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Senate Panel Seeks Extension for N30tn Ways and Means Loan Investigation
The Senate panel tasked with investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the...
Emulate Tanzania’s strides in power sector – Peter Obi to FG
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has highlighted Tanzania’s remarkable strides in the power sector, urging Nigeria to emulate its...
Ogun State Govt Appoints Tunde Onakoya Sports Ambassador
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Tunde Onakoya the state’s Sports Ambassador following his new world record of a 60-hour Chess...
MTN, GLO, Others seek NCC approval for tariff increase
Nigeria’s telecommunications operators, MTN Nigeria, Globacom, and others, have asked the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to approve an increase...
5 Years After Disappearance, Badagry Prison Official Claims Afamefuna Has Been Moved To Another Prison
The family of Afamefuna Innocent Ozoemena, a 34-year-old man born in May 1990, are enduring an agonising ordeal and demanding his whereabouts following...
AU prepares for Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi in May
The African Union (AU) has announced that the three-day Summit on Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health will be held in Nairobi from 7...
U.S. Approves $61 Billion Military Aid Package for Ukraine
The U.S. government has officially approved a substantial military aid package for Ukraine, amounting to $61 billion, as confirmed by President Joe Biden...
Yahaya Bello used N829m of state funds to pay child’s school fees in advance – EFCC
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, alleged that former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello withdrew $720,000 (N829.3...
Oando Says It Recorded N78 Billion Loss in 2022
Oando Plc has released its 2022 Annual reports, consolidated and separate financial statements, revealing a staggering N78.71 billion loss. According to the company,...
The Black Book Filmmaker, Editi Effiong Gets Signed by Hollywood Agency
Nigerian filmmaker Editi Effiong, whose debut feature “The Black Book” became one of Netflix’s most-viewed English-language African films last year, has been signed...
Court Orders EFCC to Serve Charge On Yahaya Bello’s Lawyer
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has instructed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to deliver a copy...
UN to Step Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announced on Monday that it is stepping up its fight against human trafficking and migrant...