing with World War III.” Akinyemi said the action amounted to a blatant violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and exposed what he described as Trump’s double standards in global diplomacy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, the former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs recalled how Trump had earlier accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of instigating a third world war at the onset of the Russia–Ukraine conflict. “At his first meeting…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to hear a suit filed by Aso Savings & Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc over the revocation of their operating licences. Counsel to the CBN, Onyeka Ezeah, and NDIC’s lawyer, Abubakar Shehu, raised the objection on Monday before Justice Emeka Nwite when the matter came up for the defendants to show cause. Justice Nwite had, on December 29, declined to grant an ex parte application by the plaintiffs seeking to restrain the CBN…
The Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University, Sokoto (NWUS), Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza, has reaffirmed the university’s commitment to strong inter-institutional collaboration with a courtesy visit to the College of Medical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). Professor Bunza, who led a delegation of senior officials from NWUS, was received by the Provost of the UDUS College of Medical Sciences, Professor Abdulgafar Jimoh. He explained that the visit was aimed at deepening academic and professional cooperation between the Colleges of Health Sciences of both institutions, particularly in teaching, research, and clinical training. According to the Vice-Chancellor, collaboration remains critical to the growth…
Some farmers in Hinna Community, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, have raised concerns over increasing hippopotamus attacks on their farmlands and livelihoods. Mr. Zakari Ladan, Head of Farmers in Hinna Community, raised the alarm in an interview on Monday. Ladan said persistent hippopotamus attacks had resulted in huge losses, noting that the animals frequently destroyed crops and posed serious threats to residents. He said the population of hippopotamuses in the area had grown to more than 40, wreaking havoc on farmlands and affecting both farmers and fishermen. According to him, from September 2025 to date, no fewer than…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for the arrest and prosecution of one Maazi Kanayo for inciting the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria to kidnap Igbo Muslims and bury them alive. The call was made in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, by the Executive Director of the organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement reads: “We have a viral video clip in which the audio message of one Maazi Kanayo was aired. In the audio, Maazi Kanayo incited the Igbo people of South-Eastern Nigeria to kidnap Igbo Muslims and bury them alive. This post was shared via…
The Emir of Jama’are, Ahmadu Muhammadu Wabi, has commended the Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Y. Z. Ya’u, for pioneering the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge in the Jama’are Emirate. The monarch gave the commendation on Sunday at the 2025 symposium organised by the National Union of Jama’are Emirate Students (NUJES) at the Federal College of Education, Jama’are, Bauchi State. Speaking through the Sarkin Yakin Jama’are, Sabo Likita, the Emir said Ya’u’s efforts in promoting ICT awareness and knowledge development had continued to positively impact youths across the emirate. According to…
For the Sunmonu Animashaun family, this past Christmas will forever be remembered not for celebration, but for pain, shock, and irreparable loss caused by fire. What began as a normal festive season turned into a nightmare on December 24, 2025, when a fire broke out at Shitta-Bey Court, popularly known as Great Nigeria House, on Lagos Island. By the next day, the flames had spread relentlessly, swallowing the Animashaun family’s ancestral home at No. 45/47 Martins Street and several neighbouring buildings, leaving families displaced and livelihoods shattered. According to the family, the fire was so intense that it jumped across…