read more BusinessDay 18th Sep 2026

…..Stakeholders demand details of deceased, duplicate voters as polls draw closer The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing mounting read more Pressure mounts on INEC for full-scale clean-up of voter register

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  has commenced investigation  of a suspect, Usaini Ibrahim, arrested with  counterfeit currency  totaling $212,200( Two hundred and Twelve Thousand, Two Hundred United States Dollar) The suspect was arrested on September 3, 2026, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,  NDLEA,  along […] The post EFCC Begins Investigation of Suspect Arrested with Counterfeit $212,200 in Kano appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY OBIOMA UGOCHUKWU—The Federal Government has inaugurated the Steering Committee of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO), with a mandate to strengthen coordination, interoperability and the effective use of health technology and data across Nigeria’s health system. The inaugural meeting, held at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Headquarters in […] The post FG Inaugurates Steering Committee for National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office appeared first on Business Today NG.

Today, 17th September 2026, at about 7:00 p.m., the attention of the FCT Police Command was drawn to an altercation between personnel of the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) and commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders) in Life Camp area of the FCT. Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident occurred when a VIO personnel attached to a task […] The post FCT Police Order Probe into VIO, Okada Riders’ Clash in Life Camp appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Following the ongoing investigation into a suspected child-stealing, human trafficking and baby factory syndicate, which has so far led to the rescue of 17 children and the arrest of suspects, the Oyo State Police Command has rescued an additional four children who were previously stolen from their biological parents and allegedly sold at […] The post Oyo Police Rescue Four More Children, Reunite Them With Parents appeared first on Business Today NG.

The Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Zhang Shijie, to Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, following his arrest in Nigeria in connection with alleged large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood. Zhang, who was wanted by the Yangpu Sub-Bureau of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Haikou Customs District, […] The post Nigeria Police Repatriate Chinese Fugitive Wanted for Rosewood Smuggling appeared first on Business Today NG.

Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has demanded that FIFA president Gianni Infantino release all documents relating to his abandoned plan read more English FA demands Infantino release FIFA World Cup sell-off documents

NAFDAC has destroyed expired donated medicines valued at ₦59 million at the Igwuruta dump site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The medicines, shipped from the United States through the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Area 1 Port, Port Harcourt, comprised antidepressants, anti-ulcer medicines, analgesics and medicines for the management of hypertension. While donated medicines support healthcare […] The post NAFDAC Destroys ₦59m Worth of Expired Donated Medicines in Port Harcourt appeared first on Business Today NG.

All is set for the 2026 Almond Insurance Industry Awards as organizers unveiled some of the guest presenters at this year’s event. A statement released by the organizers noted that Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Hajiya Queensley Sofuratu Seghosime, the 62nd President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mr. Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu, MD/CEO of […] The post Senator Abaribe, ICAN’s Ajaegbu Lead Guest Presenters at Almond Insurance Nite appeared first on Business Today NG.

An International Arbitration Tribunal under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, today, September 17, 2026, issued an award in favour of our country, rejecting the claims in the arbitration instituted by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd (Sunrise). The company had made a claim against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, […] The post Nigeria Wins ICC Arbitration, Defeats Sunrise’s $680m Mambilla Claim appeared first on Business Today NG.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones initiative to its next phase, as the Renewed Hope administration seeks to make it easier for Nigerian technology and service companies to raise global capital, employ Nigerians and build for international markets without moving their businesses and intellectual property abroad. The President said the initiative […] The post Tinubu Pushes Digital Free Zones to Next Phase, Targets Global Capital for Nigerian Tech appeared first on Business Today NG.

The Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) has called for the immediate mobilisation of rescue equipment and a review of safety read more AMSG seeks emergency rescue, mining safety overhaul in Sudan