BREAKING: FG relocates Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria headquarters to Lagos
The federal government has relocated the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos. This was revealed in a memo signed by the Managing…
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Abductions: Don’t pay ransom to kidnappers, Wike warns FCT residents
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday cautioned the public against the practice of paying ransom to bandits and kidnappers, warning that…
Business
BREAKING: Court approves former CBN governor Emefiele’s travel request
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, varied the bail condition granted to the immediate past Governor of…
Security
Abduction: kidnapped monarch regains freedom
Traditional ruler of Orodo and former head of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Highness Samuel Ohiri, has been freed from the clutches…
Politics
Supreme Court Urged to Disregard PDP’s Appeal in Kaduna Gubernatorial Case
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have asked the Supreme Court to ignore the appeal brought before it by the…
Cyber-security expert advises EFCC on transforming ‘Yahoo Boys’ into Cyber experts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should devise methods of reorienting arrested, educated online fraudsters, better known as Yahoo Boys, to become information technology specialists.…
Temporary Suspension: NCC Halts Disconnection of Glo from MTN Network
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the disconnection of Globacom Limited (Glo) by MTN Nigeria over interconnection debt. In a statement on Thursday, the NCC…
JUST IN: Court Restrains NBC From Imposing Fines on Broadcasters
A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) power to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Nigeria…
Business
NNPC Ltd’s Command-and-Control Centre has Aided Battle against Crude Oil Theft, Pipeline Vandalism – Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari has said that the NNPC Ltd’s Command-and-Control Centrehas aided…
Security
‘Enough Is Enough’ — Wike Vows To Make Abuja Hot For Kidnappers
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to tackle rising incidents of kidnapping in the federal capital. Wike said this on Wednesday…