EFCC Arrests 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja, recover cars, phones, laptops
March 2, 2024 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 1, 2024, arrested seventeen suspected internet fraudsters. According to the EFCC, they were arrested in the…
Moratorium on e-commerce tariffs extended for 2 years, draft WTO document says
March 2, 2024 Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed to extend a moratorium on tariffs on electronic commerce for another two years at a high-level meeting, according to…
CBN: Confronting Inflation And Other Challenges, By Arize Nwobu
In confronting inflation and other economic challenges, the Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso recently cleared the air and noted that the present CBN management was not responsible…
EFCC Arrests Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Makurdi
Feb. 29, 2024 The Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters. According to a statement by the EFCC on…
MPC: Increasing MPR to 22.5%, CRR, to 45% will further worsen the economic situation – Obi
Feb. 29, 2024 The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 General elections, Peter Obi is of the opinion that the recent decision by the Monetary Policy Committee…
UN to partner NAN on news production in local language
Feb. 28, 2024 The United Nations (UN) has expressed its readiness to partner the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the production of news in local languages across Africa. Mr…
Troops rescue kidnap victims in Kogi, clear IPOB/ESN encave, quell deadly attacking NasarawaÂ
Feb. 27, 2024 Troops of Nigerian Army on Monday successfully rescued 10 passengers onboard a Peace Mass Transit Bus kidnapped while traveling from Calabar to Abuja in Kogi State. In…
Naira crashes to N1,712 to a dollar as stocks fall to record lowest in one year
The naira fell to record lows on both the official and unofficial markets on Monday, while stocks posted their biggest one-day fall in more than a year, as jittery investors…
Court sends man, 40, to jail for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Friday remanded a 40-year-old man, Aloma Onunka, in a correctional center for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl. Onunka,  whose address was…
Climate Change: NNPC Ltd/Total Energies JV Achieves Zero Gas Flare
Determined to meet the targets of 20% (unconditional) and 47% (conditional) greenhouse gas emission reduction as contained in the Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Accord signed by the President…