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Betta Edu’s probe: N30bn recovered, 50 bank accounts still under investigation, says EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has recovered N30 billion in the ongoing investigation of the suspended Minister of...

EFCC to clampdown on schools, hotels, supermarkets, others dollarizing transactions

….vows to put in jail anyone found to be dollarizing the economy Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial...

Billionaire philanthropist Tony Elumelu mulls buying NPFL team

As part of his corporate social responsibility, billionaire banker and philanthropist Tony Elumelu says he is assessing the feasibility of owning a...

Just in: FG declares Thursday, April 11 additional Eid el Fitr public holiday

The Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, according to a statement...

One-time journalist and bureaucrat, Kehinde Onasanya is Ogun State’s new Head of Service

The Ogun State Government has named Mr. Kehinde Olufemi Onasanya, a one-time journalist, as the new Head of Service. Ogun Gov. Dapo...

OGBC gets new digital transmitter

The Ogun State Government has delivered a 5-kilowatt state-of-the-art transmitter to the State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). Gov. Dapo Abiodun signed the approval...

Food crisis: FG flags off distribution of 42,000 MT of grains to vulnerable Nigerians

Barely two months after presidential directive, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of the approved 42,000 metric...

Emirates Airline Resumes Flights to Nigeria Before June – Aviation Minister Keyamo

Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has revealed that Emirates Airline plans to restart flights to Nigeria...

The Profile of Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins, the newly inaugurated Deputy Governor of Edo State

Omobayo, a 38-year-old, is a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of progressive professional experience in the oil and gas sector....

Breaking: Edo Chief Judge swears in Omobayo Godwins as Deputy Governor

Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has sworn in Mr. Omobayo Godwins as the new Deputy Governor of the state. Following...

Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele remanded in EFCC custody

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in...

Breaking: Nigeria to get oil-backed $1bln Afreximbank loan in May

Nigeria is set to receive $1.05 billion from a syndicated loan backed by oil by the end of May to help revive...

Updated: Obaseki names 38-year-old Omobayo Godwin as Edo Deputy Governor

Barely an hour after the impeachment of Edo Deputy Gov. Philip Shaibu, Gov. Godwin Obaseki has nominated Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as...

Electricity tariffs: The limits of shock – By Dakuku Peterside

In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizen...

Breaking: CBN sells $10,000 to BDCs at N1,101/$

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday announced the sale of dollars to Bureau de Change operators. In a statement signed...