•AY Popular Nigerian comedian and actor Ayo Makun, also known as AY, has spoken out following his recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an incident involving the spraying of naira, foreign currency at a public event. In a heartfelt statement released today, AY expressed gratitude to God for His mercy [&h...
•EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede hands over the funds to victims of fraud yesterday The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over a total sum of $132,362.43, N78,566,324.81 to American, Spanish and Swiss victims of local fraudsters. The Commission described the move as a gesture of its commitment to tackling economic...
•Bandits The Chairman, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Salihu Kalenjeni has raised the alarm over a foreign based armed religious group occupying a forest across five LGAs of the state, saying the group offers “youths N1million for membership.” The group locally known as Lakurawa was said to have migrated from Libya, ...
•Abuja streetlight maintenance The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council says it has arrested a prominent expatriate contractor involved in vandalising streetlights in the territory. The AMMC Coordinator, Mr. Felix Obuah, disclosed this yesterday, after inspection of some ongoing streetlight repairs and maintenance, reports Daily Trust. Though...
•Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman The federal government has announced a slash in allowances of foreign scholars who are currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others by 12.7% due to economic hardship in Nigeria. The federal government’s decision to slash the scholars’ allowances was contained in a memo signed by the...
•Dangote The Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) said local petrol prices will continue to increase as trading arms offer cargoes at $2-$4 per barrel above the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) official price. Vice President of Oil & Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr DVG Edwin stated this while responding to a stateme...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has successfully conducted the foreign component of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in eight foreign countries. According to the Board, the examinations, which were held on Saturday, July 13, was designed for foreign candidates seeking admission to Nigerian t...
•Prime Minister Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington today to attend NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, his first foreign trip since becoming British leader last Friday following a landslide election victory. He will reaffirm Britain’s enduring support for the Western military alliance and Ukraine’s fight against Rus...
•Embattled Emefiele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday opposed the application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for the release of his passport to enable him to make an overseas medical trip. In a statement yesterday, the agency’s spokesman Dele Oyewale said the defence counse...
•(From left): Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph, at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg Some former envoys have said that the...
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