archiveFebruary 13, 2024

Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a) Mama Boko Haram) Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to ten years imprisonment. The defendants were jailed upon being  arraigned by the...

   Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said the signature of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari was forged by those who withdrew $6,230,000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023. Mustapha, who was testifying on Tuesday, February 13, in the trial of...

The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday,  February 12  2024 arraigned a former banker with one of the old generation banks: Victor Joseph and Ahmad Muhhammad Aliyu  on money laundering charges to the tune of N110,000,000( One Hundred and Ten Million Naira only)....

Fueled by a shared vision of nurturing future agricultural leaders and boosting Nigeria's food security, natnudO Foods, the food processing arm of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, joined hands with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in an innovative initiative. This strategic partnership saw natnudO Foods donating 1,000 broiler...

How Emefiele approved payment of $6,230,000 for international election observers- Witness   The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the ongoing trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, Ogau Onyeka Michael, on Monday, February 12, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,...

Makinde signs Oyo Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill into Law Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, signed into law the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill 2024. The governor, who performed the signing ceremony at the Conference Room of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said the signing was to...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) and Globacom Limited (Globacom) has been amicably resolved. In accordance with this resolution, the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom has now been withdrawn. Following its initial Public...

      BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, under its State Fiscal Transparency League project, has extensively assessed the procurement websites of Nigeria’s 36 states to evaluate the level of transparency and accessibility of procurement-related information to the public. The assessments,...

      Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria...

  The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice that the Federal Government should completely remove electricity and fuel subsidy as heartless and insensitive to the hardship Nigerians are facing. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, urged the...