A new report has revealed how a conflict between Betta Edu and Halima Shehu within Nigeria’s Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Ministry brought to light alleged fraudulent activities. According to insider sources, the recent suspension of Shehu, the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) CEO, over allegations of siphoning a substantial N40 billion from…
Shops, eateries, and other illegal structures in taxi ranks across Abuja have been demolished. The demolition was carried out by the Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demolition started with Area 3 and Banex Junction Taxi Ranks in Abuja on…
On Friday, production at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company commenced. The refinery received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited last week. The 650,000 barrels-per-day oil processing facility started operations in May 2023. It is designed to process crude oil…
Yesterday, the naira depreciated to N1,260 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,240 per dollar on Thursday. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N890.54 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N890.54 per dollar from N874.79 per dollar…
In what will come across as a really startling development, the palace of Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife, the traditional ruler of Isseke Community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has set on fire by assailants who are yet to be identified. It was learnt that no life was lost and nobody was harmed…
The Nigeria Police Force has again advised citizens to be reasonable when using the trending 2024 slogan, “No gree for anybody”. This was made known by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a post he made on X (formerly Twitter), on Friday, insisting that the slogan can trigger a crisis across…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command has arrested 11 illegal miners in Afaha Ikot Osom, Ibesikpo LGA of the state. The NSCDC also impounded three tipper trucks used in carrying out illegal mining activities. The State Commandant, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Command’s headquarters…
The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned Nigerians not to use the viral new slogan “No gree for anybody.” The Force spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, gave the warning during a press conference at the police headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. He said, “The new slogan for 2024 for our young ones is; ‘No dey gree…
An inferno has gutted a popular multi-shop supermarket in Numan, the headquarters of Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. It was gathered that the fire which destroyed virtually everything in all the seven shops of the IFY Super Market, occurred on Wednesday, causing losses running into millions for the victims. Some of the victims…
The boards of Titan Trust, Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank have been dissolved by the Central Bank of Nigeria, after a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, January 10. All four banks are involved in the special investigations on how the CBN was run under Godwin Emefiele, the former governor who was ousted by…