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Nigerian banking faces a defining dilemma: how to pursue profit, innovation and growth without weakening prudence, regulation or customer trust. In a sector built on confidence, that balance is not optional; it is the foundation of sustainable success. A bank is also a technology platform, risk-management institution, compliance organisation, cybersecurity target, data custodian and public-trust institution. At the heart of this pressure is a familiar tension. Business wants speed, expansion and innovation. Regulators insist on caution, documentation and control. Nigerian banks operate under the close watch of institutions such as the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance…

On Friday Google announced it was making a relatively unknown feature of Google Earth available to a wider audience. The desktop version of Google Earth has had a hidden flight simulator mode since 2007, but it’s now easily accessible through a web browser without having to download or install any apps.To take to the virtual skies you’ll need to open the Google Earth website and then click on the “Explore Earth” button found near the top right corner of the page. From there you’ll find the “Flight Simulator” mode accessible as the last option in the Tool’s section of the…

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Troops of Operation Fasan Yamma have rescued six kidnap victims who escaped from captivity following sustained military pressure and air interdiction operations in Zamfara State. This is included in a military operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. The report stated that the victims were intercepted by troops of the 1 Brigade Combat Team 6, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Gwashi in the Bukuyyum Local Government Area. It said the victims were rescued on Friday along the Gwashi-Bukuyyum road after fleeing from their captors. It also said that the victims escaped…

Lessons from the Yoruba to Other Nations  Since this is my last article in this series of “What Makes Yoruba Tick,” I think it’ll be of help to ask how the Yoruba could be a blessing to the world especially to other ethnicities in Nigeria. The Yoruba people offer profound lessons in character development, religious harmony, and communal responsibility that are particularly relevant to the world and Nigeria’s diverse ethnic landscape. Central to these lessons is the Omoluabi philosophy, which prioritizes moral integrity over material wealth and views personal character as the foundation of a stable society The Omoluabi Ethos(the…

A Niger Delta environmental activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress aspirant for the House of Representatives seat for Warri Federal Constituency, Sheriff Mulade, has slammed the party with a N5 billion damages claim over what he described as its alleged decision to discard the outcome of the primary election for an “unknown selection or appointment process.” Mulade, the Ibe-Sorimowei of the oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom, said he was “taken aback by the party’s decision,” expressing shock over what he described as the party’s sudden adoption of a candidate-selection process allegedly based on the highest bidder for nomination forms. This was contained in…

The African Democratic Congress has selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election, pairing him with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on what party leaders described as a “unity and rescue ticket” aimed at offering Nigerians an alternative platform ahead of the next general election. FILE: Amaechi and Atiku | AFP The party announced Amaechi’s emergence in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, following consultations with party stakeholders, coalition partners and representatives from across the country. According to the ADC, the decision was influenced…

Bitbank, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, warned users that transactions linked to prediction market platforms such as Polymarket could result in account suspensions due to potential conflicts with the country’s gambling laws.In a notice published on Monday, Bitbank said it may restrict accounts making deposits or withdrawals connected to prediction market services.The warning highlights the regulatory uncertainty surrounding prediction markets in Japan, where local gambling laws may complicate Polymarket’s previously stated interest in expanding into the country.Bitbank warns of sweeping account restrictionsBitbank said users whose accounts are suspended would lose access to a wide range of services, including account…

Oliver Tree stated seven weeks prior to his death that nobody in his family would “get a penny” if he died. During an April 25 appearance on “The Zach Sang Show” podcast, Tree said, “I don’t believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it [a career] is mine. So when I die — I’ve set it up — my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one’s going to get a penny.” The late singer-songwriter died at the age of 32 on the morning of Sunday, June 14, after two…

Last week, the Senate debated several key issues, including the establishment of state police, a proposed ban on textile imports, regulation of cryptocurrency, an increase in the number of Federal High Court judges and Court of Appeal justices, and the extension of the implementation timeline for the 2025 budget. Senate moves to create State Police State policing was initially expected to dominate Senate discussions following comments by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who told journalists last Monday that the Senate would pass the bill during the week. However, the proposal was not debated until Thursday, when it passed second reading…