At a time of high inflation, tight credit conditions and rising living costs, FairMoney Microfinance Bank is emerging as a clear example of how technology-driven finance is reshaping access to… The post N150bn In Loans, N7bn In Interest: How FairMoney Is Redefining Digital Banking, Credit Access  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

LAGOS  – Nigeria’s deposit money banks (DMBs) pulled back further on lending in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting the mounting impact of restrictive monetary policy on credit creation and… The post Tight Money Deepens Credit Squeeze As Nigerian Banks Cut Lending To Oil, Manufacturing  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

… Foils VBIED attacks By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have sustained their advance into the Timbuktu Triangle, recording significant operational gains and further degrading terrorist networks operating within the area. Scores of insurgents were killed, even as on 20 January 2026, while consolidating at a harbour area approximately 6km North […] The post Troops gain into Timbuktu Traingle, stronghold of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists appeared first on Vanguard News.

 Key Takeaways  Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, seeking $79 billion to $134 billion in “wrongful gains.”  Musk argues that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit,… The post Elon Musk Says OpenAI And Microsoft Owe Him Up To $134bn  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

 Are you wondering like me if the entrepreneur actually needs AI to fulfill his or vision of success in business? We all know that the entrepreneur succeeds by the ability… The post The Entrepreneur And AI In 2026 (2)  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

 No one more vocally opposed the Apertura than a charismatic army colonel named Hugo Chávez, who had been imprisoned after leading a coup in 1992. By the time of the… The post Oil & Gas Enterprise: Lessons From Venezuela (2)  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

How John and Ingrid, South Africa producers and exporters of fruits and Obi Ezeude, Nigerian manufacturer of Beloxxi Biscuits, are putting the poor first in their business  The Wolfaardts are… The post  Putting People First (1)  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

A calm but resolute protest by the Warri Indigenous Women Forum, yesterday, drew attention to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, as the women accused the commission of carrying out a re-delineation exercise they say threatens the political survival of the Itsekiri people in Delta State. The post Protest rocks INEC HQ over Warri re-delineation appeared first on Vanguard News.

Nigeria's police have now confirmed that a group of worshippers was kidnapped from three churches in a remote part of the northern Kaduna state, after previously denying it.

LAGOS  -n The new Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Corporation Limited, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, has set agenda for the growth of the company in the country’s oil industry.  Her company will… The post New Falcon Boss Sets Agenda For Growth  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

 FuelTree Limited has stated that its partnership with the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) is to widen access to clean energy for Nigeria’s agricultural communities beginning towards… The post  FuelTree Partners FACAN To Access Clean Energy & Climate-Smart Livelihood Opportunities  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

LAGOS  – Seplat Energy Plc , a Nigerian independent energy company has announced that the 300 MMscfd ANOH gas project has achieved first gas.  Following completion of the 11km Indorama… The post ANOH Gas Project Achieves First Gas  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

LAGOS – The International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA) has condemned the 2025 Global Report by the World Health Organization on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes on governments to strengthen taxes on… The post ICBA Condemns WHO’s 2025 Global Report On SSB Taxes  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

LAGOS  – In a welcome shift for Nigeria’s infrastructure landscape, the Federal Government has given a vote of confidence to MTN’s rehabilitation of the long-troubled Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, reflecting a growing… The post FG Applauds MTN’s N202bn Enugu–Onitsha Expressway Project  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

LAGOS  – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Maigari Dingyadi, has stated that the current dialogue of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) with the Organised Labour, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust… The post SWIP Will Strengthen Implementation Of ECS — Dingyadi  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

The French government is not currently in favour of boycotting this summer's World Cup over US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, according to the country's sports minister.

At the twilight of the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, the former military leader bestowed various national honours on a whopping 447 recipients in what analysts then said was… The post Chagoury: Why Tinubu Must Rethink Reward Policy Of His Administration  appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

President John Mahama is set to address global political and business leaders today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as he leads discussions on the Accra Reset initiative at a high-level side event on the margins of the annual meeting.

France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave amid interest from other Premier League and European clubs.

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— A 45-year-old man simply identified as Pascal has allegedly defiled male and female minors in Rivers State. It was learned that the vicitms (names withheld), were a 10-year-old boy and an 11-yr-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect had committed the act severally at Christ Apostolic Street, Mile 3 […] The post Man, 45, allegedly defiles male, female minors in Port Harcourt appeared first on Vanguard News.

Liverpool have become the top-earning Premier League club for the first time, according to analysis from financial firm Deloitte.

Following the devastating inferno that gutted one commercial storey building at Computer Village, Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State, affected traders have sent a SOS to the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for financial support to assuage their losses. The post Ikeja Computer Village fire: Traders beg Sanwo-Olu for financial support appeared first on Vanguard News.

Fermin Lopez scored twice as Barcelona beat Slavia Prague to boost their chances of moving straight into the last 16 of the Champions League.

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa —Angry residents of Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have apprehended a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling and sodomising his 12-year-old step-daughter. The victim was reportedly rushed to Niger Delta University Hospital, Okolobiri, with severe injuries, including bleeding. It was learned that the suspect, identified as a […] The post Mob arrests step-father for allegedly defiling 12-year-old daughter in Bayelsa appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Akpokona Omafuaire UGHELLI— THE people of Uwheru community, Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest to reject the reinstatement of the their suspended President-General, MacPherson Igbedi, by chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, without the knowledge of the community. The protesters armed with placards bearing inscriptions and a white coffin stained with […] The post Uwheru community protests reinstatement of suspended PG in Ughelli North appeared first on Vanguard News.

Shehu Sani has made on strong statement on the ongoing comparison between Fela and Wizkid, while sending an important message to Nigerians amid the debate.

Five soldiers have been killed when a Boko Haram suicide bomber rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, while an unspecified number of troops were injured. The post 5 soldiers killed, many injured in Boko Haram suicide attack in Borno appeared first on Vanguard News.

Arne Slot has good memories in Marseille. It was here in 2022 when his Feyenoord side held on to secure a place in the Europa Conference League final.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Monday Ubani, has insisted that Nigeria’s prolonged struggle with electoral credibility is not rooted in institutional weakness or external neglect, but in a persistent failure… The post Why Nigeria’s Electoral Credibility Depends On Political Will, Not Foreign Pressure — Ubani appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

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The federal government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma, HND, dichotomy by empowering polytechnics to award degrees, in a major reform aimed at repositioning technical and vocational education as a driver of national development. The post FG to scrap HND dichotomy, empower polytechnics to award degrees appeared first on Vanguard News.

The life of Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye is in danger, his wife has said after visiting him in prison.

EBUKA UKOH Nigeria has opened a probe into the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s infant son, who was three months shy of two years. The Lagos State Government, in whose… The post How A Child’s Death Has Put Nigeria On Tria appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,488 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,490 per dollar on Tuesday. But the naira depreciated to N1,423 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to […] The post Naira appreciates to N1,488/$ in parallel market appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Federal Government has initiated several flagship reforms that have placed the housing and urban development sector on a progressive trajectory. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore said this in his address at the 14th meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and […] The post FG has put housing and urban devt sector on a progressive trajectory, says Belgore appeared first on Vanguard News.

MUSA-ODODO ABDULRAHAMAN The challenge of nationhood is far more crucial than the next election. This truth confronts us with a fundamental question that precedes politics, constitutions, leadership, and electoral contests:… The post Why Nationhood Is More Crucial Than The Next Election appeared first on Independent Newspaper Nigeria.