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EFCC: Ex-Minister Mamman Gave Voluntary Confessions

By Ayomide Otitoju An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abubakar Kwaido, has told a Federal High Court that former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, voluntarily provided multiple confessional statements during his interrogation. Testifying before Justice James Omotosho on Thursday, Kwaido said the statements were made in the presence of Mamman’s legal…

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FIRS Chair: New Tax Laws Take Effect January 1, 2026

By Ayomide Otitoju The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has announced that the recently signed tax reform laws will officially take effect on January 1, 2026. Speaking to State House correspondents on Thursday, Adedeji explained that the extended timeline was intended to give stakeholders—including regulators, operators, and the general public—adequate…

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Trump Says He Spared Iran’s Khamenei, Warns of Future Strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that he deliberately spared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination during recent hostilities with Tehran, while warning of further military strikes if Iran continues pursuing nuclear weapons. In a fiery post on his Truth Social platform Friday, Trump said he had precise intelligence on Khamenei’s location but…

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WHO Panel: COVID-19 Origins Still Unclear Due to Missing Data

By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) has released its long-awaited report on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, reaffirming that crucial evidence needed to draw definitive conclusions remains unavailable. Comprising 27 independent international experts, SAGO stated that while the weight of current evidence points to…

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NGX Chair Applauds Dangote’s Role in Market, Economy

By Ayomide Otitoju The Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, has lauded Africa’s richest man and President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, for his outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s capital market and economic growth. Kwairanga made the remarks during a courtesy visit by capital market stakeholders to the…

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FirstBank Wins Gold for Climate, Social Impact Education

By Ayomide Otitoju FirstBank, a leading financial institution in West Africa, has won the prestigious Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at the 2025 Global Council of Corporate Universities (GlobalCCU) Awards. The accolade was conferred on FirstBank’s learning and development arm, FirstAcademy, in recognition of its exceptional commitment to embedding…

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