Rise Nigeria

Rise Nigeria ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ
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๐‚๐๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all International Mon...
25/03/2026

๐‚๐๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), including Western Union, MoneyGram, and WorldRemit, to open naira settlement accounts with authorized dealer banks in Nigeria.

Effective May 1, 2026, all diaspora remittance beneficiaries will receive funds in naira only, rather than in foreign currencies.

The policy aims to strengthen the local currency, improve liquidity in the foreign exchange market, and enhance transparency in remittance flows.

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ˆ๐’ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌThe Minister of Interior inspected the ongoing Integra...
04/03/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ˆ๐’ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
The Minister of Interior inspected the ongoing Integrated Operations Centre at the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters, a key facility designed to enhance border and migration management.

The centre houses advanced cybersecurity and network operations units, powered by an AI-driven, multilayered system to strengthen reforms in border control, migration oversight, and expatriate administration.

The project reflects continued efforts to modernize Nigeriaโ€™s internal security architecture through technology and innovation.

๐…๐† ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌThe Federal Government has announced plans to commence payment of the remaining ...
03/03/2026

๐…๐† ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ
The Federal Government has announced plans to commence payment of the remaining three monthsโ€™ wage award arrears to workers, beginning this month.

According to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, the payment schedule will cover the outstanding wage awards from May 2024.

The move reinforces the governmentโ€™s commitment to meeting its obligations to workers and supporting household income stability.

๐…๐† ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ข๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐€๐€๐‚ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌThe Federal Government has commenced implementation of Executive Order...
02/03/2026

๐…๐† ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ข๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐€๐€๐‚ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
The Federal Government has commenced implementation of Executive Order 9 of 2026, mandating the direct remittance of oil revenues to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
The move follows the inaugural meeting of the implementation committee and is aimed at strengthening fiscal transparency, improving revenue accountability, and ensuring constitutionally aligned distribution of oil proceeds.
This step reinforces ongoing reforms to enhance public finance management and promote sustainable national development.

๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งThe Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a travel and sa...
28/02/2026

๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a travel and safety advisory for Nigerians residing in or traveling to the Iran and neighbouring Gulf countries following recent regional military developments.

Citizens are urged to remain vigilant, comply with local authorities, and stay in contact with Nigerian diplomatic missions for verified updates and guidance.

The advisory underscores Nigeriaโ€™s commitment to the safety and welfare of its citizens abroad.

๐ˆ๐๐„๐‚ ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set Januar...
27/02/2026

๐ˆ๐๐„๐‚ ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set January 16, 2027 for Nigeriaโ€™s Presidential and National Assembly elections, while Governorship and State Assembly polls will hold on February 6, 2027.

The revised timetable follows updates to the Electoral Act, 2026, aligning pre-election processes and legal timelines. According to INEC National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna, party primaries will begin in April 2026, with campaigns commencing in August.

This marks the first time since 1999 that Nigeriaโ€™s presidential election will be held in January
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๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐›๐ฎ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐€๐Œ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Sout...
27/02/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐›๐ฎ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐€๐Œ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the South East Renewed Hope Agenda, has supported 50,000 students across the South East with JAMB and mock examination registration.

The initiative covers 10,000 students in each of the five South East states, expanding access to tertiary education opportunities and easing financial burdens on families.

The programme reflects a continued commitment to empowering young Nigerians through education and equal opportunity.

๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐€๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌAfricaโ€™s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to construct the c...
26/02/2026

๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐€๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Africaโ€™s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to construct the continentโ€™s largest Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant within the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

The facility will produce 400,000 tonnes annuallyโ€”enough to meet Africaโ€™s full detergent feedstock demand. The project is expected to cut imports, boost Nigeriaโ€™s petrochemical capacity, and further position the refinery as a major industrial hub.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎOlatunji Disu has been appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police by Presid...
25/02/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ
Olatunji Disu has been appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marking a new chapter in national policing.

With over three decades of dedicated service in the Nigeria Police Force, Disu has built a reputation for professionalism, discipline, and results-driven leadership. His tenure as Commander of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos demonstrated strong community understanding, operational focus, and courage under pressure.

His appointment brings renewed expectations for an accountable, effective, and people-centered police force.

๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ“ˆNigeriaโ€™s stock market has emerged as Africaโ€™s best-perfo...
24/02/2026

๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ“ˆ
Nigeriaโ€™s stock market has emerged as Africaโ€™s best-performing exchange in early 2026, delivering strong dollar returns and attracting renewed investor confidence across the continent.

At the same time, the naira has ranked among the worldโ€™s strongest-performing currencies this year, reflecting improved foreign exchange reforms, increased liquidity, and growing economic stability.

From financial market recovery to currency strengthening, Nigeriaโ€™s economic outlook is gaining momentum โ€” signaling renewed confidence, investment growth, and continental leadership.

๐๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has reaffirmed hi...
21/02/2026

๐๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has reaffirmed his administrationโ€™s commitment to free education in all public schools from Basic One to Nine, ensuring every childโ€”regardless of backgroundโ€”has access to quality learning.

The policy underscores the stateโ€™s focus on expanding educational access and building a stronger future through human capital development.

๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐”๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซThe Ministry of Works and Infrastructure reports steady progress on ongoing road...
20/02/2026

๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐”๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ
The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure reports steady progress on ongoing road construction at Thinkers Corner, with drainage installation and asphalt paving advancing as planned.

The project is set to improve mobility, enhance safety, and boost access for residents and businesses within the community.

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