January 2026 – Page 55

Peak Milk Drives Festive Sales With Consumer Campaign

26.01.2026

Peak Milk has concluded its 2025 Christmas campaign, tagged “Enjoy Christmas At Its Peak,” as part of its strategy to strengthen consumer engagement and reinforce its positioning in Nigeria’s competitive dairy market during the peak festive period. The campaign, according to the company in a statement, focused on driving daily consumption by encouraging Nigerian households...

Delayed budgets in Nigeria hurt planning & investor confiden

26.01.2026

A member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Aloysius Uche Ordu, has warned that persistent delays in fiscal reporting, particularly by state governments, are obscuring policy assessment, undermining transparency, and discouraging investment across the country. Ordu raised the concern in his personal statement released after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting...

Nigeria Must Boost Local Production & Cut Imports, Says Mini

26.01.2026

The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan, has said that Nigeria must urgently reduce its dependence on imports and deliberately channel its large population into productive industrial activity, warning that demography alone does not guarantee economic growth. Speaking at the Redeemed Christian Church of God Lagos Province 35 Economic Summit on Saturday, Owan...

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Fintech Remita eases access to JAMB services

25.01.2026

Remita, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech companies, said it is easing the process for students seeking admission into tertiary institutions as registration opens for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry programmes. The platform allows candidates and their families to navigate the digital registration system with greater efficiency, securing ePINs in a structured...

REA, Lotus Bank Partner On Renewable Energy Financing Facility

25.01.2026

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Lotus Bank have announced a strategic partnership to expand financing for renewable energy projects and accelerate energy access across Nigeria. The collaboration marks a shift from project-based support to a large-scale, dedicated financial framework, focusing on the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) programme. While Lotus Bank has...

Brillaint Man United Stun Clueless Arsenal 2-3 At The Emirates

25.01.2026

Manchester United continued their resurgence in the Premier League with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, handing the Gunners a third consecutive league match without a win and shaking up the title race. Arsenal began the contest with confidence and were rewarded early on when defensive pressure forced an own goal...

Gov Yusuf To Formally Join APC Monday – DG Media

25.01.2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to formally rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, 2026, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) last Friday. The announcement was made in a statement on Sunday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government...

Gov Mbah’s Chief Of Staff Registers With APC, Urges Technocrats To Join Politics

25.01.2026

A large turnout marked the occasion as Barr. Victor Udeh, Chief of Staff to Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, formally enrolled in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the weekend at Obodo Upo, Umabi Ward, Udi Local Government Area. Barr. Udeh used the event to encourage technocrats and professionals to actively engage in politics, emphasizing...

APC’ll Explore Consensus To Pick Candidates – Aiyedatiwa

25.01.2026

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has clarified that he has not endorsed, approved, or promised any elective ticket to any aspirant for the 2027 elections, cautioning party members against rumours, assumptions, and political falsehoods capable of creating divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a state APC stakeholders’ meeting, the governor said...

‘Our Confidence Is In God’

25.01.2026

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s confidence in divine guidance, declaring that God alone is sufficient to lead the state and sustain its people in peace and progress. The governor made the declaration on Sunday during the 2026 Holy Ghost Rally organized by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at...