How we rescued abducted Chairman of UBEC, daughter – Police
It took the combined efforts of operatives of Operation Puff Adder and the Kaduna Police Command to effect the release of the abducted Dr Abubakar Mohammad, Chairman, Universal Basic Education…
FG, States, LGs share N617.5bn as revenue drop by N2.29bn in March
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday said the Federal Government shared N617.56 billion as revenue generated in March to the three tiers of government. The…
EFCC goes tough against terror financing, acquires new App
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has received an application that would enhance intelligence sharing in the tracking of organised crime including money laundering and terrorism-financing. EFCC Acting Spokesman,…
$55m Crude oil shipment: Court reserves judgment in FG’s suit against Agip
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, further reserved judgment in a $55 million debt recovery suit filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria against Agip Oil Company Ltd….
Company slams N25bn suit against First Bank, FIRS
An indigenous company, Biatemp Ventures Ltd. has sued First Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), demanding N25 billion special and general damages over alleged manipulation of…
24 hours after, no word from abductors of UBEC chairman, daughter
Abductors of the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Muhammad Abubakar and his daughter are yet to make a demand 24 hours after the incident which occurred at…
Nigeria secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi authorities
The Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking, meaning she would no longer face the consequence of drug…
China sentences Canadian to death for drug offences
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Tuesday for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, amid heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies…
Cambridge to conduct a two-year study of how it profited from Atlantic slavery
The University of Cambridge said on Tuesday it would conduct a two-year academic study of how it benefited from or validated the Atlantic slave trade and other forms of coerced…
Oyo govt., meet labour union over N30,000 minimum wage
Oyo State gov. Ajimobi The Oyo State Government has met with representatives of labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage in the state. The meeting, which…