The administration of The Guardian Newspaper Restricted has apologized to a former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the present Chairman of the Nationwide Credit score Assure Firm Restricted (NCGC), Yakubu Dogara, over its preliminary publication that challenged his position on the NCGC in addition to his constituency.
The apology and the deletion of the stated publication are contained within the firm’s letter to Dogara’s lawyer, J.J. Usman SAN, and signed by The Guardian’s Authorized Adviser, Eki Durojaiye, Esq.
Nairametrics beforehand reported that Dogara, by way of Usman, had threatened authorized motion towards three media homes, together with the Guardian, over an alleged publication.
Dogara disclosed this in a letter from Usman to the Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, and Telegraph newspapers, titled “DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE RETRACTION OF THE DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS MADE AGAINST RT. HON. YAKUBU DOGARA… WITH A CALL FOR A CORRESPONDING APOLOGY.”
Usman had alleged in his letters of demand to The Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, and Telegraph newspapers that they that whereas his Consumer—a businessman and famend politician—rose to change into the Speaker of the House of Representatives and is “at present the Chairman of the NCGC,” the media homes revealed a purportedly defamatory publication dated July 19, 2025.
The report was stated to be an open letter by Barrister Maigida Yakubu.
The lawyer warned that failure to honor his demand would compel him to discover out there treatments to guard his Consumer’s constitutional rights inside authorized parameters, together with each civil and prison litigations.
Responding to Usman by way of the letter, Durojaiye clarified that the allegations of details “therein(within the stated publication)” solely characterize the place of the named creator, Yakubu Maigida.”
“Please be told that we instantly deleted the topic publication from the aforementioned digital channels upon realising that the allegations weren’t verified earlier than publication.
“Equally, we precipitated the headline and related metadata to be completely deleted from engines like google,” the newspaper added.
“In closing, kindly convey our unreserved apologies and profound regard to the distinguished Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara,” the letter reads.
In Might 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu established the Nationwide Credit score Assure Firm Restricted (NCGC) and accredited the appointment of its board and administration workforce.
As a part of the rollout, Tinubu appointed former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, as Chairman of the NCGC Board, whereas Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo will function the Managing Director and Chief Government Officer.
The brand new establishment, backed by an preliminary capital of N100 billion, was designed to de-risk lending and broaden entry to finance for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), small corporates, producers, customers, and enormous companies throughout Nigeria.
