Electricity consumer groups have faulted a directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to…
Category: Economy
DPR seeks more synergy with EFCC
The Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) has expressed renewed interests in collaborating with the Economic…
EFCC Boss, Bawa testifies in court, gives evidence against Nadabo Energy
The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, for an alleged…
EFCC arrests 29 suspected internet fraudsters in Awka
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal office on Tuesday March 9,…
Tinubu’s asset form missing from CCB after EFCC’s request
Records relating to Bola Tinubu’s asset declaration with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) have suddenly…
Buhari to inaugurate new NDDC headquarters complex Thursday
After initial hitches that resulted in a change of date at the behest of the presidency,…
Buhari speaks on economic gains of Port Harcourt- Maiduguri railway rehabilitation
President Muhammadu Buhari says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway would reactivate economic activities along…
Nigeria records improvement in volume of non oil exports— NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced a remarkable improvement in the volume and…
Sokoto breaks new frontiers; opens Nigeria’s first all-female mechanic workshop
By Peter Obiechina As seat of the Caliphate, the North west state of Sokoto…
Clear fiscal framework will enhance gas development – Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for a legislative framework with clear fiscal terms…
Uber driver bags 3 months jail term over internet fraud
Justice M. A. Odegbola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on…
NDLEA arrests notorious drug trafficker at Lagos airport
A notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo, has been arrested by operatives of the Murtala Mohammed…
FCT-IRS engages 165 consultants to audit arrears of MDAs, others
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, (FCT-IRS) has engaged 165 consultants to audit six years’…
NAMA decries attack on airspace infrastructure
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has decried the continuous vandalism of its assets across stations…
Corruption fight will be intelligence-driven, says EFCC boss, Bawa
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Friday March…
Banker, one other bag jail terms for N116m fraud
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction…
NNPC, Usmanu Danfodiyo University to collaborate on devt of energy conversion, Storage
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have pledged to collaborate…
Butcher in court for allegedly swindling goat supplier
A 35-year-old butcher, Emeka Nnamani, on Friday, March 5, 2021, appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court,…
Nigeria loses $10bn to illicit financial flows – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says Nigeria accounts for 20 per…
Shasha Market crisis: FG sends relief items to victims
The Federal Government has delivered food items to victims of Shasha Market crisis and also inaugurated Special…
Insecurity: Drug barons funding terrorists, bandits – Lawan
Says Nigeria a transit route for traffickers President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has attributed the…
FG inaugurates consumer tribunal boards, warns against corruption
The Federal Government has inaugurated boards of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and…
Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River sues for peace
The Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River has called for peaceful coexistence among various ethnic groups living…
Court convicts Ponzi Scheme operator in Kano, orders return of N110m to victims
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Kano on March 2, 2021, convicted one Maryam…
Christian Pilgrim boss commends Air Peace for efficient service
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, has commended Air Peace Airlines for…
Ayade inaugurates skill acquisition academy
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inaugurated a construction and fabrication…
Convicted Abeokuta Yahoo Boys to refund $6,100 to victims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Tuesday March 2, 2021 secured…
Fuel scarcity: IPMAN lauds NNPC for prompt intervention
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Shoprite on nationwide shutdown, as workers embark on industrial strike action
Workers of retail giant, Shoprite, have embarked on a nationwide industrial strike action demanding proper…
Bayelsa Assembly okays bill to outlaw open grazing
An Executive Bill seeking to ban open grazing and regulate the business of livestock breeding and…