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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1,894tn as revenue to the Federal, state and local governments in the country for the month of February 2026. The February figures were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the March 2026 FAAC meeting held in Abuja on Friday. A communiqué signed by FAAC Director of …

The Nigerian stock market ended the week on a high note on Friday, March 13, 2026, as investors recorded a bullish rally that added $962 billion to the market value. The surge was fueled by continued investor interest in stocks such as Guinness, University Press, Royal Exchange, May & Baker, Fortis Global Insurance and about 30 other stocks. The market …

Iran has declared several major US technology companies as potential military targets, marking a dramatic escalation in a modern conflict that is increasingly intersecting with the global technology infrastructure. According to reports cited by Al Jazeera on Friday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) made the announcement following military strikes carried out by US and Israeli forces against Iranian targets. …

The Nigerian National League (NNL) has officially announced the winners of the monthly Prostar/Sportlight Hub awards for December 2025, January 2026 and February 2026, recognizing outstanding performances from players, coaches, teams and referees across the league. By December 2025, Ajibola Joel of Stormers FC emerged as the top scorer, while Emmanuel S. Daniel of Ranchers Bees FC claimed the Best …

There is a need for secondary school students to leverage technology to achieve success in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, advised Gbenga Ogunleye, a seasoned management, marketing and education sector professional. Ogunleye, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Toga Royal Nigeria Limited, made the appeal on Wednesday at a seminar organized by LABASCO Old Students Association for students …

Nigerian comedian Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, known as Jollof, courted controversy after claiming he had enjoyed a stable electricity supply since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office. The comedian made this claim in a video shared on his Instagram page, where he described the increase in electricity supply in his area. His statement quickly sparked debate online, with many Nigerians refuting …

An Iyaganku court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday, sentenced a cleaner, Tobi Gabriel, 24, to eight months in prison for stealing a colleague’s phone. Gabriel, an employee of Sumal Foods Ltd, Oluyole, Ibadan, was arraigned on March 9 on a charge of theft, to which he pleaded guilty. Gabriel also confessed that he sold the Samsung phone …

Born with visual impairment, Azeez Olajumoke stood quietly in a queue to withdraw cash at a local bank in Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria.  As her turn to use the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) got closer, Olajumoke’s unhappiness surfaced, not for her disability or the lack of an ATM card, but for one thing: “The ATMs are not user-friendly to people …

The Ogun State chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised the alarm over growing divisions among Muslims in the state, urging caution and unity as the 2027 general elections approach. In a statement on Friday, the group warned that some Muslim leaders and community members are being swayed by politicians’ “pregnant promises,” commitments whose realization is uncertain and …

Police in India have arrested two Nigerian nationals for allegedly being members of an international cybercrime syndicate linked to a cooperative bank hack. The two men, Modebe Joseph and Sunday Okonkwo, were arrested by the cyber crimes unit of the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissionerate in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, for their alleged association with a cyber group known as “Solar …