Новости за 18.04.2024

THE Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Wedneday, foiled an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the immediate-past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence. The operatives of the anti-graft agency had stormed the street around 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday and laid

One of the newly licensed banks in Nigeria, Signature Bank, has expanded its operations with the establishment of a new branch in Asaba, Delta State. In a recent statement announcing the opening, the bank said the expansion aligned with its vision to broaden its reach, enhance financial inclusion, and catalyse economic growth in the city

The Federal Government through its Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have stated that the various claims by different individuals and groups on the alleged return of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, were wrong. The government also challenged those who make this argument to provide evidence to

A former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has denied claims that the Ninth Assembly under his leadership approved the $350m World Bank loan obtained by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a fact-finding committee to probe all finances, loans and contract projects

Ahead of the National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for today (Thursday), governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have warned the party members against illegality. Today’s NEC meeting is set to address whether the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, should retain his position or be replaced. Damagum, who was the PDP National

Policemen attached to the Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, Micheal Adeyeye, Biodun Iyiola, Adeleye Dotun, and Habeeb Azeez, for allegedly withdrawing N1.4m from a victim’s account during a one-chance robbery in the state. According to a statement shared by he state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, via

A commercial tow truck has crushed a woman to death at the Okpoko Market junction of the  Asaba-Onitsha express road. It was gathered that the accident happened at about 12:20 pm on Wednesday. The victim was said to be crossing the road when the vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the death of its officer, Auwal Haruna, a Customs Assistant 11 attached to the Katsina Area Command. Announcing his death in a statement on Wednesday, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the incident occurred at the Gamji Makaho checkpoint in the Dankama area of

The Nigerian Navy has said it has arrested 75 stowaways on Nigeria’s waterways between August 2023 and April 2024. This was as the service expressed concern over the spate of some citizens seeking migration to other places through stowaway means. The Navy, in a statement on Wednesday by its Director of Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu,

The former Vice Presidents, Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, along with the former governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Caucus, are meeting behind closed doors. The PDP National Caucus is a crucial assembly of party stakeholders that convenes before

The Central Bank governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the recent depletion of the nation’s foreign reserves was used to settle debts owed to international creditors and not to defend the naira as widely claimed. The governor disclosed this at the ongoing International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings held in Washington D.C on Wednesday. Nigerians had raised