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World Bank warns: Nigerian SMEs excluded from bank credit despite sector’s growth and macroeconomic recovery

​Nigeria’s small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the main engines of national job creation remain largely shut out of formal bank financing, even as the country’s banking system expands and macroeconomic stability improves, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. ​The warning was delivered
September 9, 2026

FG, NYSC partner to deploy centralised digital platform to combat certificate fraud and protect graduates

The Federal Government has intensified its nationwide crackdown on fake academic credentials by linking national education databases directly with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) registration infrastructure. ​The initiative was detailed during a joint inter-agency meeting held on Tuesday, September 8, 2026,
September 9, 2026

State-sponsored sabotage: Sowore accuses Benue Government of directing blockade against Peter Obi’s convoy

African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Benue State Government of orchestrating the violent blockade that prevented Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from entering Makurdi on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. ​The high-profile political confrontation unfolded
September 9, 2026
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