By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Director-General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid pension contributions. Oloworaran disclosed this when she led a delegation of the commission to the Nigerian Press...
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A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu has sentenced a soldier, Pte Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, The acting Deputy Director 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, Dr Mike Adenuga, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday on April 29. The President said Adenuga’s life, from humble beginnings, was a testament to the power of vision and the outcome of resilience,...
The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a bullish note on Monday, gaining N228 billion on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. Market capitalisation rose by N228 billion or 0.34 per cent and closed at N66.693 trillion compared to Friday’s figure of N66.465 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced significant review of the documentation requirements for transactions conducted through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, announced this in a statement issued on Monday...
Top United Nations (UN) officials on Monday in New York called for urgent action to rescue the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and revive international cooperation. Speaking at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual forum on financing for development, they warned that a staggering 4 trillion dollars annual...
The Speaker, House of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday said Nigerians must find ways to make political parties fulfill their objectives and not turned to business ventures by their managers. Abbas said this in Abuja, in his keynote address at a technical workshop on Political Parties Bill, organised by...
The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, on Monday in Kaduna inaugurated the Queen Amina of Zazzau statute at the academy. Ochai also inaugurated the Nigerian Defence Academy Officers Wives Association Secretariat and two vehicles. He also inaugurated three four-bedroom flats each for senior staff of the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Bunu Bukar FCNA as the new Accountant General of the State. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, the appointment is in accordance with...
Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Justice Nwosu-Iheme found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Holy See Press Office has announced that the conclave to elect the successor to the papacy (pope) will commence on May 7. This decision was reached by the Cardinals during their fifth General Congregation on Monday in Rome. The historic election will unfold within...
President Bola Tinubu has described the mass movement of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and the entire Delta chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political tsunami. The president made the observation in Asaba, Delta capital at a formal ceremony organised to...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, says his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. He said Nigeria urgently needs a credible political alternative to rescue it from existential threats. El-Rufa’i...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation. The judge also directed that she must appear before the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate has commenced investigation of $86,500 (Eighty-Six Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars), 305,150( Three Hundred and five, One Hundred and Fifty Saudi Riyals, and 200 Euros confiscated by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced investigations of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana over their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were arrested on April 17, 2025 at Kumsark...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government is set to pay the outstanding five months N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. This is according to a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. According to the statement, the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Benue State Chapter, Rev. Dr. Augustine Leva, has revealed that bandits’ interest was more on the church and the Christians community in the state. Speaking during the one day fasting and day prayer...