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EFCC sets up task force to combat dollarization of economy, mutilation of naira

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the setting up of a special task force in zonal commands to address currency...

Police foil fresh kidnap attempt In Abuja, kill gang leader

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that its operatives from the Force Intelligence-Intelligence Rapid Response Team (DFI-IRT) have foiled a fresh kidnapping attempt...

E-payment transactions in Nigeria hit historic N600trn in 2023 – NIBSS

Nigeria’s transition to a cashless economy got a significant boost as electronic payment transactions witnessed a dramatic surge from N387 trillion in 2022...

Queues at Abuja filling stations a local problem, will vanish soon, says NNPC GMD

Petrol queues in Lagos: NNPCL allays fear of scarcity, blames queues on resolved distribution issue

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the long queues in some filling stations in Lagos State are due to a “brief...

World Bank projects Borno, Kaduna, five other northern states to face severe food crisis in 2024

At least seven states across the Northwest and Northeast parts of Nigeria have been projected to be at a “crisis food security level”...

Nigeria’s inflation rate will drop to 21% in 2024, says CBN Gov. Cardoso

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has guaranteed that despite increasing food and commodity prices, Nigeria’s inflation...

CBN reforms yielding positive results, says Cardoso

Recent reforms introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are beginning to show positive results in the foreign exchange market, the governor...

Female genital mutilation: Protect girl-child’s rights, vulnerability, First Lady tells parents

The wife of the President, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, has advised parents and guardians to protect the rights, vulnerability, and well-being of the girl-...

Tantita Security Ltd. intercepts another crude-laden vessel in Niger Delta

A government-licenced private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Limited, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Navy, says it has intercepted another illegal...

Food security: AfDB set to disburse $540m SAPZs fund in Nigeria

Vice-President Kashim Shettima said it was time to ‘walk the talk’ as the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is set to disburse $540 million...

Postponed Senegal presidential poll: Retrace your step, Spaces for Change tells Pres. Macky Sall

“S4C also appealed to the conscience of President Macky Sall to retract his steps and tow the democratic lane, insisting that the elections...

APC to opposition: You are instigating mass protests to undermine Tinubu’s Govt.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday reacted to the wave of mass protests in some major cities in the country, describing...

Breaking: Court quashes N21bln money laundering charge against ex-Chief of Air Staff, Amosun

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the N21 billion money laundering charge levelled against a former Chief of Air Staff,...

After five days in kidnappers’ hideout, widow of murdered Kwara army-general-monarch regains freedom

The Kwara State Police Command said it has rescued the wife of the murdered monarch of Koro-Ekiti in Kwara State, Olusegun Aremu-Cole, a...

AFCON: Osimhen dropped from Super Eagles team travelling to Bouaké for semi-final encounter

Victor Osimhen is absent from the Super Eagles’ team that flew to Bouaké on Monday ahead of the semi-final encounter with South Africa....

Climate Change: NNPCL partners U.S. govt, Deloitte to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from OML 34

Africa’s biggest oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), is seeking to collaborate with the United States Department of State and...