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Supreme Court Affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election as Lagos governor
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to continue in office for a second term following the affirmation...
FG to strengthen security forces to rid Nigerian forests of bandits, kidnappers, terrorists – Minister
The Federal Government says it is poised to dislodge bandits, kidnappers and terrorists from Nigerian forests. To this end, the Bola Tinubu administration...
$6bn power project: Reprieve as Obasanjo’s Power Minister, Olu Agunloye, gets N50m bail
Reprieve came for a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, on Thursday as he was granted a N50 million bail...
Lagos female banker commits suicide in office restroom
A 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, a female marketing officer with a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has taken her life. Amarachi reportedly committed suicide...
CBN dissolves managements, boards of Titan Trust Bank, Union Bank, two others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has welded the big stick by dissolving the boards and managements of Titan Trust Bank, Union Bank...
Obasanjo’s Power Minister, Olu Agunloye, remanded in Kuje prison
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, is to join the inmates of the Kuje Correctional Centre (prison), Abuja, following a...
Breaking: Suspended Minister, Betta Edu, reports to EFCC
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has reported at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
UBA Surpasses N1trn Market Capitalisation Mark Amid Impressive Financials, Recognitions
“The Chairman, UBA Group, Tony Elumelu, said the bank’s remarkable journey in 2023 culminated with its shares being acclaimed as the highest performing...
Just in: Tinubu suspends Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, over alleged N585m diversion
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has been suspended from office immediately by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over...
Breaking: N37.1bn fraud: Sadiya Umar-Farouk arrives EFCC headquarters in Abuja
The pioneer Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Umar-Farouk, has arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and...
Tinubu orders probe into Minister Edu’s alleged N585m diversion
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into allegation of diversion of N585.19 million by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,...
FX backlog: CBN disburses $61.6m to foreign airlines
A $61.64 million payment to international airlines has been made through a number of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) by the Central Bank of...
AFCON: Pres.Tinubu releases N12bn to clear debt owed to Super Eagles, others
With the African Cup of Nations set to kick off a week from now, President Bola Tinubu has cleared all outstanding debts the...
AGF to Minister Edu: Bulk funds should not be paid to private accounts
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has clarified that no bulk money should be paid into an individual’s account in...
Insecurity in Niger Delta, Lake Chad: Matawalle presents two hi-tech unmanned water vessels to Pres. Tinubu
To further strengthen the fight against insecurity on the country’s waterways, the Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle, on Friday presented...
₦37bn fraud: Ex-Minister declines EFCC invite as first ‘guest’ in 2024, cites health challenges
The immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Ms Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has ‘declined’ an invitation by the Economic and...
