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United Bank for Africa Group Managing Director, Oliver Alawuba, has said improvements in Nigeria’s key economic indicators are providing evidence of increasing macroeconomic stability, but warned that the gains must translate into jobs, affordable credit and improved living standards. Alawuba, who also chairs the Body of Bank CEOs in Nigeria, said stronger coordination between fiscal […] The post Alawuba Says Nigeria’s Economy Stabilising as Key Indicators Improve appeared first on Investors King. Source link

By CHRISTOPHER AMEH, Bauchi Thirty-year-old Bitrus Nwalsu was recently spotted manoeuvring a locally-fabricated wheelchair through the heavy traffic of the busy Shafa Roundabout. He struggled cautiously to cross, a daily battle made necessary by the complete absence of accessible pedestrian infrastructure. Read Also: Toyin Abraham rejects inclusion in Lagos APC campaign council Nwalsu graduated in 2024 from the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP), Bauchi, where he studied Business Administration. An indigene of Bauchi State, he hails from the Bogoro Local Government Area. Nwalsu spoke passionately about his determination to pursue an education despite his physical disabilities and the constant discouragement…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that Nigeria’s banking sector is now stronger and more resilient, while assuring Nigerians that the insecurity confronting the country will soon be defeated. Akpabio made the declarations while rallying citizens behind President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope reforms, stressing that financial-sector reforms, security operations and citizens’ cooperation were critical to economic recovery and national development. The Senate President said the era when banks could suddenly collapse and depositors lose their money was over, attributing the development to reforms under the Tinubu administration. “Today, thanks to the bold vision and strategic foresights of President Bola Ahmed…

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named a 24-man squad for Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. Nigeria will face Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday, September 25, before travelling to Bissau to meet Guinea-Bissau on September 29. Captain Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi headline the squad, alongside established players including Stanley Nwabali, Semi Ajayi, Frank Onyeka, Raphael Onyedika, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze and Tolu Arokodare. Arthur Okonkwo returns to the squad after his impressive performances during the Unity Cup, where he kept clean…

In the midst of RAMageddon price hikes and AI doomsday claims, I bring soothing news: A tiny new feline species has been discovered, the first in over 100 years, and it’s amazingly adorable. According to a study published in the Current Biology Journal on Thursday, the spry little feline, who looks ready for a drink out of a nice, heated cat water fountain, is called Leopardus tilcayo and hails from the cloud forests of the Bolivian Yungas in South America. You may know Leopardus from other American cat species, like the ocelot and colocolo. The discovery was made from a…

Key points7,200 Ebola cases and nearly 3,500 deaths reported Outbreak spreading across an area covering two time zones Insecurity, poor roads and funding gaps are hampering response Weekly cases are doubling in parts of North Kivu“If we don’t have the resources, the epidemic will come back…it remains a deadly and massive epidemic,” stressed Julien Harneis, UN Special Ebola Coordinator. Latest data from 12 September indicates 7,200 reported cases of Ebola and close to 3,500 deaths across 62 health zones, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The virus is now present in seven provinces “covering a very vast geographic area”, said Dr…

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank is making the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering available to retail investors through its nationwide network of point-of-sale terminals and digital banking platforms. The lender, working with payments infrastructure provider TeamApt Ltd., said on Thursday that customers can subscribe for shares through Moniepoint agent locations, as well as its Personal and Business Banking applications. The arrangement is intended to allow investors to participate without having to rely solely on conventional brokerage or banking channels. The offering is priced at N525 per share, with investors able to subscribe for a minimum of 10 shares and a maximum…

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria’s digital investment platforms came under pressure this week as retail investors rushed to subscribe to the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with outages reported on some platforms. The disruptions followed the launch of the $1.6 billion IPO, which is seeking broad participation from retail investors through banks, mobile operators and fintech platforms. Bamboo, one of Nigeria’s largest digital investment platforms, said traffic on its app surged to 10 times normal levels within 30 minutes of the IPO opening on Monday. The company’s Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Mr Yanmo Omorogbe, said the surge overwhelmed…

(FILES) Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, attends a reception in the Great Hall of People following a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on September 3, 2025. The Workers’ Party Central Committee on February 23, 2026, named Kim Yo Jong — previously a deputy department director — as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of…

Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says he will neither be a godfather nor impose his successor on the state after serving his second tenure in 2031. Otti spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, while receiving a former Social Democratic Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Mrs Ngozi Johnson-Chukwunenye, and her supporters into the Labour Party (LP). He said that leadership succession should be based on identifying the most suitable person for the job, rather than perpetuating a “sit-tight” culture. He said that the person who would succeed him would be better equipped to provide quality leadership to the people. Otti said: “The most important thing you…