…recognised for Retail Banking Excellence, Sustainability Leadership Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has reinforced its position as one of the continent’s leading financial institutions after emerging as Nigeria’s Best Bank for Retail and Sustainability Leadership (ESG) at the prestigious 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The awards, presented on Thursday, July 17, 2026, at The Peninsula London in the United Kingdom, celebrates banking institutions that demonstrate outstanding financial performance, innovation, customer impact and sustainable business practices. The double recognition underscores UBA’s leadership in driving sustainable finance while expanding access to innovative banking solutions for millions of customers…
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By Arabinrin Aderonke Every generation produces public servants whose influence reaches beyond the offices they occupy. They redefine institutions, challenge entrenched assumptions and leave behind systems that continue to deliver long after they have gone. In less than three years, Zacch Adedeji has shown every sign that he belongs to that category. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him first as Special Adviser on Revenue and subsequently as Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, now the Nigeria Revenue Service, the assignment was neither glamorous nor easy. Nigeria faced declining fiscal space, rising debt obligations, low tax compliance, multiple…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has been elected Chairman of the African Accountants Association during the Annual General Meeting of the Association held in the Kingdom of Eswatini. According to a statement from zhe Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), on Thursday, Dr. Ogunjimi secured a decisive victory in the election, polling 83 percent of the total votes cast, followed by Tanzania which received 11 percent votes, while the Republic of The Gambia polled 6 percent of the total votes cast. The statement further stated that Ogunjimi’s election…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army’s structure from eight to twelve divisions—a landmark move to enhance the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army. This approval underscores the President’s unwavering commitment to equipping the Armed Forces to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges effectively and to strengthen national defence capabilities further. The expansion builds on the Administration’s sustained investments in the Armed Forces, including approval for the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel, acquisition of critical military platforms and equipment, improvements in troop welfare, and ongoing support for operational readiness and…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s agrifood system through stronger collaboration, institutional reforms, science-driven agriculture, and increased private-sector investment to achieve national food security and reduce poverty. The minister stated this while speaking at the 2nd Biannual Meeting of the Agrifood Systems Working Group (ASWG), convened by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Abuja. Bagudu commended the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, for leading the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) 2026–2035, noting…
…..Amid sensational claims and media trial, Senator Dankwambo chose facts over headlines By Usman Abdullahi Koli When the National Assembly flagged a N210 trillion figure in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s financial statements, the country erupted. Citizens were angry, headlines were fierce, and many called for heads to roll. At a time Nigerians are facing real economic hardship, the figure was bound to spark outrage. Yet in that charged moment, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chose a different path. Not emotion, but evidence. Not sensationalism, but substance. It was a defining test.…
By Harry Awurumibe Two years short of three decades of the birth of Africa Women Championship (AWC) now Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 1998 in Nigeria, the biggest women’s football tournament in the continent has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. This is even as the recent significantincrease in the Prize Money of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations from One Million United States Dollars (USD) ($1 m) to Two Million USD ($2 m) announced on Wednesday by the President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, during a World Press Conference in…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has defended the apex bank’s ongoing monetary and financial sector reforms, telling lawmakers that the measures were yielding positive results as inflation moderated, the foreign exchange market stabilised and confidence in the economy improved. Cardoso spoke while presenting the CBN’s First Half 2026 Statutory Briefing to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The CBN governor highlighted the Bank’s achievements during the first six months of the year, citing sustained progress in inflation moderation, stability in the foreign exchange market, growth in external reserves, resilience of…
The international environment is placing a heavier responsibility on Nigeria. Regional security cooperation has weakened, competition for energy finance and technology has intensified, and humanitarian funding is contracting even as domestic needs increase. Three developments this week show why Nigeria must combine leadership with discipline, strengthening its capacity to act without assuming obligations it cannot sustain. On 14 July, the United Nations Security Council reviewed the political and security situation in West Africa and the Sahel. The following day, Nigeria’s Permanent Representation to the UN convened a discussion on energy access and just transitions during the UN High-Level Political Forum…
By Fredrick Nwabufo Experience is enriched by travel. It is one thing to sit in an air-conditioned office as a self-appointed pontiff— throwing darts, gnawing, and braying at every government action, policy, and programme. It is quite another to step out from the cushy embrace of the armchair into the rigour of fact-finding, research, verification, and investigation. The armchair is a place of conjectures and vacuousness — whether for journalists, political leaders, civil society figures, public officers, or career professionals. It is simply not the place to linger if making informed decisions and disciplined commentary is the true goal of…