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The Head, Media and Publicity Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, a Deputy Commander of the EFCC, has emerged Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR Outstanding Federal Government Spokesperson of the Year, 2025. The award ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025,...

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 17, 2025 convicted and sentenced a businessman, Aniogor Godswill Obiajulu and his company, ICE BY CW to five years imprisonment for their refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender Obiajualu, alongside ICE BY...

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi, has said revitalising Nigeria’s cooperative sector is vital for empowering citizens and unlocking the country’s potential to join the $1 trillion economy club within the next decade. Speaking at the Southeast and Southsouth Cooperative Stakeholders Forum held in...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Thursday, disclosed that it will collaborate with law enforcement agencies to take appropriate enforcement action against fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as “CBEX”, its affiliates and promoters. The Commission clarified it did not grant registration to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) or its affiliates...

Tier one bank, Fidelity Bank PLC, has been named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards 2025. The recognition was formally unveiled at the awards ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are prestigious annual honors and a benchmark for excellence in...

Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to leave whatever he’s doing in France and return to Nigeria to tackle the wave of security challenges bedeviling the country. Mr Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, onTuesday, April 15, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Danladi Ibrahim, an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the trial of Alhaji Ahmed Shaw , a Sierra Leonean, before...

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has reaffirmed his commitment to forging strong and effective partnerships with key stakeholders to successfully deliver on the strategic mandate entrusted to him by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to...

The World Bank has praised Nigeria’s recent GDP growth of 3.4% — the strongest since 2014 — and commended the government’s progress in stabilising the economy and improving portfolio performance. The delegation from the World Bank, led by Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, who met on...

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State has summoned the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The committee directed Ibas to appear before it for a “comprehensive interactive session” on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. According to...