The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed optimism that Nigeria is on the verge of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. This confidence stems from the recent signing of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA 2025) by President Bola Tinubu. Director-General, SEC, Dr....
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced on Wednesday in Benin that he has begun mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027. The governor made this known while receiving Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osamwonyi defected from the...
The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dragged the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, to court over alleged takeover of PDP secretariat The PDP accused APC Chairman of the alleged invasion, eviction, and unlawful takeover of the PDP’s secretariat located at...
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) confirmed Shell’s liabilities will transfer to Renaissance Africa Energy after its acquisition of SPDC. NOSDRA Director-General, Mr Chukwuemeka Woke, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during a visit by Renaissance Africa Energy’s Managing Director, Tony Attah. Renaissance, a consortium of...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has arrested no fewer than 27 suspected drug peddlers during a coordinated raid in Gidan Drama, Malu Road, Apapa, Lagos State. The Nigerian Navy Ship’s spokesman, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei, has resigned, citing personal interests hijacking the party’s core purpose. In a letter to the Chairman of PDP, Arogbo 1 Ward, Ese-Odo Local Government, Peretei blamed the leadership’s indifference toward winning elections. He wrote: “I’ve...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According...
Robert Lewandowski led Barcelona to a 4-0 romp over his ex-club Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In the other quarter-final clash, Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. Brazil winger Raphinha was on the goal-line when he prodded Barca ahead...
The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress (RIPCO) has voiced its strong support for the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, while also calling for the resignation of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) President, Professor Benjamin Okaba. In a statement released following an emergency meeting on March 26, 2025, at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded media professionals for their dedication to promoting transparency and keeping citizens informed about government activities. Governor Ododo, who was represented by the Secretary to Kogi State Government (SGS), Folashade Ayoade made this known during the official...
The Federal Government has said its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”. The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its...
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Daji, is dead, an official has said. The assembly’s Public Relations Officer, Bello Madaro, confirmed the death to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Daji represented Kaura Namoda South Constituency on the...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has said that the elections that brought in Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman did not follow due process. The Labour party NEC disclosed this at stakeholders interactive town hall meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has began exporting refined petroleum products to many African, European, American and Asian markets. The Deputy Regional Director, South East, Dangote Cement, Mr Ayirioritse Okerentie, made the disclosure at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair on Dangote Special Day. The regional director listed the products...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has took him a year to decide to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2013. Soludo disclosed this on Wednesday in Awka while welcoming 15,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, who defected to APGA. He said: “The first...
The military government of Niger Republic has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in a new charter released on March 31, published in a special edition of the government’s official journal....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos– Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man who was seen in a viral video assaulting a woman in the Lekki area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. “The Lagos State Police Command...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned Mr Gimba Ya’u, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), against frivolous adjournment in the 65 million-dollar fraud trial. Justice James Omotosho gave the warming following an oral application seeking for an adjournment by...
The Federal Government and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) on Wednesday signed a contract agreement worth 328.8 million dollars aimed at improving power supply across the country. The contract, valued at $328,819 million dollars covers Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Financing for the implementation of transmission lines under Phase 1...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) has approved the appointment of members of the Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, announced the appointments in a press statement issued to newsmen in Port Harcourt on...