The Federal Ministry of Works has raised fresh concerns over the performance of the Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC), accusing the concessionaire of grossly violating several provisions of its agreement with the Federal Government. The Federal Controller of Works in Edo State, Engr. Babatunde Tajudeen, made this known in …
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The United Kingdom has named Alastair Long as its new His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Africa, tasking him with strengthening trade and investment relations between Britain and the continent and opening up new commercial opportunities for businesses on both sides. Long returns to the continent with previous experience in …
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called on Nigeria and other African countries to take bold steps to drive change and prosperity across the continent. Dangote said Africa must take deliberate steps to develop its economy and strengthen its institutions if it wants Europe …
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More than two months after Mary Habila died at the Uburu residence associated with Works Minister David Umahi, police now say the autopsy is complete and the report is ready. Yet the cause of death has not been formally stated. That unresolved gap now sits at the centre of a …
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N41,444.89 billion in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q2 2026 released in Abuja on Monday. This shows an increase of 5.61 per cent from …
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Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed the collapse of a three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m on Monday. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, who confirmed the …
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde.” Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA), arrived at the palace and was received by the Ooni. The royal father …
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled an ambush by suspected Boko Haram terrorists and dismantled several makeshift camps in Biu Local Government Area of Borno. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Capt. Mohammed Goni, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. Goni said …
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The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 7, 2026, arraigned one Bilal Muhammad before Justice B.T Zanna of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining money by …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, September 4, 2026, arraigned Osaretin Osagiede before Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N700 million fraud. Osagiede is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on …
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