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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been inundated with a barrage of complaints from well-meaning Nigerians concerning unauthorized withdrawals from their bank accounts, which investigations by the Commission have linked to Automated Teller Machine, ATM, Debit Card swapping or fraud. The modus operandi of fraudsters involved in this nefarious practice involves keeping a […]
The Lagos State Coroner Court, sitting in Ikorodu, has been told that the most important aspect of autopsy to determine the cause of death of late music star, Ilerioluwa (Promise) Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is being conducted in the United States of America, USA. Lagos State Counsel, Mr. O. Akinde told the Coroner, Magistrate […]
Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has reportedly refunded about N4trillion to the coffers of the Federal Government. The money was reportedly stolen by Mr. Emefiele while he was at the helm of affairs of the apex bank. According to source close to the investigators, besides reportedly returning N4trillion, Emefiele also allegedly […]
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the 40 per cent automatic deductions from internally generated revenues, IGR, of federal universities, saying the policy is inappropriate at this period. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this on Friday at an ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony at the University of Ibadan, UI. […]
The Presidency has confirmed its absence at the signing of the ‘Samoa Agreement’, a partnership between the member countries of the organisation of Africa, Caribbean, OACPS, the Pacific States and the Europen Union, amid a public outcry from civil society groups in Nigeria. Naija News reports that the Samoa Agreement is intended to serve as […]
The Federal Government through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has launched the Diaspora Housing Scheme that provides a platform for Nigerians outside the country to access about N50Million in mortgage spread over a 10-year tenure with an interest rate of 6.9%. This scheme is formulated to facilitate the active involvement of Nigerians living abroad […]
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN Foundation, has called for an urgent need for reform within the country’s law enforcement agencies. NOPRIN made the call in a statement signed by its Programme Officer, Precious Osinaku, to commemorate what it described as the tragic events that led to the #Endsars on the 20th of […]
The Elixir Trust Foundation, ETF, has observed that three years after the gallant youths of Nigeria came out enmass under the #Endsars protest to speak out against police brutality, extra-judicial killings, extortion, inhuman treatment in the country, respect for human right and rule of law is very scarce resource in Nigeria. Making its position known […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is seeking the approval of the Lagos State House of Assembly to reorder the sum of N234.669 billion from the 2023 budget of N1.768 trillion. The governor said the reordering would enable the government focus more on capital expenditure and palliatives to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges faced by […]
Lagos State House of Assembly has renewed its interest in the case of late Bamise Ayanwola, the 22-year-old fashion designer, who was murdered after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the State in February 2022. To this end, the House would be inviting the family of the deceased, the related government agency and the […]
