President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the rescue of 21 Nigerians, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Kogi State last week. The victims, comprising eight males and 13 females, were rescued on Monday following a coordinated Search and Rescue (SAR) operation involving personnel of…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted another cache of rifles at the Lagos Port as it intensifies surveillance and intelligence gathering to curb the illegal importation of firearms into the country. The Service said it would not only seize prohibited consignments but also investigate and expose the networks behind their importation,…
…Dismisses over 40 staff for corruption, prosecutes five By Seun Ibiyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 10,872 convictions and recovered more than N1.23 trillion in cash and assets since Ola Olukoyede assumed office as Executive Chairman of the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday at a media briefing at the…
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his description of the 2027 political contest as a competition with “thieves”, saying the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) lacked the moral standing to make such accusations. Atiku made the remark in a video shared on his social…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to make himself available for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud. The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made the call on Monday while responding to allegations by Sylva that the anti-graft agency had become more of an…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has clarified that oil and gas operators will not be required to pay the Terminal Navigational Charge (TNC) for helicopter landings at privately owned offshore facilities and petroleum platforms. The clarification followed concerns by upstream operators over the enforcement of a $300-per-landing charge for air…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Presidency’s claim that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to reduce fuel prices through a production subsidy could cost the Federal Government about N19.1 trillion annually. The opposition party described the estimate as speculative, arguing that the Presidency arrived at the figure by constructing a subsidy model…
By Seun Ibiyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) from shutting down or interfering with the operations of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery pending the determination of a substantive suit challenging the regulator’s directive. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the interim injunction on Monday after…
By Seun Ibiyemi Vice-President Kashim Shettima has warned that Nigeria will no longer tolerate the dehumanisation or mistreatment of its citizens by any government, amid renewed concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has foiled an attempt to vandalise railway track materials at the siding serving the Dangote Steel Rolling Mills in Osogbo, Osun State. The NRC described the operation as another major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to…
