Buhari at The Hague, Demands Global Action Against Corruption, Financial Crimes
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday at The Hague called on the States Parties to support an International Criminal Court (ICC) with jurisdiction over serious cases of corruption and illicit financial flows…
NCC establishes committee to fast-track broadband deployment
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has established Broadband Implementation Committee to fast-track the deployment of infrastructure to raise broadband penetration in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive…
Meeting with Putin better than NATO – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki went better than the NATO Summit, but the “fake news” media is not…
ExxonMobil Lagos office shut by protesting workers
The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers’ unions over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
EFCC re-arraigns Orji Kalu, amends charges to 39 counts
A former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, was on Tuesday re-arraigned at a Federal High Court in Lagos on an amended 39-count bordering on fraud. Kalu, who is now…
Buhari appoints Banire AMCON Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, former…
Amazon Jeff Bezos is world richest man at $150bn
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $150bn (£113bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Jeff Bezos’s net worth has increased by over $60bn in the last 12 months, which…
Help, I’m dying of hunger, Nigerian Olympic medallist cries out
Jerry Okorodudu, an Olympian on Tuesday in Lagos said he was dying of hunger over the non-payment of his 10 months’ salary by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports….
Online media crashes newspaper sales, vendors lament
Newspaper vendors in Bauchi say they are facing hard times following a drop in sales of newspapers as a result of the advent of online publications. Some of them, who…
FG to evacuate scammed, stranded Nigerians in Russia
The Nigerian government will send a plane to repatriate the 200 defrauded Nigerian citizens currently stranded in Russia. Steve Ugbah, Nigerian ambassador to Russia who made this known while addressing…