The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court in Abuja listened to a recording of the conversation between the former minister who is standing trial before it...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 9, 2026, arraigned the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. The defendant who was also the Tribunal’s Tenders Board...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chinonso is being prosecuted on...
Senate has approved the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) ₦11.074 trillion revenue target following the Service’s outstanding revenue performance in 2025. The approval was granted on Monday, 6 July 2026, during the presentation of the Service’s budget proposal before the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff. Presenting the proposal,...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a Strategic Refresher Course for 100 Deputy Comptrollers as part of efforts to prepare a new crop of senior officers for higher leadership responsibilities. The move is also aimed at sustaining the ongoing reforms across the Service. The workshop, organised by the Human...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepening fiscal reforms, strengthening revenue generation and ensuring that every public fund entrusted to government delivers measurable benefits to the people. The governor made the pledge on Wednesday while receiving members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, performed his official government duties from the Zonal Department of Monitoring, Evaluation and Special Projects Office in Biu town, the Headquarters of Biu local government area. This underscores his administration’s commitment to grassroots governance and bringing government closer to the...
Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Thursday visited victims of recent bandit attacks in Bodinga and Tureta Local Government Areas, donating ₦20 million to support displaced families. During the visit, Tambuwal expressed sadness over the worsening security situation in Sokoto and across...
Thousands of Nigerian investors have been left counting their losses following the collapse of the National Reading Culture (NRC), an online earning platform that abruptly shut down, trapping billions of naira in user deposits. The platform ceased operations on Tuesday July 7 after its mobile application and website became...
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the verification of depositors of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were recently revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The exercise is aimed at facilitating the refund of deposits trapped in the failed financial institutions. In a statement issued...
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, CON, has declared that the education sector will serve as a major driver of Nigeria’s trusted digital future, reaffirming the Federal Ministry of Education’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to strengthen identity management, improve education planning...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that it facilitated the mobilisation of over ₦100 billion in previously unaccessed matching grants by states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of efforts to transform Nigeria’s basic education sector. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hajia Aisha Garba, made this known...
Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has argued that some Nigerians working in the United Kingdom and earning between £2,600 and £2,800 monthly could, in certain respects, be worse off than Nigerians earning ₦60,000 in Nigeria because of the high cost of living abroad. Bwala made the remarks...
More than 140 stakeholders drawn from government institutions, development partners, civil society organisations, academia and state nutrition offices have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing nutrition outcomes across Nigeria through stronger collaboration and improved data-driven decision-making. The commitment was made during the Second Quarter 2026 National Nutrition Technical Working Group...
Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has commissioned the renovation, expansion and upgrade of his alma mater, Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Yabo, in Sokoto State, with the project valued at over ₦1 billion. The commissioning ceremony, held on Thursday, was performed by the District Head of Sabon Birni and...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has given one suspected commander of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, being prosecuted for alleged terrorism by the Department of the State Service (DSS), Abubakar Abba, up till July 20 to decide on whether or not to plead guilty to the terrorism -related charges...
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, was on Thursday adjourned until October after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja suspended proceedings to honour his lead counsel, former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi (SAN), who turned 80 on Wednesday. Justice Sylvanus...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT’s internally generated revenue has increased from about ₦9 billion to more than ₦40 billion monthly since he assumed office, attributing the growth to reforms introduced by his administration. Speaking on a media chat reported by TVC on Thursday...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday visited troops at the Nkwagu Military Cantonment, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, where he directed officers and soldiers to sustain the fight against security threats and remain fully committed to protecting lives and property across the South East. During the...
A coalition of civil society organisations under the umbrella of the Civil Society Alliance Against Corruption and Abuse of Office (CSAACAO) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately suspend and remove the Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, over allegations of abuse of office, land-related disputes,...