The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, opposed the application of the former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye to travel abroad for medical check-up. Agunloye is facing prosecution by the EFCC before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on seven-count charges, bordering on fraudulent Mambilla Power…
Following the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) May 2024 price report which shows the average price at N762.62, with Jigawa State recording the highest price at N937.50 per liter This is according to the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch (May 2024), the NBS report on State by State profile analysis that Jigawa, had the…
The sixth prosecution witness, PW6, Idi Musa, in the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 1, 2024, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Lagos how the sum of N35bn was found in two bank accounts linked to…
The Nigerian military authorities have broken their silence on the coordinated suicide bombings in Borno state, North East axis of Nigeria. The Director of Defence Media Operation (DMO), Major General Edward Buba in a press statement on Tuesday confirmed the attacks. He said, “Over the weekend, troops of Joint Task Force OP HADIN KAI in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided pharmaceutical support to the Lagos State Government as it grapples with a cholera outbreak at the Kirikiri prison, with 25 recorded cases. The Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, on Monday in statement sighted by Africa Health Report announced the donation and highlighted the success of implemented intervention…
As the rising cost of living continues to bite the Nigerian populace, both low and middle income earners especially, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the nation’s capital, a grim scene unfolds daily. The residents who are driven by hunger and desperate to survive now turn to the once rejected food. (unlikely source of sustenance)…
The Federal Government has taken a step towards addressing the challenges of the learning crisis and out-of-school children in Nigeria by implementing the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Effective Schools Programme in 111 selected schools nationwide. This initiative aims to equip Nigerian children with the necessary tools for better learning outcomes and 21st-century knowledge acquisition. Dr….
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed claims of an ongoing mass recruitment exercise, describing it as “a fake recruitment announcement”. ICPC said the claim is currently circulating on various platforms, including social media and unauthorized websites. In an official press release titled: Refutation of Fake Recruitment Announcement, ICPC said…
The lawmaker representing the Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, James Faleke has urged Nigerians to treat the cholera outbreak in some parts of the country with the level of seriousness they handled the Coronavirus pandemic. Faleke made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State on…
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