The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed that the Naira should be the only legal tender for transactions at foreign embassies in Nigeria. The Commission also banned the use of dollars for business transactions and payment of other services at foreign missions in the country. This was revealed in a letter dated April…
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan along Adeniji through Falomo, including Bourdillon and Queens Drive from Monday, May 13, 2024. The highbrow Ikoyi area of Lagos will be closed to traffic to enable repair work on failed portions of the roads. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, who made this…
Lagos is giving a boost to water transportation, opening up riverine communities, and reducing road congestions, all at the same time with 13 additional jetties and channelisation of waterways being undertaken Yacoob Alebiosu, commissioner for waterfront development, says. Alebiosu spoke at a ministerial briefing to mark the first year of the second tenure of Governor…
Nigerian lawyers have filed a complaint with international organizations, including the UN and the UK, against EFCC Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede, accusing him of disregarding court orders and violating citizens’ rights. At a press conference in Abuja, the lawyers accused Olukoyede of ignoring court orders and infringing on citizens’ constitutional rights, citing the treatment of former…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun state, thanks to a tip-off about their shady activities in the area. The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun state, following actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs Investigators of the Ibadan zonal directorate of the…
In 2022, the Duchess of Sussex revealed that she had discovered via a genealogy test that she was 43% Nigerian. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Nigeria for their 72-hour tour to promote the Invictus Games. They arrived on Friday after boarding the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja which was slightly delayed…
President Tinubu Bola has appointed Chukwuemeka Woke as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. This appointment was announced in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Woke, a seasoned engineer and politician, is bringing a wealth of experience to his new…
A 71-year-old man identified as Adesina has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old child. Adesina was caught having sex with the minor in the bathroom of the house, around 10:15 pm on Tuesday. The septuagenarian was arrested by neighbours and community members who witnessed the scene and also…
A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, says Governor Siminalayi Fubara, through his recent actions, is not committed to reconciling with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. “He (Fubara) is not the person people think he is, he is not a peacemaker,” a furious Adangor said on Channels Television’s Politics Today…
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw its directive to banks to charge a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions in the country. The motion to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was moved by Kingsley Chinda, representing Obio/Akpor Constituency. The CBN’s circular, issued…
