A fresh batch of 83 Nigerians is expected to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday as the Federal Government continues the voluntary evacuation of citizens affected by renewed xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner sentiments in South Africa. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, disclosed the development in a post on her...
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 17, 2026 recovered 2.3 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, valued at N4.485 billion from Mamemo Ibru of Ibafon Oil and Gas, during an investigation into an alleged case of stealing and...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel that used Nigeria as a transit hub for moving illicit drugs to the United Kingdom, other parts of Europe and Asia, arresting its Nigerian arrowhead, a self-styled luxury goods dealer and social media influencer, as he...
Federal Government has announced that another batch of 83 Nigerian citizens will return from South Africa on Wednesday, August 19, as part of ongoing efforts to support nationals affected by anti-foreigner attacks and related challenges in the country. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the returnees are scheduled...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 329,865 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N301 billion in Lagos, reinforcing Nigeria’s commitment to combating drug trafficking and organised crime. The destruction exercise, carried out on the orders of the court at Navy Town, Ojo,...
Access Bank Plc has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos to recover N1.34 billion allegedly lost through an unauthorised transfer of funds from four customers’ accounts in what the bank described as a suspected cyber fraud incident. The incident, which raises fresh concerns about the financial and cybersecurity...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), through its Lagos Operations Office, has distributed relief materials to residents affected by recent flood and windstorm disasters in Lagos Island Federal Constituency II. The direct distribution exercise, held on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at Eko Akete Grammar School, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, was...
Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Aisha Garba, has said that no child’s circumstances should hinder access to quality education, stressing that every Nigerian child deserves an opportunity to learn, develop their abilities and fulfil their potential. Garba stated this during the formal commissioning of...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu @SenRemiTinubu, has commissioned the renovated Alternative High School for Girls in Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin local government area of Lagos State, insisting that education for the girl child is paramount to nation building. The school, established in 2007 during the tenure of President Bola...
Nigeria’s creative economy cannot achieve its full potential on talent alone and requires stronger structures, access to finance, skills development and better protection of intellectual property, stakeholders at the second QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit have said. The summit, organised by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of QEDNG, was...
Flight operations of Air Peace were disrupted across Nigeria on Tuesday August 11 after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reportedly shut down the airline’s terminals in protest, leaving passengers stranded and raising concerns over the impact on domestic air travel and business activities. The industrial action reportedly...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 178 Nigerian nationals who returned from Tripoli, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme. The returnees arrived at about 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 10...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has congratulated its Lead Drilling and Completion Engineer at the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Ugochi Akwiwu, on receiving the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Outstanding Leadership and Service Award. Akwiwu was presented with the prestigious honour during the Society’s Nigeria Annual...
Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, August 7, 2026, convicted and sentenced four persons to two and six months’ imprisonment respectively for offences bordering on illegal foreign exchange transactions and unlawful trading of naira notes. The convicts; Ahmad Umar Baros, Aminu Umar...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, August 6, 2026, handed over the sum of N125,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) to the victim of an alleged land fraud, Akinsewa Akiode. The recovery of the funds, handed over in Sterling Bank drafts, followed a petition...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, arraigned the trio Jacob Acheneje Okolo, Yakubu Wisdom Onu Solomon and Issa Aloba Lateef for an alleged N652.18m theft before Justice Olubunmi O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja,...
Nigerian Army has taken two of its personnel into custody over their alleged involvement in providing unauthorised security at the wedding ceremony of social media personalities Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and Jarvis. The wedding, held in the Lekki area of Lagos over the weekend, drew widespread attention...
Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, convicted and sentenced a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Dabo Malam Ardi, to two months imprisonment for engaging in illegal foreign exchange transactions. Ardi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the next stage of fintech development in Nigeria must focus on five important outcomes to achieve sustainable growth of the initiative. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Yemi Cardoso, stated this in a goodwill message at the 3rd Business Journal Fintech...
Nollywood actor Charles Okocha defeated street-pop singer Portable in their highly anticipated celebrity boxing rematch held on Friday at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The fight, tagged: “Unfinished Business,” ended unexpectedly after the opening round when tensions boiled over inside the ring. Portable grabbed Okocha during...