By Barth Ikiebe Director-General of PenCom, Omolara Oloworaran The National Pension Commission has directed Pension Fund Administrators and Pension Fund Custodians to immediately stop accepting or processing equity contribution applications submitted by seven Primary Mortgage Banks for alleged non-compliance with its housing loan guidelines. In a circular dated August 11, […]
Day: August 19, 2025
Katsina:Bandits attack Mosque, Kill 13 Worshippers
At least 13 people were killed when bandits attacked a Mosque in Katsina State early Tuesday. The Katsina State Government said the incident occurred during morning prayer in a reprisal at Unguwan Mantau in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, […]
Nigeria Launches Digital Museum To Enhance Access To Cultural Heritage- current matters
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has launched the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) Digital Museum, a first-of-its-kind innovation that integrates and preserves the country’s rich cultural heritage. At the official launch, Minister Musawa stated that the digital museum was the first […]
EFCC Arraigns ICT Consultant for Alleged N131.8m, $200,000 Fraud in Abuja
By Ken Chiwendu The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant is being prosecuted on four-court […]
Obasanjo Library Arrest:Court Jails Three for Internet Fraud in Lagos- current matters
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, Adenekan Adewole Ayinde and Adisa Okikiade, […]
Is Peter Obi Igbo’s best political foot forward? (2)
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) When I posed the above question to a leading political figure from the south east who preferred anonymity, he appeared bristled by the question while answering it. He said ‘’ It is rather uncharitable to refer to Peter Obi as Ndigbo’s political candidate. In the first […]