Ex-Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn stolen money, to return more to EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed media reports that a former Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, returned N1 billion to the Federal Government. The…
Troops Recover Another Chibok School Girl, loses Colonel, four soldiers in ambush; 14 insurgents also die in gun battle
Troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army, deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, for Operation LAFIYA DOLEÂ Saturday 5th November 2016, at about 6.00am, while screening some escapees…
Electronic banking in Nigeria surges, hits N18 trillion in Q3
Latest reports from the National Bureau of Statistics show that electronic banking is gaining more ground in the nation’s routine banking system with total volume in third quarter of this…
MEND attack on Forcados crude export line means more to come – sources
The claim by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that it struck the Trans Forcados oil pipeline in the Niger Delta has dire implications and confirms…
Facebook returns to Lagos, says ‘we are committed to online safety and bullying prevention’
Just two months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Nigeria and Kenya to meet with developers, partners, and entrepreneurs, Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer at Facebook, gave a keynote…
American voters disgusted by US dirty politics, new poll says
An overwhelming majority of voters are disgusted by the state of American politics, and many harbor doubts that either major-party nominee can unite the country after a historically ugly presidential…
Suspension of Judges: More senior lawyers to face sanctions
The suspension of all the seven Justices and judges standing trial from performing their duties by the National Judicial Council (NJC) Â until their cases are liquidated has triggered anxiety in…
FG, World Bank, others ink deal to add 500MW to national grid
In fulfillment of its commitment to increasing power supply in the country and further tapping into the ‘gas to power’ value chain, the Federal Government Thursday signed a number of…
700,000 applicants apply for 500 FIRS jobs
The Nigerian government says it received about 700,000 applications for just 500 jobs at the national tax authorities, reports the BBC. The staggering number of applicants comes as the country…
Update: U.N. says 239 West African migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya
At least 239 migrants, believed to be from West Africa, have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, a spokesman for the United Nations migration agency, said on Thursday. One group…