archiveOctober 18, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has announced winners of its 2nd EFCC Essay Competition, following a call for entries in August 2024. The competition, aimed at promoting critical thinking and innovative solutions to cybercrimes, saw over 1,000 submissions from young Nigerians across the country. The competition featured two...

Governor Ademola Adeleke today paid a working visit to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahia in Abuja, delivering reports on the state of federal and state roads while seeking further federal interventions. Accompanied by his Chief Governor Adeleke updates Works Minister on state of roads in Osun, seeks further interventions,...

The Federal Government said it would implement cashless tolling system for the Abuja-Keffi expressway. Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, disclosed this on Thursday while inaugurating a committee for the project, as well as the dualization of the Keffi-Akwanga-Makurdi Road. He said the cashless tolling system was a strategic...

  Aradel Holdings Plc, an integrated energy company has listed 4.34 billion shares on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Main Board on Monday, 14 October 2024. The shares, listed at N702.69 per unit through a "Listing by Introduction," boosted the market capitalization of NGX by N3.05 trillion, marking a significant milestone...

The 2024 Cybersecurity Conference, organized by the Central Securities Clearing System PLC (CSCS) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), successfully concluded today at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The event brought together experts from the military, technology, finance, and government sectors to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can...

  Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed on Thursday confronted the World Bank over the latter’s claims that a reversal of the federal government’s current economic reforms would spell doom for the country, insisting that the reforms are not working. World Bank Country Director Dr Ndiame Diop had, during the launch...

  The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says as of October 13, 2024, a total of 378 lives have been claimed with 14,237 cases of cholera reported across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory  (FCT) spanning 339 local government areas. The Director General of NCDC, Dr....

  Renowned human rights activist and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has sharply criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling the agency a “terrorist organization”, using its might against Nigerian. In an interview on Arise TV’s morning show, Agbakoba accused EFCC operatives...

  Human rights and constitutional lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi C. Ejiofor Esq., has urged the National Assembly to reject the proposed bill that would arm Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officers. He expresses belief that turning a civilian agency responsible for traffic management into an armed force would put public safety...

  Festus Keyamo, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has announced that the country's compliance score on the Cape Town Convention (CTC) index has improved from 70.5% to 75.5%. This development officially removes Nigeria from the Aviation Working Group's (AWG) watchlist of non-compliant countries. In a statement by Tunde...