January 2026

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Otedola urges CBN to raise banks’ capital to ₦1 trillion after meeting ₦500bn requirement

Salaudeen Hameed January 2, 2026

Billionaire investor and Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has requested taht the Apex Bamk, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to further strengthen the banking system by raising the minimum capital requirement...

New Year Gift: Akpabio withdraws all defamation suits against Natasha

Salaudeen Hameed January 1, 2026

The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits against several individuals,including the female Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan saying he was moved by counsel during a New Year...