SENATE MOURNS AS RIVERS SOUTH-EAST LAWMAKER, SENATOR BARINADA MPIGI, DIES AT 64
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Senate was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, the lawmaker representing Rivers South-East Senatorial...
OKPEBHOLO APPOINTS MERCY JOHNSON-OKOJIE AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed renowned Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The...
ADELEKE ANNOUNCES REDUCED WORK HOURS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS IN OSUN DURING RAMADAN, LENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday announced a reduction in official work hours for state employees in observance of the...
SERAP SEEKS DISMISSAL OF N5BN DEFAMATION SUIT FILED BY DSS OFFICIALS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, to dismiss a N5...
AEO PROGRAMME BOOSTS REVENUE BY N362BN, CUTS CARGO CLEARANCE TIME – CUSTOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme recorded a revenue increase from N1.22tn before...
STABLECOINS COULD TRIGGER FX VOLATILITY, WEAKEN MONETARY POLICY – CBN GOV
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, on Thursday warned that the growing adoption of stablecoins and private...
NIGERIAN WOMAN DIES IN UK HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL FOR SON’S GRADUATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Olufunmilayo Esther Akinyemi, has died in the United Kingdom shortly after reportedly arriving in the country to...
POLICE DETAIN 52-YEAR-OLD OVER ALLEGED AMBUSH, MURDER IN ANAMBRA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Anambra State Police Command has taken into custody a 52-year-old suspect, Ndibe Jude Onyenwe, in connection with an ongoing investigation...
ONDO MONARCH OBA KEHINDE FALODUN KILLED BY SUSPECTED BANDITS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The traditional ruler of Agamọ Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Kehinde Falodun, has reportedly been killed...
NIGERIAN MAN JAILED EIGHT YEARS IN U.S. FOR $1.3M TAX FRAUD SCHEME
Agency Report A Nigerian national, Matthew A. Akande, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for orchestrating a cyber fraud scheme that targeted tax...