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Digital lending, retail funding to shape finance sector -- Crystal Finance boss

The finance company segment of the financial services industry is expected to play a more prominent role in Nigeria's credit ecosystem over the next five years, particularly as gaps persist between commercial bank lending and microfinance coverage. In thi

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu warns against rejection of old Naira notes |

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has warned against the rejection of old Naira notes. The warning came on a day the Supreme Court declared the old Naira notes as still valid for business transactions. The followed the observation raised by

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How Governance, Regulation and Treaties can drive Effective Collective Management System in Nigeria - P.M. News

In the previous article, we explored the foundations of collective management and its growing importance within modern copyright systems. We concluded by noting that while Collective Management Organizations provide a practical mechanism for administering

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Atiku's Aide Tackles Bwala, Says TV Interview Unmasked His Shifting Loyalties

A media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has criticized presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala over his recent television interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan, saying the appearance exposed contradictions between Bwala's past

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Dignitaries grace premiere of Laju Iren's Onobiren

Filmmaker and author, Laju Iren, premiered her latest movie, Onobiren, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at EbonyLife Cinemas, Victoria Island, Lagos, drawing a colourful gathering of celebrities, dignitaries and film enthusiasts. The premiere, themed "South-Sou

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Obasanjo celebrates 89th birthday with leadership lecture

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, marked his 89th birthday on Thursday, March 5, 2026, with a leadership lecture, reception and the maiden Founder's Day of the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute. The event also featured a graduation cere

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Nigeria producing more entertainers than musicians -- Babatunde Shosanya

Music educator, Babatunde Shosanya, has raised concerns about the direction of Nigeria's music industry, stating that the country is producing far more entertainers than properly trained musicians. Speaking in an interview with Sunday Scoop, Shosanya not

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NBA Garki branch ratifies chairman's suspension over Maina "Grand Patron" scandal

Nigeria's legal community has been plunged deeper into controversy after the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Garki Branch formally ratified the suspension of its Chairman, Anthony Bamidele Ojo, over the widely condemned appointment of convicted pension fra

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Inside Myanmar's Torture Camps: Nigerian job seekers tell stories of hell and survival

What began as a Facebook job advertisement promising employment in Thailand ended in months of captivity inside guarded scam compounds along the Thailand-Myanmar border for five young Nigerians before they were rescued from transnational scam operations i

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Hero to Hardship: Police Officer Allegedly Unpaid for 28 Years

* Rights group accuses Nigeria Police of "institutional cruelty" after officer who disarmed criminal in 1998 faces eviction. A Nigerian police officer who allegedly disarmed a dangerous criminal nearly three decades ago is now at the centre of a disturbi