Kalu Urges WTO to End 13-Year Food Security Deadlock
By Oluwakemi Kindness Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resolve the 13-year deadlock over public stockholding for food security. Kalu proposed an interim waiver under Article IX:3 of the Marrakesh Agreement to cover qualifying public stockholding programmes. He made the proposal on Friday in […]
CBN, Finance Ministry to Coordinate Cash, Debt, Liquidity
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance have agreed to strengthen coordination on government cash management, debt issuance planning and liquidity forecasting. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this on Friday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Fiscal-Monetary Policy Coordination between the two institutions. Cardoso […]
Reps to Resolve NOUN Law Graduates Admission Dispute
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has intervened in the prolonged dispute over the admission of more than 5,000 law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) into the Nigerian Law School. The affected graduates, under the aegis of the Backlog of Law Graduates of NOUN, petitioned the House, saying they had […]
FCT Okada Ban: Police Probe Life Camp Clash
By Oluwakemi Kindness The FCT Police Command has launched an investigation into a confrontation between Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) personnel and commercial motorcyclists in the Life Camp area of Abuja. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Thursday during enforcement of the FCT ban on commercial motorcyclists operating on major roads and routes. A […]
Police Repatriate Chinese Fugitive Over Rosewood Smuggling
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force has repatriated a Chinese fugitive wanted over the alleged smuggling of about 1,400 tonnes of endangered African Rosewood. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Iniedu said operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, arrested Zhang Shijie in […]
IGP Seeks NIPR Support to Rebuild Police Image, Trust
By Oluwakemi Kindness Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force, IGP Olatunji Disu, has sought the support of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, to rebuild the image of the Nigeria Police Force and restore public trust. Disu said the police and NIPR share a common responsibility of building trust between institutions and the public. […]
Nigeria Targeted as Base for Foreign Drug Cartels – NDLEA Warns
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned that Nigeria is being targeted as a potential base for foreign drug cartels seeking to establish industrial-scale methamphetamine production. The agency raised thw alarm on Tuesday while stating that it has dismantled another industrial methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican […]
CAC Seeks Single Database to Link Nigeria’s Ownership Registers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Corporate Affairs Commission, Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has called for a single national framework linking Nigeria’s three beneficial ownership registers, warning that fragmented systems could weaken transparency and accountability. The CAC Registrar-General and Chief Executive, Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, at a stakeholder workshop for journalists and […]
AUC, ATAF Move to Close Tax Leakages, Boost Domestic Revenue
By Oluwakemi Kindness The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) are stepping up efforts to help African countries plug tax leakages, improve compliance and raise more domestic revenue. The two institutions reached the commitment during a meeting between an ATAF delegation led by Council Chair Dr Johnston Makhubu and AUC […]
FG Pays ₦1.1bn Exit Benefits to 175 Retiring Civil Servants
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has started paying additional exit benefits to retiring civil servants, with about ₦1.1 billion already paid to 175 retirees. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the beneficiaries exited the Federal Public Service between January 1 and August 31, 2026. Under the Federal […]