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1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Alexander Okere |Donatus Anichukwueze

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, ahead of his visit to the Yelwata community, in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu arrived at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm. The state government declared a public holiday for the visit. The President is expected to meet with major stakeholders in the state in view of the violent attacks that have led to the loss of lives.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Ogaga Ariemu

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank, said it plans to exit all Central Bank of Nigeria’s forbearance arrangements by the end of the first half of 2025. This comes as the bank clarified that its exposure under the Single-Obligor Limits, SOL, relates solely to a single obligor. Zenith Bank’s secretary, Michael Otu, made this known in a notice dated on Tuesday.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Chioma Obinna

• Another Health Worker Infected Nigeria has recorded a rise in Lassa fever infections, with 11 new confirmed cases reported in Week 23 of 2025, bringing the total number of deaths to 143 this year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest weekly situation report, revealing that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has now risen to 18.9%, surpassing the 17.8% recorded in the same period of 2024.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

—Defaulters to face consequences in passport renewal, driver’s license, housing accessABUJA — THE Federal Government on Tuesday revealed that it is set to implement a sweeping reform that will link Nigerians’ credit scores to their National Identification Numbers, NIN, as part of strategy to build a unified, transparent, and accountable credit system that leaves no citizen out of financial scrutiny.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Henry Umoru |Adesina Wahab |Peter Duru |John Alechenu

Makurdi—As President Bola Tinubu visits Benue State today, survivors of last Friday’s deadly attacks at Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of the state have recounted the anguish they suffered in the attack perpetrated by armed herdsmen, which resulted in the death of over 200 persons, mainly women and children. Several houses were also set ablaze by the marauding herdsmen who left blood and sorrow in their trail.