By Barth Ikiebe The Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has officially received Nigeria’s membership certificate as the 77th EBRD member. A delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), led by Heike Harmgart, presented Nigeria’s membership certificate to the Finance Minister in his […]
Month: March 2025
Court Dismisses Businessman Isa Funtua’s Suit Seeking To Stop EFCC Investigation.
By John Obi Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by a businessman Abu Samaila Isa Funtua, seeking to mandate the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.4m Linked to Emefiele, Ex-CBN Gov.
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 ( One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Five United States Dollars, Fourteen cents) linked to a former Governor of the Central Bank of […]
GOV FUBARA ASSURES RESIDENTS OF ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO FIRE OUTBREAKS IN PH
•Commissions Rebranded Borokiri Fire Service Station, Vehicles. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the Borokiri Fire Service Sub-Station in the Old Port Harcourt Township will serve as a local-level fire disaster management resource centre to provide quick response to emergencies and ensure protection of lives, property, and […]
Breaking: Senate Suspends Sen. Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan for Six months.
By Admin. The Nigerian Senate has placed the Senator representing Kogi Central District,Sen . Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan for a period of six months. Akpoti – Uduaghan’s suspension followed her petition to the Senate and public statement alleging that the President of the Senate,Sen . Godswill Akpabio sexually harassed her. […]
JUST-IN: Kaduna :Bandits Kill Catholic Priest One Day After Abduction.
By Ijeoma Wilfred Abducted priest of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, in Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State,Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu has been murdered. The Chancellor of Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Jacob Shanet made this known to newsmen in a statement on Wednesday said the priest was kidnapped from […]
WE’RE DONATING HELICOPTER TO NAF TO ENHANCE NIGERIA’S SECURITY, ECONOMIC REBOUND – GOV FUBARA
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the government is handing over AgustaWestland AW139 Helicopter to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to strategically contribute to efforts to boost national security operations, enhance aerial surveillance and emergency response capabilities while increasing crude oil production to upscale revenue for development […]
Supreme Court Judgement:We are yet to Receive Letter On Resolution, Rivers Govt Writes RSHA .
By Blessing Idika The Rivers State Government has said that a letter purportedly on the House of Assembly’s resolution following the Supreme Court judgement was only in the domain of the social media as it is yet to receive any as of close of work on Tuesday, March 4,2025. A […]
Edun, Gopinath Brainstorm on Economic Reforms To Spur Growth.
By Barth Ikiebe In a significant step towards strengthening Nigeria’s economic ties with the global community, the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, met with the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, in Abuja. The high-level discussions focused on economic […]
PSC APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIGs AIG AND CPs FOR ENUGU AND OYO STATE COMMANDS.
By Ken Chiwendu The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police and the promotion of the Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, Uzuegbu Kanayo to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. This is contained in a statement released by Ikechukwu […]