archiveMarch 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Moses Upkonahusi for $5,576, (Five Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy-six United States Dollars) fraud. He was first arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Mohammed Zubair of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jikwoyi, Abuja, on a one...

The Presidency on Friday confirmed the resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. Sylva had tendered his resignation ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Bayelsa State next month. Officials at the Petroleum Resources ministry had disclosed that the rule of APC requires...

  A report analysed by Cadre Harmonise (CH) showed that 24.8 million Nigerians in 26 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including 18,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) will be in food and nutrition crisis between June and August. According to the report, key drivers are naira redesign, prolonged fuel scarcity,...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 election in Ogun, Ladi Adebutu, says he is confident the election tribunal will overturn the victory handed to Governor Dapo Abiodun by INEC. Adebutu made the assertion while addressing members of his party, shortly after some PDP...

  season to start April 1, cease 1st week Dec The Lagos State Government has alerted residents that the year 2023 in the state is expected to experience an above-normal annual rainfall amount predicted at 1936.2mm which will start in the first week of April, specifically, on the first, Saturday,...

  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, March 30, 2023 called major oil producing companies in Nigeria to consider the introduction of advance cargo declaration on crude export as a measure to discourage the theft of Nigerian Crude oil. The EFCC...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, to restrain the thugs of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, from causing a war between Yoruba and Igbo in Lagos State. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the body’s Secretary-General, made...

Some candidates who sat for the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Board (JAMB) mock examinations today, March 30, have expressed concern over some technical hitches experienced during the examinations. The technical hitches were discovered in some Computer Based Test  (CBT) centres while some centres had hitch-free sessions. At the...

The Federal Government has filed charges against First Bank of Nigeria Limited, its managing director and three others over allegations bordering on forgery. According to The Punch newspaper, the charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, also includes two lawyers, Muftau Ande and...

The suspension of Ayo Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State,  has been lifted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC). The party also lifted the suspension of Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina; Anyim Pius Anyim, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation; Dennis Ityavyar...