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By Adam Mosadioluwa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees, consisting of 15 career and 17 non-career ambassadors, to the Senate for confirmation. The development comes just a few days after the president submitted the first batch of three nominees. In two separate letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, […]

The Senate on Wednesday subjected three ambassadorial nominees to rigorous questioning before ultimately clearing them for appointment, following a tense but thorough screening session that focused heavily on issues of national security and professional competence. The nominees cleared by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs are: former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has appointed a liquidator for Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company Limited over its failure to settle a 1.4 million dollar debt arising from a settlement agreement related to an alleged 1,257,592.83 dollars owed to Zutari Consulting Nigeria Ltd. The debt stems from subcontract work on the Dangote Fertilizer Plant […]

A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja, that former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, gave him verbal instruction for the payment of $13.45 million, being part of funds for the building of a 2000 bpd refinery in Brass Island of […]

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), has launched a national digital device credit programme that will make smartphones, laptops, and other essential digital tools more affordable for working Nigerians. In a statement, it said the rollout followed the success of the pilot phase, which enabled over 1,000 Nigerians to access smartphones […]

A federal court in the Northern District of New York has sentenced Oluwaseun Adekoya, a 39-year-old Nigerian national and permanent US resident, to 20 years in prison for masterminding a sophisticated $2 million bank fraud and identity theft scheme dubbed “Operation Catch Me If You Can.” The ruling, delivered on Monday by US District Judge […]

The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and his education counterpart, Tunji Alausa, to appear before its Ad-hoc Committee investigating the collapse of the $30 million Safe School Initiative. The investigation was triggered by national outrage following the recent abduction of 25 female students from […]

In a powerful testament to the courage of those who challenge corruption at great personal risk, the international NGO Blueprint for Free Speech has named 26-year-old Nigerian whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh among the winners of its 2025 Whistleblowing Prizes. The awards, announced today at 6 p.m. WAT during the program’s eighth edition, recognize individuals from Africa, […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has moved to quell growing anxieties over Nigeria’s upcoming tax overhaul, assuring businesses and investors that the controversial 4 percent Development Levy on imported goods is not an additional tax burden but a consolidation of existing charges designed to cut red tape, improve predictability, and boost the country’s investment […]

The Senate has announced that it will screen the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence on Wednesday, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s response to security challenges. The announcement was made in a statement on Tuesday by the Directorate on Media and Public Affairs […]

The Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected its listing in the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria’s so-called Book of Infamy, insisting that allegations of media repression attributed to Governor Umo Eno are “false, unfounded, and inconsistent with reality.” IPI Nigeria President, Musikilu Mojeed, had announced at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting in Abuja that Eno, […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has taken issue with a splashy new Netflix docuseries on his life and many legal troubles, that is executive-produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent. The former Bad Boy Records executive and hip-hop star, currently serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges, blasted Sean Combs: The Reckoning as a “shameful hit piece”, […]