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Just in: Buhari meets new EFCC chairman Bawa in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.
Though details of the closed-door meeting have not…
Court refuses to grant ex-pension boss Maina bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to grant a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, bail.
Delivering a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, held that Maina’s application for…
Lai Mohammed, governors, religious leaders now speak for terrorists… Yesufu
Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has accused Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, some state governors and religious leaders of speaking for terrorists.
Yesufu, a co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, spoke at the Nigerian…
Police arrest perpetrators of Abayi Police Station attack
The police in Abia State have arrested perpetrators of a recent attack on a police station at Abayi, in Aba.
The development was disclosed in a statement by spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force, Mr Frank Mba.
Two…
NNPC: Nigeria is losing ₦151.78bn in crude oil monthly
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said Nigeria is losing an average of 200,000 barrels of crude oil daily.
Brent, the oil against which Nigeria’s crude is priced, was $66.75 per barrel on Wednesday, while the…
Midnight fire razes Port Harcourt timber market
The Timber Market in the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was razed by a midnight fire on Wednesday night.
It was learnt that the fire started from the casket section of the market about midnight breaking into…
Cryptocurrency: 18 States hail introduction of Zugacoin to Global Digital Market
No fewer than 18 States in Nigeria and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, rolled out the drums in celebration of the introduction of 'Zugacoin', a new Cryptocurrency, to the Global Digital Market. This…
Trial of 5,000 suspected Boko Haram insurgents to begin soon says Legal Aid Council
The Federal Government will soon begin the trial of 5,000 suspected Boko Haram members who are in various detention facilities across the country, the Director General of Legal Aid Council, Aliyu Abubakar has said.
Abubakar…
US partners NCS on service delivery at Nigerian prisons
The United States has partnered with Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) to enhance efficiency and service delivery of prisons in the nation.
A statement on Wednesday by the U.S. Embassy said it was partnering with Correctional…
USAID invests $19 million in training of health workers in Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent aside $19 million to train 100,000 health workers in part of Nigeria.
The training, which would be on for the next five year, have Bauchi, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Ebonyi…