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22 May 2025, – In celebration of Africa Day, Facebook today launched the pan-African "Made by Africa, loved by the world" campaign, celebrating the creative brilliance and global impact of Africans from across the continent. This year’s theme, “Where Culture Meets Connection,” reinforces Facebook as the leading space for conversation...

Finance Minister and coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, has charged the New Board of Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to speed up debt recoveries. The minister gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja during the Inauguration of the New Board of AMCON. The...

The Accountant-General of The Federation (AGF) Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, called on the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to assist his office in blocking shortages and leakages in revenue streams across the country in order to fund the 2025...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) have agreed to explore strategic areas of collaboration aimed at strengthening institutional integrity and curbing corruption within the nation’s ivory towers. This development arose from a Courtesy Visit by the Secretary-General of the CVCNU,...

 The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced the public presentation of its book, Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing, on Tuesday, June 17th at Abuja Continental Hotel, at 10.00am. According to a press statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke, this highly anticipated event promises to be...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that he has no intention of leaving the party despite ongoing defections and internal wranglings. Speaking at the inauguration of the newly elected PDP South West zonal executives held at the Soji Adagunodo House,...

Justices Mohammed Maina of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has convicted and sentenced one Alhaji Bashir Tanko to twenty one years imprisonment. Tanko was re-arraigned on November 18, 2024 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count amended...

The coalition being formed by a the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi; a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and others ahead of the 2027 elections to tackle President Bola Tinubu has decided...

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its remarkable efforts in asset recovery across the country, especially the landmark recovery and handover of 753 unit of houses at the Lokogoma axis of Abuja He gave the...

It’s that time of year again when Bigi, Nigeria’s favourite carbonated soft drink, takes the centre stage as Nigerian Idol Season 10 goes live this Sunday, 25 May. For the fifth consecutive year, Bigi carbonated soft drinks – a product of Rite Foods Limited – proudly sponsors the nation’s most...