Adesugba Calls for Tracking of $1tn Economy Target
By Oluwakemi Kindness The First Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Professor Adesoji Adesugba, has called on economic journalists to develop a quarterly tracker to monitor Nigeria’s progress towards its one-trillion-dollar economy target by 2030. Adesugba made the proposal at the 20th anniversary conference of the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association […]
Five States Approve Police Amendments as Draft Bills Advance
Five More States Approve Constitutional Amendments for State Police By Oluwakemi Kindness Five State Assemblies have approved constitutional amendments required to establish state police, as the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill submits its draft legislation and 29 related amendment bills for review. The assemblies are Ogun, Delta, Plateau, Kwara and Adamawa. They […]
Customs Strengthens Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Servce has launched a four-week mentoring programme with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to strengthen its capacity to detect and disrupt illicit financial flows. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said during the training in Abuja, that effective collaboration among government agencies was critical to combating money laundering and terrorist […]
Uganda Denies Ebola Outbreak After Nigeria Confirms Case
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Uganda’s Ministry of Health has denied reports of an Ebola outbreak in the country following Nigeria’s confirmation of an imported case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, confirmed the infection on Tuesday, saying laboratory tests identified the Ebola virus in a woman […]
EFCC Arrests Abuja Businessman Over Alleged $120m Fraud
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 57-year-old Abuja-based businessman over allegations of defrauding a Ukrainian investor of more than $120 million. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the arrest, saying operatives apprehended the suspect in Abuja on October 19, 2026. The businessman remains in the commission’s custody. The suspect […]
Bamidele Mourns Fasoranti, Says Nigeria Has Lost a Patriot
By Anayo Akwitti Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the foremost leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, describing him as a patriot par excellence and a statesman of uncommon integrity. Bamidele said the late centenarian consistently placed the national interest above personal and sectional […]
FCT Police Arrest 11 Suspects in Three Robbery Cases
By Oluwakemi Kindness The FCT Police Command has arrested 11 suspects in three separate cases involving armed robbery and one-chance operations, recovering weapons, 38 mobile phones and three laptops. Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi disclosed this on Tuesday during a news briefing in Abuja. In the first case, he said police arrested two suspected armed […]
Abbas to Release Tinubu’s Scorecard Ahead of 2027 Election
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says he will present a scorecard of President Bola Tinubu’s projects, policies and programmes within 14 days as preparations begin for the 2027 presidential election. He explained that the proposed PBAT Stewardship Account will document government projects by location, cost and implementation status, including […]
250,000 Nigerians Enrolled in TVET Training – Alausa
By Oluwakemi Kindness More than 250,000 Nigerians are undergoing technical and vocational skills training at about 1,200 centres nationwide under the Federal Government’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Federal […]
Reps Push Bill to Protect Nigerians From Harmful Nutrition Advice
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives is seeking to regulate nutrition practice to protect Nigerians from harmful or misleading advice through a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria. Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, represented by Deputy Majority Leader Halims Ibrahim, stated this on Tuesday at a public hearing on […]