Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, where it recorded strong and impressive growth across all its key indicators. As in the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, the bank’s gross earnings grew by 3.0 percent to N2.469

In today’s hyperconnected age, cybersecurity is no longer optional—it is imperative. Alarming breaches across the Global North in 2025 have exposed glaring vulnerabilities that must not be ignored. For the Global South, these incidents are more than headlines—they are urgent wake-up calls. This piece unpacks three pivotal breaches and extracts strategic lessons every developing nation

Ahead of November 8 Anambra State governorship election, stakeholders have warned that rising voter apathy poses a serious threat to democracy, accountability and good governance in the state. The call was made during a one-day brainstorming meeting held in Awka with the theme ‘Reignite the Voice: Mobilizing for Electoral Participation.’ The event was organised by

…Expresses satisfaction with quality of work Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Friday, inspected several ongoing and completed projects across Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. During the inspection, the governor charged residents to take ownership of public facilities and infrastructure provided by the government, emphasizing that such projects are meant to serve

Recent arrests of two suspected bandits in Kano State have once again drawn attention to Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and governance challenges—issues that prompted the United States to designate the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged religious persecution and human rights violations. The Kano State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest

When history and law collide: The U.S., Nigeria and the charge of Christian Genocide The push in the U.S. Senate some weeks ago to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern under religious-freedom law and to impose targeted sanctions on officials responsible for violence against Christians and other faith minorities marks a breakthrough moment.

Donald Trump, president of the United States of America on Friday issued a statement condemning what he called a rising wave of violence against Christians in Nigeria, urging that the United States “cannot stand by” while such atrocities continue abroad. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth

…as party moves to vacate judgement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Friday’s judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, delivered by Justice Kolawole Omotosho, does not invalidate its elective national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16. Debo Ologuagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, stated this, in a statement reacting to

…says new agency will scare off investors The Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have jointly opposed the bill to establish the National Commission for the Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Installations (NC-DOGI), 2024. The position was delivered at a public

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially confirmed that Morocco will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off matches, setting the stage for a tense showdown between Nigeria and Gabon next month. According to CAF, the play-off semi-finals will take place on November 13, with Nigeria facing Gabon at the Prince Moulay El

African brands primarily looked abroad for funding, rather than customers. Today, they sell products, culture, and software with confidence.  Three things changed the game: the world’s growing love for Afrobeats, Nollywood, Amapiano, and African fashion,easy online tools that let anyone sell across borders; and strong African diaspora communities that try new brands first and spread

WhatsApp has introduced a new passkey feature that allows users to restore their encrypted chat backups more easily and securely.  With this update, users can now access their backups using their device’s fingerprint, face ID, or screen lock instead of remembering long passwords or keeping complicated encryption keys. According to WhatsApp, the new system is