The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians that fraudulently accessing another person’s bank account and failing to return money wrongly transferred into their accounts could attract severe penalties, including imprisonment. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, gave the warning on Thursday October 22 at the ‘CBN Listens’ annual...
By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja
Residents of more than 40 communities and estates across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a three-day disruption in electricity supply following a planned outage announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The electricity distribution company said the temporary blackout is necessary to allow the Federal Capital...
Nollywood has lost another of its familiar faces, with veteran actor Francis Duru dying at 57, barely five weeks after the death of screen legend Olu Jacobs. Duru’s family announced his death in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Friday, October 23, 2026, saying he died after...
Federal Government has announced that candidates who reached the oral interview stage of the ongoing recruitment into the country’s paramilitary services will begin checking their status from October 28, as the recruitment portal reopens for a compulsory free drug screening before appointment letters are issued. The Civil Defence, Correctional,...
The Senate on Thursday condemned the killing of 113 people in a series of attacks across four communities in Benue North-East Senatorial District, urging security agencies to step up operations and prevent further bloodshed in the state. The lawmakers called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief of Army...
A High Court of Adamawa State, on Thursday, sentenced to death three persons who kidnapped two Catholic priests in February 2025. Delivering judgement, Justice Christopher Mapeo found the three men guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, harboring a kidnapped person and...
Benue indigenes living in Plateau State have declared support for Mike Kaase Aondoakaa’s governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 election, citing his public service experience and capacity to address poverty and economic hardship in Benue State. The group made its position known on Thursday in Jos during a meeting...
Sokoto State Government said it has recorded significant progress in the higher education sector, with major investments in infrastructure, staff welfare and student facilities aimed at improving learning and producing quality graduates. Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Isa Muhammad Maishanu, said Governor Ahmed Aliyu has remained committed to fulfilling...
National Economic Council (NEC) has reviewed Nigeria’s response to the reported Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assuring Nigerians that the country has the capacity to contain the disease while directing states yet to update their preparedness plans to act without delay. The Minister of Health and...
Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of State police services. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan proposed by the Federal Ministry of Finance to consolidate gains from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms. The plan focuses on reducing the cost of living, improving food affordability, attracting investment, and accelerating the delivery of projects...
Co-Chair of the Directorate of Women Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dr. Betta Edu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 will usher in economic prosperity for Nigerians. Edu said the country had passed through the difficult phase of...
Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), a political support movement backing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced plans to mobilise 10,000 supporters from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the flag-off of the President’s 2027 re-election campaign in Kaduna State. The group said the planned mobilisation...
A High Court of Imo State, on Thursday, ordered the speedy trial of five persons accused of kidnapping 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members on Independence Day. The court set aside four days, starting from 27th October, to the 30th of the month for continuation of the trial,...
Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has dismissed claims that it is divided following growing disagreements over the party’s structure and preparations for the 2027 general elections, insisting that it remains united despite internal concerns raised by some members. The party’s national leadership, led by Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, maintained that APM...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governments to take full advantage of the Electricity Act 2023 by establishing functional electricity markets, attracting private investment and ending their dependence on the Federal Government for solutions to local power challenges. He said Nigeria’s ambition to build a competitive industrial economy...
Nigeria Police Force has commenced nationwide clearance operations following the recent training and retraining of personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF). Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday. CSP Iniedu said the clearance operations involve...
The Bida Local Government Area of Niger State has shut down several ice cream production facilities after inspectors uncovered what officials described as serious hygiene violations, including flies in production mixtures, lack of product labels, and the absence of operating licences and the National Agency for Food and Drug...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned one Abraham Idowu Abiara before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for alleged $626,282 (Six Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Two United...
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has stepped up regional disease surveillance following the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, assuring that efforts are underway to prevent the virus from spreading across West Africa. The regional health body said it is working closely...