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Admim I Thursday, August 13, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria —A new ranking by CFA Society Nigeria has identified Access as the country’s largest employer of CFA candidates, highlighting the Group’s growing influence in developing the next generation of investment and finance professionals and reinforcing its position as one of Africa’s leading builders of financial services talent. Published as part of CFA Society Nigeria’s Where Nigeria’s Finance Professionals Work series in a national daily, the rankings show that Access employs 82 CFA candidates, more than twice the number recorded by the next-ranked institution and the highest of any organisation in Nigeria’s financial services…
Admin I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria, Arridex on August 11, 2026, welcomed a delegation from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), led by the Director-General Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, to the Arridex Omnifactory in Lagos. The delegation toured the Advanced Manufacturing Gallery and the Omnifactory production floor, where they saw the equipment and materials behind the on-demand production of industrial components for Nigerian operators. Mr. Kayode Adeleke, Group Chief Executive Officer of Arridex, presented the company’s case for additive manufacturing as infrastructure for Nigeria’s industrialisation drive, setting out three tests of industrial sovereignty: whether a country…
By SCM Sports Desk I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 SALZBURG, AUSTRIA — Paris Saint-Germain’s galaxy of superstars proved just too potent for a brave Aston Villa side as French champions PSG claimed UEFA Super Cup glory with a hard-fought 2–1 victory at a packed Red Bull Arena. On a sultry summer night in Salzburg, Unai Emery’s Europa League winners went toe-to-toe with Luis Enrique’s Champions League holders, but individual brilliance ultimately tipped the scales. Georgian sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring with a thunderous strike before Villa’s teenage prodigy Brian Madjo announced himself to world football with a stunning…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, August 12, 2026 LAGOS — As the casualty count from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) explosive Ebola outbreak breaches the 2,000 threshold, the shadow of 2014 looms large over West Africa. Twelve years ago, a single infected traveler carrying the Zaire strain landed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, plunging Nigeria into a high-stakes battle to avert a regional catastrophe. Today, with the DRC contending with the unprecedentedly swift spread of the rare Bundibugyo strain, the critical question confronts public health authorities: Is Nigeria’s frontline surveillance robust enough to block an invisible…
By SCM International Desk I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 CONGO, DR – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling the fastest-spreading Ebola virus outbreak on record, with official casualty figures surpassing the critical 2,000 milestone. Over the past fortnight, the health emergency has reached a catastrophic peak, recording an average rate of 50 deaths per day and severely overwhelming humanitarian response teams on the ground. Data released by the DRC Ministry of Public Health and confirmed by international health agencies indicates that total confirmed cases have surged past 4,380, with fatalities standing at 2,011. While it took nearly…
By SCM Reporter I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 OSOGBO — Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by security agencies to arrest its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The party warned the Federal Government and security forces against engaging in political intimidation, cautioning that any attempt to detain its top leadership on the eve of the poll could plunge the state into unnecessary crisis. In a press statement signed by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party claimed it had gathered…
By Admin I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 11, 2026 — The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc, Nigeria’s foremost payments infrastructure provider, has commenced the rollout of the National Payment Stack (NPS), a sovereign, ISO 20022 compliant digital infrastructure designed to succeed legacy NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP) system and modernize Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. Unifying payments, identity, and data onto a single intelligent rail, the multi-currency architecture bridges transaction processing and payment intelligence while establishing robust cross-border capabilities. Initial operational metrics highlight rapid commercial adoption, with the NPS platform already recording 26.55 million transactions valued…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, August 12, 2026 OSOGBO — The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has arrived at the Osun State Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo following an official summons regarding alleged inciting and threatening statements made ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The lawmaker arrived at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at approximately 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday. He was accompanied to the command premises by the Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Security in Osun State, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale. The interrogation followed the rapid circulation of…
By SCM Correspondent l August 12, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria— The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially updated the ballot for the upcoming Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, following the inclusion of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Dr. Francis Olugbenga Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Babajimi Oladipo This development brings the total number of political parties participating in the high-stakes Osun governorship contest to fifteen (15). According to an official press statement released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu…
Titus Eleweke, Editor, South East I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 AWKA, Anambra- Nigeria human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has commended security operatives for the arrest of an alleged commander of a jihadist terror network operating in the forests of Enugu State. Ejiofor made the commendation in his latest Midweek Musings, titled “Alaigbo Under Siege: The Forests Must No Longer Be Safe Havens for Jihadist Kidnapping Networks How Jihadist Kidnapping Networks Are Infiltrating Enugu Communities and Alaigbo in General Under the Cover of Cattle Rearing,” issued on Wednesday.…