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Jim Ovia is FG’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s board chair
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, a renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of...
Tinubu to Dutch PM: Nigeria’s lithium deposits can power world’s clean energy future
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits are a catalyst for a clean energy transition in the world. The Nigerian President made...
Breaking: Fire at Lagos airport, flights diverted
An early Thursday morning fire has been reported at the E54 Bridge of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One, Ikeja, Lagos. Smoke was...
Rainstorm damages Niger prison as 118 inmates escape
No fewer than 118 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, have escaped, reports Persecondnews. Their escape was facilitated...
Bello withdrew $720,000 from state account for his children’s school fees – EFCC Chair Olukoyede
Ex-governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, withdrew $720,000 from the state account to pay for his children’s school fees, the anti-graft agency...
Just in: EFCC arrests Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika over alleged N8bln fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8.06 billion fraud. He arrived at the...
Breaking: Dana airline crash lands in Lagos
A Dana airline has crash-landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. No casualties have been reported yet. Details shortly……
Regional counter-terrorism centre for intelligence sharing, operational coordination, a must – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu made a case on Monday for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre that will serve as an African hub...
Fleeing Binance executive arrested in Kenya, faces extraction to Nigeria this week
Kenyan police authorities have reportedly apprehended Mr. Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive associated with the cryptocurrency platform, Binance, who fled Nigeria recently. The International...
Tinubu opens African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja on April 22
President Bola Tinubu will open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit on Monday, April 22, in Abuja. The high-level summit, organised by Nigeria in collaboration...
Breaking: Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya breaks world record for longest chess marathon
The Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess on Saturday. The chess master...
Update: Nigeria Immigration Service has put former Gov. Yahaya Bello on the watchlist
More woes for the former Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, as the Nigerian Immigration Service put him on its watchlist on Thursday....
Tinubu directs overhaul of nation’s tiers of education system
President Bola Tinubu has approved the comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s educational system from primary to tertiary level, with the aim of improving learning...
EFCC operatives allegedly barricade ex-Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello’s Abuja residence
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly barricaded the house of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr....
Cubana Chief Priest arraigned in Lagos, gets N10m bail after pleading not guilty
Businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of a Federal High...
Pres. Tinubu launches National Single Window project, to generate annual $2.7bln revenue
“This initiative will link our ports, government agencies and key stakeholders, creating a seamless and efficient system that will facilitate trade like never...
