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EFCC Clarifies Yahaya Bello’s Absence in ₦80.2bn Fraud Trial

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has provided an explanation for the absence of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello from earlier court proceedings in his ongoing trial over alleged fraud totalling ₦80.2 billion. The EFCC, quoting Bello’s counsel J.B. Daudu (SAN) in a statement issued by its spokesperson Dele Oyewale, described Bello’s absence […]

Rivers State Budget Crisis: Appeal Court Voids Lower Court’s Allocation Freeze

The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday overturned a Federal High Court judgement that had halted the release of monthly federal allocations from the consolidated revenue funds to the Rivers State Government. In a ruling by a three-member panel of judges, the appellate court determined that the lower court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the […]

ECOWAS Ministers Gather in Abuja to Tackle Regional Trade and Security

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers held its 93rd Ordinary Session on Thursday at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja. Chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, the meeting focused on critical issues, including governance, economic policies, and regional integration. In his opening remarks, ECOWAS President Omar […]

Nigeria to Add 150MW to Grid as Power Project Nears Completion

Nigeria is on course to add 150 megawatts (MW) to its national grid before the end of 2024, according to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu made this announcement on Thursday while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in […]

Oyedele: Tax Reforms to Curb Wasteful State Spending

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has assured Nigerians that the proposed tax reform bills will curb frivolous spending by state and local governments. Speaking at a roundtable organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja, Oyedele said the reforms include specific […]

Technical Glitch Shuts Down Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Globally

Meta-owned platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced a global outage on Wednesday evening, leaving millions of users unable to access the services. Frustrated users took to X (formerly Twitter) to report the disruption, which began around the same time across all three platforms. Monitoring site Downdetector recorded over 100,000 outage reports for Facebook and more […]

Reps Launch Probe into Customs Over Alleged Smuggling Activities

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations of smuggling involving personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The decision was made during Wednesday’s plenary session following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oluwaseun Whingan, the representative for Badagry Federal Constituency, Lagos State. Whingan highlighted an incident earlier this […]

State Governors Debate Tax Bills Amid Growing Opposition

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) convened an in-person meeting at its Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night to discuss pressing issues, including the controversial tax reform bills. Fifteen governors, primarily from the All Progressives Congress (APC), were present at the meeting. Notable attendees included Governor Alex Otti of Abia State (Labour Party) and Governor Chukwuma […]

Another Power Outage as National Grid Collapses Again

Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed once again, marking the 12th incident this year. The collapse occurred on Wednesday at approximately 2:09 pm, as confirmed by a tweet from the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid. “A major grid setback has occurred, and restoration efforts are set to commence,” the tweet stated. The Jos Electricity […]

Tinubu Names Ogunjimi Acting AGF to Drive Treasury Reforms

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). The announcement was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. “His appointment takes immediate effect following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein,” the statement read. The […]

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