TACKLING FINANCIAL CRIMES WILL TRANSFORM NIGERIA – UNILORIN VC
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Wahab Egbewole, has said the ongoing anti-corruption efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
WORLD CUP FANS TO PAY $150 FOR NEW YORK STADIUM TRAIN TICKET – OFFICIAL
Agency Report World Cup fans will have to pay $150 for the 36-mile (58-km) round-trip train trip between New York and Meadowlands Stadium when it...
UNICEF, KOREA LAUNCH IMMUNIZATION PROJECT IN NIGERIA
By: Balogun Ibrahim The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of the Republic of Korea have launched a major routine immunisation investment in...
KEBBI GOVERNOR APPOINTS JAFAR JEGA AS AMIRUL HAJJ FOR 2026 PILGRIMAGE
By: Balogun Ibrahim Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has appointed former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Alhaji Jafar Jega, as Amirul Hajj for the...
NIGERIA ALIGNS WITH GLOBAL FINANCIAL STANDARDS AS CBN INTRODUCES NOFR
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday announced the introduction of the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate (NOFR), a new benchmark for...
NSCDC RESCUES 15-YEAR-OLD FROM TRAFFICKING ATTEMPT TO LIBYA
Agency Report The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has rescued a 15-year-old girl from alleged trafficking to Libya. The command...
INEC CONCLUDES CVR PHASE II, SHIFTS TO CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS NATIONWIDE
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the second phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise today, Friday, 17th April 2026,...
COURT ADJOURNS RULING ON CO-DEFENDANT’S STATEMENT IN EMEFIELE CASE
By: Balogun Ibrahim Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday postponed his ruling until May 4, 2026, on whether to admit...
LAGOS POLICE ARREST 23 CULTISTS, RECOVER 5 FIREARMS IN STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN
By: Tajudeen Aminat The Lagos State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Tijani Fatai, psc, mnips, has intensified its crackdown on cultism and violent...
GUNMEN ABDUCT UTME CANDIDATES, OTHERS IN BENUE
HOTJIST NEWS Gunmen have taken some people from a bus, including students who are taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which is being held by...