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The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised Nigerian politicians to stop weaponising insecurity against their opposition in office.  She made the call yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, held in Lagos, which was attended by President Bola Tinubu represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President of Ghana, John Mahama, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and many others. […]

President BOLA TINUBU has condoled with the AYOOLA family of Ilesha, Osun State, over the passing of the EX- chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Justice EMMANUEL AYOOLA. AYOOLA, who was the second chairman of the ICPC and also a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, died on Tuesday at the age of 91.  While  commiserating with the associates of the deceased and members of the Nigerian judicial society […]

DASER DAVID as the new President/Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI).  Also appointed were two directors for the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), REUBEN OSHOMAH as Executive Director, Marketing; and ADAMA KURE, Executive Director, Finance and Administration.  The  presidential spokesman, AJURI NGELALE, disclosed this in a statement, charging  them to bring their wealth of experience and expertise to bear in driving the strategic vision for these institutions.

The Nigerian Police Force has invited the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, JOE AJAERO, for investigation over allegations of terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and other related offences.  The police in the letter signed by an Assistant Commissioner of police, ADAMU MUAZU on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of arrest would be issued if AJAEROfails to comply.  The NLC boss is expected to report for an interview this morning at Old […]

President BOLA TINUBU has sacked the embattled Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, JALAL ARABI and appointed Professor ABDULLAHI USMAN as his replacement. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, AJURI NGELALE, announced the appointment in a statement issued yesterday,shortly after the president departed for France. The statement noted that the appointment of Professor USMAN, was subject to confirmation by the Senate as he is expected to discharge his duties with integrity, transparency, and utmost fidelity to the nation. USMAN is a renowned scholar with qualifications […]

President BOLA TINUBU will today, travel to France. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, AJURI NGELALE, who disclosed this in a statement, revealed that the president would return to the country after his stay in the European nation but however, did not state the reason for the visit.  This is coming two days after the Nigerian leader returned to Abuja from the Equatorial Guinea, a three-day official visit to […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos, headed by Justice Akintayo Aluko has ordered the interim forfeiture of a cash sum of 2 million dollars linked to the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Aluko equally ordered the interim forfeiture of both two shares of certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Limited Trust and seven landed properties linked to Emefiele. The Judge, gave the order yesterday […]

The Nigerian government, through the National Security Adviser, NSA alongside Attorney General of the Federation and minister of Justice has initiated both diplomatic and legal actions to recover three presidential aircraft seized in France over outstanding debts. The presidency had earlier raised concerns about an attempt by a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to seize Nigeria’s presidential jets undergoing routine maintenance in France.  Reports had suggested that the […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the implementation of a Zero Percent Duty Rate, and Value Added Tax, VAT, exemption on selected basic food items.  Spokesperson of Nigeria Customs Service NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada in a statement yesterday, said the presidential approval was communicated through the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun.  The Customs spokesman, remarked that the policy which took effect from 15th July 2024 […]