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$14.86m Fraud: EFCC summons wanted ex-gov, Sylva for questioning
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the agency for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. The
Electricity subsidy bill hits N1.92trn in 2025 — NERC
By ObasEsiedesa, Abuja The electricity tariff subsidy obligation of the Federal Government (FG) stood at N1.92 trillion in 2025, as the government continues to absorb the gap between cost-reflective electricity
Nigeria’s GDP rises 4.4% as oil sector rebounds
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, said that the Nigerian economy expanded in real terms by 4.43 percent year-on-year, YoY, in the second quarter of 2026,
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Thirty
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 1, 2026
The Nigerian naira is trading at different rates against the US dollar across the official foreign exchange market and the parallel market as of Tuesday, September 1, 2026. At the
EFCC sacks over 40 staff for corruption, prosecutes 5 others
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, says more than 40 staff members have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the last three years.
G-100: Opposition parties offer 4-yr single term to stop Tinubu
***Atiku, Obi, Makinde absent at summit ***ADC, APM, NDC, PDP faction, PRP, SDP, DLA work out template By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress ADC,
Oversight: Dangote Refinery secures court’s orders against NMDPRA
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, a federal agency charged with the responsibility
Video: Kidnappers threatened to kill us after one month — Rescued NYSC member
A rescued National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, David Ayodele, has recounted the harrowing experience he and other abductees endured after being kidnapped and taken into a forest in Kogi
B.I.G. CONFERENCE: Agadia, Layefa renew commitment to youth empowerment
Co-conveners of the B.I.G. Conference, Jane Agadia, an entrepreneur and programmes manager, Tubo Layefa, have restated their commitment to the youth-focused initiative created to equip young people with practical knowledge,
