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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has convened a high-level meeting in Abuja aimed at ensuring the full implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira, rather than in foreign currency. The initiative […]

Osun Assembly has passed the bills amending the Osun Local Government Area Creation and Osun Electoral Commission Laws in conformity with the Supreme Court judgment on local government financial autonomy. The amended bills are: “Osun State Local Government Areas Creation and Administration Amendment No. 7 Bill 2024” and “Osun Independent Electoral Commission Amendment No. 1 […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker for Aba North State Constituency, Hon. Aaron Uzodike was on Tuesday, August 13, sworn in as a member of the 8th Abia State House of Assembly. The swearing-in followed a nine-month legal battle that began when an Appeal Court in Lagos disqualified the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Destiny Nwagwu, […]

*Alleges Secret Company Diverted Millions in Royalties Nigerian musician Peter Okoye of the embattled P-Square group has explained his decision to report some members of his family to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Peter, also known as Mr. P, gave the explanation in a lengthy social media post. He said he never reported […]

The European Union’s digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind him of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which […]

A businessman, Chief Nnamdi Vincent Ezenwa, has told the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that a customer recommended by the United Bank For Africa (UBA) duped him of $900,000 in a fraudulent forex deal. Ezenwa, the MD/CEO of Vinna Investment Limited, spoke as the star prosecution witness in the trial of five defendants – […]

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has written to the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, over the non-availability of slots for Nigeria’s flag carrier, Air Peace, at Heathrow airport. Air Peace currently operates from Gatwick which is a second-tier airport, due to the fact that it was unable to […]

Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has disclosed that some of the sponsors of the rioters who hijacked the planned peaceful protest against bad governance and hunger, flew out of the country on the eve of the protest before the police could apprehend them. “Before the protest, we had intelligence that some agents of destalization […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced its plans to engage market leaders and others in the supply and distribution chain across Nigeria to address the issue of exploitative pricing of consumer goods. The initiative, which will commence in the coming days, is part of a broader effort to protect consumers from […]

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on Monday has dismissed the applications filed by two Indian nationals, Prem Garg, Devashish Garg and a Briton, Marcus Wade, to quash a bench warrant issued for their arrest and extradition, issued against them on alleged $42,485,900 million USD fraud, for lacking in merit. The two Indians and […]

The Council of Legal Education in Nigeria has stated that it is pushing towards making law study a second degree in Nigeria as a way to deepen the practice and address unemployment among lawyers. Chairman of the Council, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN), who stated this in Enugu at the weekend during the 2024 grand reunion […]

A civil society organisation (CSO), Campaign for Ethics and Good Governance, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to look into the multi-billion naira contracts being awarded by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The group expressed shock that with less than three months in office, the […]