Helicopter carrying Iran’s President crashes
A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in “an accident” amid poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media reported, with a search underway and no news yet on…
EFCC Hands Over $22,000 Recovered From Convicted Internet Fraudster To FBI in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 17, 2024, handed over the sum of $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster, Hakeem Ayotunde Olanrewaju, to the Federal…
Democracy, governance and credible elections (1)
There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional…
Edo 2024: PDP mobilizes council chairmen, party leaders, others stakeholders on CVR, PVC collection
…takes campaign to Edo Central The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged members, leaders and other stakeholders across the State to drive massive sensitization on…
NJC recommends 86 judicial officers for federal, state courts
The National Judicial Council has recommended a total of 86 judicial officers for appointment into federal and state courts across the country. The recommendations were made by the council’s Interview…
NCC Suspends License Issuance To Communication Firms
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has suspended the issuance of communication licences in three categories including Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Interconnect Exchange, and Value Added…
Apply: Students Loan Portal Opens May 24
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24, 2024, as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications. Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr,…
Police Nab Singer Portable Over ‘G-Wagon Debt’
Popular street singer Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable, has been arrested by the police for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a…
Emefiele Arraigned For Printing N684m Notes With N18.96bn, Pleads Not Guilty
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for approving the printing of N684.5m notes at…
Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy
The Federal Government has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after…