The Federal Government has finalized plans to sell a large estate, previously linked to former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, to Nigerians in the low and middle-income brackets. The expansive estate, comprising 753 housing units, was recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in December 2024. Spanning over 150,000 square metres and featuring…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Special Reconciliation Committee, led by former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, held a meeting on Friday with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Governor Mbah, who serves as the party’s leader in the South-East zone, hosted the meeting at the Enugu State Government House. The closed-door session was part of…
Sixteen Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops of the joint task force, Operation Hadin Kai, as they attempted to infiltrate the 25 Taskforce Brigade headquarters in Damboa near Sambisa Forest. Troops of the Taskforce Brigade, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), recovered a cache of weapons and materials…
The legal team representing suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has confirmed receipt of a formal summons from the Federal Government in a case filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. The suit, marked CR/297/25, was filed on Friday, May 16, 2025, and stems from alleged defamatory comments made by Akpoti-Uduaghan during a…
Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested several suspects in Abuja, believed to be members of a cybercrime syndicate targeting examination bodies. The syndicate, reportedly comprising…
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 states’ governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the Federal Government’s application of recovered looted funds. In an unopposed decision, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the suit was improperly filed before the apex court. Delivering the lead judgement prepared…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), tasking them with enhancing asset recovery efforts and initiating a credible, time-bound process to wind down the Corporation’s operations. In a statement released on Thursday by Mr. Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the…
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the new board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and charged them to use their wealth of experience to turn the country’s economy around. President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the newly appointed board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Thursday in Abuja, tasking them with…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that Section 3 of the East-West Road, which stretches 15 kilometers from Eleme Junction to Onne Junction in Rivers State, will be completed and opened to the public by December 2025. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has assured Nigerians that the long-delayed Eleme section of the East-West Road in…
The federal government has instituted a suit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The Federal Government has filed a criminal suit (CR/297/25) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Federal Capital Territory High Court. The case, filed on May 16, 2025, lists Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant….
