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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised members of the public to be cautious of SWIFT Messages on foreign exchange remittances to their Nigerian bank accounts The Acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department of the central bank, Hakama Sidi-Ali, gave the advice in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ms Sidi-Ali said that […]

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has presented a N606.9 billion 2025 budget proposal to the Anambra House of Assembly. Mr Soludo made the presentation on Tuesday at the Assembly Chambers in Awka, the state capital. The event was also streamed live on the governor’s Facebook page. Christened “the budget of changing gears 2.0,” the […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday revealed a plan to establish a National Youth Development Bank and a Youth Data Bank. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in Abuja. The President described the banks as […]

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting confirmation of appointments for commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The nominees are: Tukur Yusuf, National Electoral Commissioner (North-West), Prof. Sunday Aja, National Electoral Commissioner (South-East), Saseyi Ibiyemi, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo State This request was conveyed in a letter addressed to […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has approved N1.1 billion to compensate residents whose structures were affected by the ongoing construction of the Kuje road corridor also known as FCT Highway 105. The minister disclosed this on Tuesday after inspecting the project as well as the ongoing Court of Appeal building. Wike […]

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) on Tuesday said the reform of the justice sector is at the heart of President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s developmental blueprint. Fagbemi stated this at the opening ceremony of the conference of the Network of Justice Sector Reform Teams (JSRTs) in Ilorin, […]

*Jigawa Govt Lifts Suspension Nasiru Buba, the man who accused Jigawa Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of having an illicit affair with his wife, has rejected the verdict of the Sharia Court which absolved the politician of wrongdoing, according to Dailytrust report. Recall that a Kano Upper Shari’a Court dismissed the adultery case […]

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, an erstwhile Chairman of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA), to 21 years imprisonment for a N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has emphasized the Federal Government’s commitment to reforming and strengthening Nigeria’s criminal justice system. Speaking at the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference in Abuja, Fagbemi, represented by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Abubakar Baba-Doko, stated that the nation stands at a critical juncture […]

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has donated 31 operational vehicles to the police and other security agencies in the state to strengthen their operations. Oborevwori, while presenting the vehicles on Monday in Asaba to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said the donation was aimed at enhancing joint security operations in the state, code-named […]

A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded one Mr. Abiodun Sanni, a former manager at Polaris Bank, in a custodial centre over alleged N15,011,441 fraud. Justice Abike-Fadipe of the State Special Offences Court ordered that the defendant be remanded pending when his bail application would be perfected. Abiodun was arraigned by […]

The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without lawyers’ support. Olukoyede stated this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5-day event is titled: “Optimising the […]