By Ayomide Otitoju As the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) prepares for the full deployment of B’Odogwu, Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to grant the necessary approvals for Authorized Dealer Banks to integrate into the new system. Adeniyi emphasized that authorization is critical to ensuring seamless transactions ahead of…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, and four others before the Abia State High Court over alleged misappropriation of ₦47 billion. The other defendants include his son, Engineer Chinedum Orji; former Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Philip Nto; a government contractor, Obioma…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has criticized her predecessor, Mudashiru Obasa, for attempting to reclaim his position by forcefully entering the Assembly Complex on Thursday. Speaking to journalists at the Lagos State High Court on Friday, where Obasa had filed a legal challenge to his removal,…
Russia has commended former U.S. President Donald Trump for showing “restraint” during a heated confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in a Telegram post on Friday, mocked Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine was left without support in 2022, calling it “his biggest lie.” “How Trump and…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is moving towards economic recovery despite the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, emphasizing that recent reforms are yielding positive results. Speaking on Friday while signing the ₦55.99 trillion ($37 billion) national budget for 2025, Tinubu acknowledged the economic difficulties faced by citizens but insisted that…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of Ramadan 1446AH, following the sighting of the new moon across various parts of Nigeria on Friday. Announcing the commencement of the holy month, the Sultan stated that reports of the moon sighting were…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Akpabio has denied the allegation through his media consultant, Kenny Okulogbo. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the claim in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, alleging that Akpabio blocked her motions in the Senate after she rejected his…
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, best known for his legendary 1972 World Chess Championship match against American Bobby Fischer, has died at the age of 88, the Chess Federation of Russia confirmed on Thursday. Describing his passing as a “great loss to the country,” the federation noted that generations of chess players had studied his…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to position Nigeria as a major player in the $7.7 trillion global halal market. At the signing ceremony in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima described the agreement as a “game-changer” that aligns…
