One person has been confirmed dead and three others injured in Monday’s gun battle between suspected drug barons and officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpuje, Uzeba community in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The 16-year-old Emmanuel Monday died while the injured wereContinue Reading
The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to direct the Bank of Agriculture, the Bank of Industry and other relevant financial institutions to provide easy access to short-term loans in favour of cassava farmers in the country. The House also askedContinue Reading
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said that it is seeking technical equity partners to help revive three of its refineries, which have remained idle despite significant investments. Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the state oil company, Bayo Ojulari, said in a post on X on Thursday,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH REPORTS FROM JOYCE ENUMA In a remarkable display of brilliance and cultural inclusivity, Miss Saka Aliyat, a native of Osun State, has emerged as the overall best graduating student at Choice De Immaculate Demonstration School (CIDS), Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto, Nura Ali, during the 2023 general elections. Justice Nwite granted the order following aContinue Reading
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has signed the instrument of clemency and pardon. The President executed the relevant instruments of release to complete the process of formally exercising his constitutional power of prerogative of mercy to grant pardon and clemency to specific individuals who were earlier convicted for various offences.Continue Reading
Senate will tomorrow (Wednesday) screen Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this after reading President Tinubu’s letter forwarding the nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The new Service Chiefs for screening and confirmation include the Chief of Defence Staff, General OlufemiContinue Reading
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration reconsidered removing the fuel subsidy in 2011 due to security fears at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Sanusi, who served as CBN Governor from 2009 to 2014, spoke at the Oxford Global Think Tank LeadershipContinue Reading
The chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has described reports that foreign investors were frustrated and disappointed in Nigeria’s new capital gains tax (CGT) as misleading and inaccurate. Oyedele clarified on his X handle on Monday, alleging that his recent engagement with investors wasContinue Reading
The Federal Government has renewed its push for deeper private sector participation in Nigeria’s solid minerals industry as part of ongoing reforms to unlock the nation’s vast mineral endowments and drive economic diversification. Speaking in Abuja at the opening of the 4th International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian SocietyContinue Reading