Nigerians

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending about four weeks in Europe, declaring that he is healthy, sound and ready to resume work.

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons said it has returned no fewer than 50,000 refugees into the country in the past three years. For the immigrants the Commission has participated in resettling, a notable case is the 1,400 Nigerians who were repatriated from xenophobic South Africa.

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has urged Nigerians to move more of their funds into the formal banking system, adding that the revised insurance limit, which now fully covers 98.98 per cent of depositors in Nigerian deposit money banks, was aimed at deepening public confidence in the banking system.

More Nigerians are getting access to formal credit, but a growing share of those loans are being used to manage everyday financial pressure rather than to expand businesses or acquire productive assets.

A sprawling US property network worth nearly $271 million has been linked to 61 current and former Nigerian politically exposed persons, their relatives, associates and affiliated companies.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 8,552 Nigerians in passport intervention exercises conducted in the United States, Canada, Qatar and the United Kingdom.

Young Nigerian entrepreneurs can apply for the GOSIMA Innovation Fund 2026, which combines business development support with ₦10 million in grants shared among three winners.

The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has told Nigerians to accept part of the blame for the poor leadership and governance they routinely complain about.

The United Kingdom has awarded 68 Nigerians Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships to pursue master’s and PhD programmes in various fields in the UK in 2026.