The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has stated that Nigeria’s under-development would be a thing of the past if everyone begins to see corruption as a common enemy and tackle it. He stated this on Friday, January 31, 2025 when officials of the Centre …
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THE trial of former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku began on Friday, January 31, 2025 before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja with witnesses narrating how the defendant as former Director, Finance and Account in the Federal Ministry of Defence opened …
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A small plane with six people aboard crashed in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff on Friday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. All six people on the plane were from Mexico, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said. The plane, a medical transport jet, had just departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport en …
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ECOBANK Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion and savings culture by awarding N42 million to its customers. Ms Adeola Ogunyemi, Head of Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, made this known at the grand finale of the bank’s Super Rewards ‘Millionaire Geng Promo’ on Friday in Lagos. She said that …
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SEVEN persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Friday night in an accident involving a V-wagon commercial bus and a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr William Manga, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident along Onitsha-Oba Expressway, Idemili South Local Government Area, claimed the lives of four men on Friday. The Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Awka. She said the accident could …
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The World Bank has announced that it has earmarked 1.2 billion dollars for investment in girls’ education across 18 states. The states include Borno, Ekiti, Kebbi, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina, Kano, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Bauchi, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Gombe, Sokoto and Zamfara. The World Bank Country Director, Mr Ndiame …
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CHAIRMAN of United Nigeria Air, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has declared his intention to contest the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Okonkwo declared his intention on Friday at a brief ceremony in his country home in Ire village in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area. The business mogul, who …
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has revoked the air operator certificates of Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and Omni-Blu Aviation. NCAA announced the decision in a post on X on Friday. “The NCAA has determined that both Omni-Blu Aviation and Eastwind Aviation are in violation of Part 1.2.1.5 …
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IF governance had a scoreboard, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo would be leading with an unmatchable streak. The Minister of Interior is not just making waves—he’s causing a governance tsunami! After a spectacular run in 2024, where he pushed through groundbreaking reforms and cleared long-standing inefficiencies, 2025 has barely begun, and he’s …
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