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EFCC Apprehends Former NNPCL Top Official Over Alleged $7.2bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an NNPCL ex-chief financial officer, Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries. The anti-graft agency also apprehended one Jimoh Olasunkanmi, a former managing director of Warri Refinery. It will be recalled that Isa, as CFO, spearheaded the release of funds...
Gov Otu Calls On NDDC To Revive Cross Rivers’ Abandoned Projects
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to take urgent action on numerous development projects across the state that have been neglected for years. He made the call when the managing director of the commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, called on him in his office in Calabar. Otu listed some of the long-neglected projects...
Osimhen To Accept £200k Weekly, Not £300k – Fabrizio
Victor Osimhen is willing to accept a weekly wage of just under £200,000 at Manchester United, contrary to reports suggesting he wants £300,000 per week, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The clarification comes amid speculation that INEOS are reluctant to meet the Nigerian striker’s supposed wage demands as they look to trim United’s bloated wage bill. Romano told GiveMeSport that...
Petrol Hits N955/Litre As Marketers, NNPCL Raise Prices
Retail outlets under the nameplate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the petrol to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. They also adjusted their petrol price to N915 per litre at several of their Lagos retail outlets, marking a fresh upward shift in the downstream retail...
FG’s Revenue Increases By 40% To N6.9tn In Four Months
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the reforms introduced by the Bola Tinubu administration have effectively dismantled the dollar black market and boosted the federal government’s revenue to N6.9tn between January and April 2025. The figure represents a 40 percent increase compared to the N5.2tn recorded during the same period in...
Seven States Take Charge Of Power Regulation
Power sector operators and experts have raised concerns, expressed fears, and projected opportunities as some states assumed responsibilities for regulating electricity markets within their various domains. This follows the recent revelation by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission that seven states now control their electricity markets in accordance with the Electricity Act 2023. The states are Enugu, Ondo, Ekiti, Imo, Oyo, Edo,...
NANS Quiz Competition: NICTM Beats UNIBEN, AAU, Auchi Poly, Others
The National Institute of Construction Technology and Management (NICTM), Uromi, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the inter-school quiz competition organized by the Joint Campus Council (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Edo State Axis. The intellectually charged competition, held on Friday at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, brought together top higher institutions across Edo...
Benue Killings: Group Demands Tinubu’s Intervention, Support State Policing
The Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), a prominent pro-democracy organisation, has denounced the inaction of important northern stakeholders in the wake of a recent spate of fatal attacks in Benue State, characterising the situation as a serious national security emergency necessitating prompt federal action. In a statement signed by Joseph Akawe, SNM's National Coordinator, the group expressed deep concern over what...
Adeleke Vows Peaceful Resolution Amid Osun LG Crisis
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pledged to pursue peaceful legal means to resolve the ongoing local government crisis in the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday in Osogbo by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson. Adeleke praised the recent judgement from the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, which reaffirmed the legality of the Peoples Democratic Party...
FULL LIST: Nigeria Ranked Third Strongest Military In Africa
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most powerful military in Africa, according to the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, as reported by PUNCH Online on Monday. The Global Firepower Index evaluates 145 countries based on more than 60 criteria, including the size of armed forces, equipment strength, financial resources, logistical infrastructure, and geographic factors. In the latest rankings, Egypt...
