archiveFebruary 2025

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has counter the decision of the Police Service Commission (PSC) ordering immediate retirement of senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above 60, the IGP has ordered all police officers affected to stay in office. A...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has mounted strong opposition against the plans by the Federal Government to toll selected federal roads in the country, as a means of revenue generation. President of TUC, Festus Osifo condemned the policy on Thursday, while presiding over the 1st Quarter 2025 National...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), now known as Yakubu Gowon University. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday afternoon, the changes were effective immediately. At Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbua), President Tinubu...

The Chief Imam of Yorubaland, Sheik Abdulraheem Aduanigba, has vehemently rejected the idea of imposing Sharia law in the Southwest region of Nigeria. Speaking in a viral video, the Imam warned that any attempt to introduce Sharia in the six states of the region would ignite significant disunity and could...

The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution announced on Thursday that it has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states across the six geopolitical zones. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu read a letter from the committee during plenary, outlining the conditions that must be...

Indigenes of Osun State resident in Côte d'Ivoire under the umbrella of Yoruba Community in Côte d'Ivoire have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ademola Adeleke for the unprecedented development that he brought to Osun State in just two years of his administration. The diaspora group led by their...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and First Exploration & Petroeum Development Company Limited (First E&P) Joint Venture (JV) has successfully achieved 96 per cent reduction in routine flaring of associated gas (AG) from the Anyala (OML 83) and Madu (OML 85) fields. This is seen as a significant...

The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of new Commissioners of Police for Taraba and Anambra States Commands. The development was made known in a statement issued by the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, on Wednesday. The Commission approved the appointment of Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines permitting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchase up to $25,000 weekly from Authorised Dealer Banks (ADBs) to meet retail market demand for eligible invisible transactions. The directive, contained in a circular from the Trade and Exchange Department, also outlines...