GTBank offers Zero Processing Fee, Removes POS Processing Fees to Support Businesses

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd has announced the removal of processing fees on all GTBank POS terminals, reinforcing its commitment to supporting businesses with cost-effective payment solutions. This initiative, which took effect Tuesday, 11 February 2025, communicates that merchants using GTBank POS terminals will no longer incur Merchant Service Charges (MSC) when receiving payments from customers. […]

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2025 Grammy Awards: Asake, Tems, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, others nominated – See full list of nominees

The nominees for the highly anticipated 67th Academy Grammy Awards were on Friday unveiled, with several Nigerian artistes making the list. Yemi Alade, Asake, Wizkid, Davido, Lojay, Burna Boy and Tems are nominated in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category dominated by Nigerians. Tems was also nominated in the ‘Best R&B Song’ category alongside Ronald Banful for […]

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Incessant National Grid Collapse: Minister of Power directs ‘immediate overhaul’ the grid

NIGERIA – The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has asked the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other relevant agencies to immediately implement recommendations to overhaul the grid. Adelabu spoke on Thursday, according to a statement by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser to the minister of power on strategic communications and media. On October 22, the […]

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US Court sentence British-Nigerian to seven years in prison over $5m cyber fraud

A British-Nigerian, Oludayo Adeagbo,  has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme in the United States (US). According to the US department of justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from different entities in Texas, […]

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Maternal Mortality: Nigeria government announces free cesarean sections for pregnant women

The Nigerian government has announced that Cesarean sections will now be provided free of charge to women in need, as part of its efforts to reduce the country’s maternal mortality rate. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, announced the launch of the “free cesarean section ” at an ongoing three-day Nigeria Health […]

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More Tributes Pour In As Sanwo-Olu Mourns Late Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja

Lagos State Governor and the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, describing his death as a colossal loss to Nigeria. The Governor also commiserated with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu, Security Chiefs, the […]

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