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BREAKING: ‘Looted funds recovered under Buhari now missing from CBN’ – SERAP
A group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has alleged that all the stolen public funds recovered by the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari are missing from the Central Bank of…
FG backtracks, says UK lawyers can’t practise in Nigeria
The Federal Government has reversed its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 13. This development comes following…
US govt releases pictures of Herbert Wigwe‘s helicopter crash
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released pictures of the location where the helicopter carrying Access Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe crashed last weekend. Wigwe, his wife,…
Nigerian soldier questions honours for Super Eagles, says troops don’t get recognitions
Adie Paul, a Nigerian soldier, has raised concerns over the national honors, lands, and flats bestowed upon members of the Super Eagles football team following their performance in the recently concluded African Cup of…
Famine looms in Nigeria as rice vendors export to Niger Republic due to exchange rates
Despite the Nigerian government’s efforts to stabilize food prices, particularly rice, in the local market, there are growing concerns of an impending famine as northern rice merchants reportedly engage in extensive…
Police dismiss officer for kidnapping, extorting $3,000 at gunpoint
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed one Inspector Michael Odey for kidnapping and extorting the sum of $3,000 from two persons at gunpoint. The files of two other officers, ASP Doubara Edonyabo and ASP Talent…
BREAKING: Duoye Diri sworn in as Bayelsa governor
Governor Duoye Diri has been sworn in for a second term in office as Bayelsa governor. He took his oath of office on Wednesday, February 14, at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital. Dignitaries…
Ola Aina, Ekong, Lookman named as CAF announces AFCON team of the tournament
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the official team of the tournament for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire contributed the most players to the lineup seen by …
JUST IN: President Tinubu set to depart Abuja for AU Summit in Ethiopia
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave Abuja on Thursday, February 15, to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa,…
SPECIAL ADVISER CALLS FOR ROBUST REAL ESTATE REGULATION
The Special Adviser to Mr. Governor on Housing, Barr. Barakat Odunuga-Bakare has emphasised the significance of robust real estate regulations in the…
N10 Billion Fraud: Drama as Efcc witness counters agency in court
Drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleged that its main witness, Rabiu Musa, in the trial of…
If Cardoso won’t defend the Naira, who will?
LAST week, the National Assembly undertook one of the major responsibilities assigned to it by the 1999 Constitution when the two chambers engaged the…
Reps invite Edun, Cardoso, others over non take-off of Unclaimed Dividend Trust Fund
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to invite Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Minister of Budget &…
Notorious Kidnappers Arrested In Abuja, N9m Ransom Recovered
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command have arrested seven notorious kidnappers in Abuja, recovering N9 million ransom. The police commissioner in FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, while parading the…
IMTOs: Banks to pay dollar transactions in naira
In compliance with a recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian banks will begin to pay dollar transactions through international money transfer…
FG Considers Commodity Board To Check Rising Food Prices
The Federal Government has hinted at plans to establish a National Commodity Board to regulate the prices of food and checkmate inflation. Vice President, Kashim Shettima…
Cost of living crisis: In Nigeria, love now ‘costs a thing’
In Nigeria, the traditional celebration of love on Valentine’s Day is taking a hit as the soaring cost of living renders romantic gesturesincreasingly unaffordable for many. Jennifer Lopez’s sentiment in her song ‘Love…
IMF Confirms Return Of Petrol Subsidy Under Tinubu
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the Nigerian government has, through the backdoor, resumed the payment of subsidies on the premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. Recall that on May 29,…
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola to pocket $17.6 million from Geregu Power in March
Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist Femi Otedola is poised to receive a final dividend exceeding $17 million from his substantial…
NNPCL’s N193b travel expenses surpass allocation for ministries
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has spent N193.4 billion on local and foreign trips in the last 16 months. Contained in its 2022 audited report, the company’s travel expenses were N146.9 billion…
Concerns arise as gap between NINs and population remains extreme
• Registration still 32% short of World Bank’s 148m June target • Insecurity defies NIN-SIM linkage as kidnapping festers• Experts want FG to fix economy, create jobs to curb insecurity Despite efforts made to close…
Companies and ventures linked to the late Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe
Herbert Wigwe, a prominent figure in Nigerian banking, played a crucial role in shaping the growth of the country’s financial sector. Through…
Nigerian Breweries to increase prices of products
The Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has said it would increase the prices of its alcoholic and nonalcoholic products to mitigate the impact of rising costs of inputs. The company made this known in a leaked memo to its…
Keeping hope alive – How the Tinubu strategy will deliver
The thing about economic policies is that they have good and bad sides. The trick for policymakers, and indeed the people, is to focus on maximising the good and minimising the bad. But the larger responsibility rests on…