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President Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to shift their focus from financing the government to providing affordable credit to businesses and productive sectors of the economy to drive investment, production and job creation. Mr Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the call at the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on Tuesday. The President said while the government’s economic reforms had restored macroeconomic stability and improved investor confidence, the next phase must focus on converting those gains into…

A cosmetic clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, has told investigators that Nigerian content creator Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo requested to undergo a penis enlargement procedure in a single session despite a doctor’s advice that it be split into two sessions, per report by The People Ubiribo, a Nigerian influencer living in London, died on March 6, less than a day after receiving hyaluronic acid penis filler injections at the clinic, according to Westminster Coroner’s Court inquest records previously obtained by PEOPLE. An inquest hearing on August 21 heard that a post-mortem examination and toxicology investigation found that Ubiribo’s cause of death was…

By Godwin Sogolo This article is a slightly modified version of my contribution to the Toyin Falola Interviews, held on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Following the announcement of the event, many Nigerians questioned the relevance of discussing witchcraft in Nigeria, given the enormous challenges confronting the country. Others asked whether witches truly exist and possess the powers attributed to them. My response to the question of relevance is that witchcraft has been, and remains, one of the most pervasive and consequential features of life in Africa, both traditional and contemporary. As for the question of whether witches actually exist and…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called for a unified regulatory approach across Africa to reduce administrative bottlenecks and create a more predictable environment for technology investments. The regulator said governments should move away from fragmented regulatory systems that require technology companies to obtain approvals from multiple agencies, arguing that such processes often delay projects and discourage investment. NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Abdullahi, made the call while speaking at a session titled, “Regulatory Roundtable: Regulation That Builds: Aligning Policy and Digital Infrastructure Investment Priorities,” at the ITW Data Cloud Africa 2026 event in Nairobi, Kenya. The event’s outcome was…

OpenAI says it has found a solution to a decades-old advanced maths problem in a matter of hours using a new artificial intelligence (AI) model and thousands of AI bots.The ChatGPT-maker said on Tuesday, external that by focusing a group of roughly 10,000 AI agents, or AI bots that undertake tasks somewhat autonomously, it solved a notoriously difficult maths problem in just 88 hours.The problem was part of the Navier-Stokes equations, external, which concern how fluids move. For 90 years important aspects of the problems have lacked a proof, the argument underlying a correct math equation.OpenAI called the solution which…

Iyobosa Uwugiaren argues that, amid the renewed debate over fuel subsidy recently ignited by candidate of the African Democratic Congress  in the January,  2027 presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria should be asking: What kind of subsidy provides the greatest protection to the poor at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers? In other words, Nigeria’s fuel-subsidy debate should move beyond ideological slogans. The renewed debate over fuel subsidy has exposed one of the country’s most difficult economic policy questions: should the government allow petrol prices to be determined almost completely by market forces, or should it intervene to protect citizens from…

Health policymakers, legislators, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders are expected to meet in Abuja in October to discuss how Nigeria can bridge the gap between health policies and their implementation. The stakeholders will meet at the 2026 National Health Equity Conference scheduled for 13 to 15 October at the Nigeria National Merit Award House, Maitama, Abuja. The conference, organised by OneBarrow International Limited, will focus on the theme, “From Policy to Impact: Care Coordination as the Core Engine of Health Equity.” According to the organisers, the meeting will examine how stronger coordination across different levels of the healthcare system can…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The report said nearly $25 million was wired by offshore corporations into more than 30 US bank accounts opened by Jennifer Atiku, with substantial transfers involving Guernsey Trust Company Nigeria Ltd., LetsGo Ltd. Inc. and Sima Holding Ltd. It also examined millions of dollars in additional transfers associated with the development of the American University of Nigeria. Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is once again asking Nigerians to entrust him with the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a former Vice President and someone who had contested for president several times, his long public record…

Baker Mayfield got the contract he wanted, after all. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their quarterback are in agreement on a new three-year extension, the team announced on Tuesday, which ends one of the offseason’s most high-profile contract standoffs.The deal is worth $165 million, which makes its average annual value a whopping $55 million, CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco confirmed. That salary places Mayfield in a tie for the third-highest-paid quarterback in the league, matching him with Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, Trevor Lawrence and Matthew Stafford. Mayfield becomes the highest-paid player in franchise history.The timing of the agreement is…

After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury festival fans can start to get excited – and nervous – about tickets for 2027’s event going on sale.The price breaks £400 for the first time, at £408 including a £5 booking fee, a rise from the 2025 cost of £378.50. The usual scramble to acquire them – with all the attendant frantic spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups – will begin at 9am on Sunday 4 October.To encourage festival-goers to take more environmentally sound coaches rather than cars, tickets bundled with coach travel go on sale earlier, at 6pm on Thursday 1 October.Harry Styles…