archiveJune 16, 2023

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, June 16. Dangote joined the list of dignitaries that have visited President Tinubu since he was sworn-in on Monday, May 29. Tinubu, Dangote Aliko Dangote posed for a photograph with President...

  suspends assistant director in charge of IPPIS, others in OAGF for salary padding As part of the ongoing efforts at taking firm control of his Administration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop further payments to the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies,...

Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, June 15, 2023, convicted a former member of the House of Representatives, Mansur Ali Mashi on eight counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretenses. Mashi, who represented Mashi Dutsi federal constituency, was convicted alongside three bank officials:...

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband. Danbatta,...

An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) and its Director General, to grant the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who has been in detention since last Saturday, immediate access to his lawyers and family members....

Former Niger militant leader Asari Dokubo has promised to work with the Nigerian government to stop oil theft in the Niger Delta. Dokubo said this on Friday after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “My visit to the State House is just...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has once more arraigned former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, for allegations bordering on official corruption, abuse of office and forgery. He was docked alongside his children – Mary Funmilola Ojerinde; Olumide Abiodun...

GCEO, NNPC Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari with other officials during the signing of MoU on Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project on the sideline of the project’s first Steering Committee meeting The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project has advanced with the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to ensure progress and strategic...