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Access Holdings Plc gets new CEO

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Access Holdings Plc has appointed Innocent Ike as its substantive group managing director and chief executive officer, effective 29 August, after securing regulatory approval. The... Read More


Minister orders shutdown of illegal gold site in Abuja

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has ordered the shutdown of an illegal gold mining site in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Segu... Read More


Access Holdings board reshuffle as Roosevelt Ogbonna steps down as non-executive director

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Access Holdings Plc has announced the resignation of Roosevelt Ogbonna from its board of directors, as the financial group moves to comply with new governance rules issued by the C... Read More


Lagos land grabbers clash leaves four dead, knife attack kills another in market

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Two separate violent clashes in Lagos on Wednesday left at least four people dead, several others injured, and business activities disrupted. A report said the first violent attac... Read More


Ondo govt bans graduation ceremonies for nursery, JSS 3 students

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Ondo State Ministry of Education has banned graduation ceremonies for nursery and Junior secondary school (JSS 3) students, citing financial pressures on parents and the need t... Read More


Group launches platform to combat violent extremism among youth

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- A group, Youth Against Violence Extremism (YAVE), has launched a platform to combat violent extremism through the power of digital innovation and creative expression across the 36 ... Read More


League Cup: Amorim 'explodes' after Grimsby defeat

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has expressed dissatisfaction with his team's performance after their humiliating 12-11 penalty shootout defeat to fourth-tier Grimsby Town i... Read More


Ekiti Govt pays N503m as compensation to land owners affected by power project

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Ekiti State Government, on Wednesday paid N503 million to 1,050 land owners, whose lands were acquired for the execution of the 132/133 power project in the state. The governm... Read More


Four killed in another Benue attack

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Barely a week after the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, upgraded Ayilamo police station in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State to a divisional police stati... Read More


Nigerians paid N2.57bn in ransoms in one year as kidnappers abduct 4,722 - Report

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Nigerians paid at least N2.57 billion to kidnappers between July 2024 and June 2025, while abductors demanded N48 billion in the same period, according to a new SBM Intelligence st... Read More