Trending
Court hears fresh digital evidence in Emefiele’s N233bn fraud trial
By Deborah Nnamdi A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday heard fresh digital evidence in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged N233 billion fraud. At the resumed hearing before Justice Rahman Oshodi, the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Read More »Uwazurike to lead peaceful protest for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
By Deborah Nnamdi Founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazurike, has declared his readiness to lead a peaceful protest in Abuja or any part of the country to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of…
Read More »Senate receives NNPCL’s response to N210 trillion audit queries
By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate has confirmed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted detailed responses to 19 audit queries over an alleged unaccounted ₦210 trillion covering the financial years 2017 to 2023. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Wadada (Nasarawa West), disclosed…
Read More »Nigeria’s economic reforms gaining momentum, but citizens yet to feel impact – World Bank
By Deborah Nnamdi The World Bank has commended Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, noting that they are beginning to yield positive macroeconomic results. However, it cautioned that the benefits have yet to translate into improved living conditions for most Nigerians. This was contained in the Bank’s…
Read More »Sanusi backs Tinubu’s reforms, cautions on spending, food imports
The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed broad support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying he agrees with about 80 percent of the administration’s direction but remains concerned about fiscal management and food importation. Speaking in an…
Read More »Editorial: PENGASSAN crossed the line in Dangote dispute
The recent clash between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery revealed a troubling disregard for the public good. At issue were allegations that workers were dismissed or transferred for joining a union. If proven, such conduct by management is wrong and should…
Read More »Interpol arrests Nigerian in Argentina over romance scam
A Nigerian man identified as Ikechukwu N. has been arrested in Argentina over alleged involvement in multiple romance scams that targeted victims across several countries., according to the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), which confirmed the development in a post on its official X handle on Tuesday. According to Interpol,…
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first football billionaire with $1.4 Billion net worth
Cristiano Ronaldo has done what no other footballer in history has achieved by officially becoming a billionaire. At 40, the Portuguese icon has turned his glittering career into a $1.4 billion fortune, cementing his place not just among football’s immortals, but also among the world’s wealthiest athletes. The milestone comes…
Read More »Nigeria growth steady, debt burden eases – World Bank
Photo: Minister of Finance Wale Edun By Douglas Maha, Abuja Nigeria’s public debt is set to fall below 40% of gross domestic product for the first time in more than a decade, the World Bank said on Wednesday, citing stronger growth, fiscal discipline and reforms. In its October Nigeria Development…
Read More »NMA’s health report delays Nnamdi Kanu trial
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Biafra agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges to October 16. The adjournment followed the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association to complete its assessment of Kanu’s health and submit its findings to the court.…
Read More »
