The coordinated operation targeted Black Axe cells – one of Nigeria’s mightiest criminal groups – as well as others from West Africa. An Interpol-led operation involving 14 countries across the world netted 75 individuals believed to be linked to a Nigerian cybercriminal group that stole millions from its victims, according to a statement released Friday. […]
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“The fact that nobody has been brought to justice over the torture and killings of #EndSARS protesters is a stain on Nigeria’s human rights records. Two years after the #EndSARS protests, over 40 protesters are still languishing in prisons across Nigeria, Amnesty International said today, while panels set up to investigate police impunity have failed […]
The fourth prosecution witness called by the NDLEA testified at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the ongoing cocaïne trafficking trial of Abba Kyari and his co-defendants. A prosecution witness in the cocaine trafficking trial of Abba Kyari has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the cocaine substance seized from two traffickers […]
Against the backdrop of the rising fiscal deficit and debt burden, the Federal Government is taking steps to offer some of its assets for sale through equity investments while raising revenue through road tolls. The assets are valued at over N30 trillion held in over 60 enterprises and agencies. The Minister of Finance, Budget and […]
Mr Obi also urged Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu and others to do same. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has suspended campaign activities over the floods ravaging many parts of the country. Mr Obi has also called on the candidates of other political parties to suspend their campaigns and join him to […]
The IGP also approved the deployment of new commissioners of police for Kwara, Niger and Jigawa States. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) for the Force Intelligence Bureau (FB1) and the Department of Operations. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a chief superintendent of police, […]
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari has said that the current petrol consumption in the country will decline when there’s no incentive for excess consumption. Kyari who spoke at the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Association (PENGASSAN) summit in Abuja, stated that it will happen when prices […]
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions have summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana over allegations of non- performance and corruption. The Chairman of the panel, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, stated this at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday. He said the committee had met and resolved that the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have suspended its eight months strike, but the anxiety about the Union’s demand is only intensifying the fear of another industrial action in the nation’s public universities. Over the decade, threats of strikes by ASUU and other sister unions have continued to haunt the tertiary education system. […]
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still languishing in jail. In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International said panels set up across the country to investigate police impunity have failed to deliver justice to hundreds of victims […]
Brian Molefe’s woes are far from over. Eskom has been granted permission to recoup millions that the former CEO owes the struggling power utility’s Pension and Provident Fund. Molefe owes Eskom R9.9 million that he received in 2016 as part of his pension. The payment was found to have been irregular by the North Gauteng […]
The long-running depletion of Nigeria’s health workforce has taken a turn for the worse with the doctor-to-patient ratio in the country now 1:10,000 as against the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of 1:1,000, according to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). At the moment, Nigeria has the third-largest number of foreign medical […]
The petrol scarcity in Abuja the federal capital territory, and its environs is biting harder despite assurances from both the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that the situation would ease following supply of the product. Recall that the NNPC had last week Wednesday, assured that […]
After dragging for weeks since the first list was released, the All Progressives Congress (APC) last night released a fresh list of members of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), naming the party’s national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu as second in command to President Muhammadu Buhari. The fresh list was signed by national secretary of the […]
Federal government has said history will be fair and kind to President Muhammadu Buhari despite naysayers’ attempts to downplay his regime’s achievements. President Buhari is slated to hand over to his successor in seven months’ time at the end of his tenure in 2023. The minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated this […]
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has instructed Regional and District Commissioners to ensure subsidized farm inputs reach the targeted farmers, whilst warning against embezzlement. The Premier equally warned against skyrocketing of fertiliser prices, tasking the regional and district secretariats to ensure the government subsidy serves the intended purpose in their respective areas. PM Majaliwa made the […]
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said in spite of the shortfall in the federal government’s revenue, arising from weakness in the global economy that led to drop in oil revenue, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been able to construct and complete over 8,352.94 kilometres of roads and created no […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said his administration would continue to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship with financial institutions in the State. Sanwo-Olu made the statement when the new management of Heritage Bank led by its Managing Director, Mr. Akinola George-Taylor, paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The governor […]