Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has cautioned the nation’s youth to avoid the urge for instant wealth and instead pursue a career of honesty and hard labor. On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, he issued the warning through the Acting Director of the […]
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Eight online scammers have been found guilty and given jail sentences by Federal High Court judge R.M. Aikawa in Kaduna. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, prosecuted the convicted individuals, Ogar Joseph, Nanbut David Dauda, Abah Mathew Arome, Fasikun Lekan, Daniel John, Gideon Dennis, Friday Emmanuel, […]
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is dedicated to seeing the $25 billion gas pipeline project between Nigeria and Morocco through to completion. Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, provided the guarantee during the African Parliament’s executive session, which is […]
The suspended senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is being sued by the Federal Government for allegedly making defamatory statements on live television. Akpoti-Uduaghan is the only defendant in the case, which was filed on May 16, 2025, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court with the filing number CR/297/25. […]
During his re-examination, the prosecution’s attorney urged the prosecution witness to compare Amotekun’s and ESN’s actions. In the current trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the second prosecution witness informed Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja that, in contrast to Amotekun, which is legally supported, Kanu’s […]
Seven weeks after their appointment on April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the board and administration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. At a short ceremony on Thursday afternoon at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, Ahmadu Kida, the board’s non-executive chairman, and Bashir Ojulari, the […]
The newly inaugurated Board of Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been charged with the urgent task of strengthening debt recovery efforts, in line with the Federal Government’s broader economic reform agenda. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Finance […]
Lagos has clinched the title of the world’s fastest-growing tech ecosystem, according to the 2025 Global Tech Ecosystem Index released by Dealroom. The Nigerian city now leads a global pack of 288 tech hubs across 69 countries, outpacing major cities in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The index, which ranks […]
A resident of No. 25 Ajiboye Street, Alapere, Ketu, Mr. Ogunbadejo Olawale, has been arrested after being captured in a viral video illegally dumping waste on the Alapere link bridge. The joint enforcement operation was carried out by officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State […]
Nigeria’s Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy sector has recorded a remarkable upswing under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, attracting $191 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Q1 2024—an almost ninefold increase from the $22 million recorded in Q1 2023. This was revealed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and […]