archiveJanuary 17, 2025

The Presidency has confirmed that starting from the end of January, local government areas across the country will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this disclosure during an interview on Arise News...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has stated that public sector corruption was the greatest problem of the country with procurement and contract fraud accounting for 90 percent of Nigeria’s corruption and fraud issues. He disclosed this on Friday, January 17, 2025 in...

Ltd disclaims purported recruitment announcement for PHRC The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has urged members of the public to discountenance purported recruitment announcement for the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC)) circulating in certain online platforms. The Company clarifies that there is no separate recruitment process for the...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines has said that Air Peace, Nigeria and West & Central Africa’s largest carrier stands at par with other world aviation giants in terms of global safety standards. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) have resolved to foster collaboration in the areas of project monitoring and asset tracking by exploring opportunities of satellite technology. This proposal was made in Abuja on Friday, January 17, 2025 when the Director...

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his appreciation for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum following their unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. President Tinubu lauds the governors for their bold leadership and commitment to fostering unity among leaders nationwide, transcending regional, ethnic, and...

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that Nigerians in diaspora spent about N60 billion when they visited the country in December 2024. Ms Dabiri-Erewa made this known at the 2025 budget defence session before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Diaspora in Abuja....

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to prioritize asset recovery in its operations. He gave the charge on Friday, January 17, 2025 when a delegation of Liberia’s anti-graft body, led by Dr. Miatta Jeh paid...

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has fixed January 31, 2025 for the trial of the former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Anamekwe Nnabuoku for alleged multiple financial fraud to the tune of N1.96billion. Nnabuoku was on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, arraigned by the...

Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. The convict, a self-styled spiritualist was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...