Inheritance Fraud: Prince Jailed For Forgery
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced Semasa James to a year in prison for forgery. He was convicted…
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U.S. Receives $335 Million From Sudan In Victim Compensation -Blinken
The United States has received $335 million from Sudan to compensate victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies…
Customs Recover N1bn Debit Notes From Importers, Shippers
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Strike Force Unit says it has recovered debit notes worth N1bn from…
13 Nigerian Security Chiefs, Others Stole $400m, Stash Loot In UAE – HEDA
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda has said assets and funds worth more than $400m stolen from Nigeria were stashed…
Customs Propose Ban On Vehicles Above Seven Years
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise has proposed a revenue target of N1.56tn for the Nigeria Customs…
Reps Summon FIRS Boss, Query Tax Waiver For P&G
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has invited the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Muhammad Mami,…
Federal Government To Meet Resident Doctors To Avoid Looming Strike
The Federal Government is set to meet with the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors to avoid the…
Bayer To kick Off Sale Of $2.4 Billion Pest Control Unit This Summer – Sources
German chemicals group Bayer is preparing to kick off the sale of pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science (BES) this…
Australia Marks Quietest Fire Season In A Decade
Australia’s most populous state has closed out its quietest fire season in a decade, its fire service said, as the…
Nigeria Will Continue To Rely On Natural Gas As A Transition Fuel — Sylva
Nigeria will continue to rely on natural gas as a transition fuel for key power generation while pursuing renewable for…
FG Approves New Policy Framework For MSMEs
The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Maryam Yalwaji Katagum, has said the Federal Executive…
937 Contractors Bid For UBEC/SUBEB School Projects In Kwara
No fewer than 937 local contractors on Monday participated in an open bidding for the construction/renovation of public schools and…
Golfer Joaquin Niemann Helps Raise $2.1 Million To Save His Infant Cousin’s Life
Since announcing himself on the world stage with a PGA Tour victory as a rookie in 2019, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has established…
Hyundai Motor To Suspend Some South Korea Output Due To Chip, Component Supply Issues
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Tuesday it plans to temporarily suspend production at its Ulsan No.1 plant in…
After Firing Turkey’s Cenbank Chief, Erdogan Also Removes Deputy
President Tayyip Erdogan removed a central bank deputy governor, Murat Cetinkaya, from his post on Tuesday, 10 days after he…
Malaysia’s AirAsia Shares Slide After Record Quarterly Loss
Shares in AirAsia Group Bhd fell in morning trade on Tuesday, as analysts lowered earnings forecasts after the Malaysian budget…
City Of London Says It Expects Bulk Of Workers To Return After Pandemic
The City of London financial district is likely to see most workers return to their offices after the coronavirus pandemic,…
Again, Senate Summons Emefiele, Alleges Federation Account $9.5m Missing
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has given the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, up till Thursday,…
Lagos Okays Ex-Aviation fuelling Firm MD, Others’ Trial Over Alleged N1bn Fraud
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions in Lagos State has said sufficient facts exist to establish a prima facie case of…
Needless Tenure Elongation Of Federal Appointees
The Muhammadu Buhari administration has triggered yet another needless, distracting controversy by retaining two top federal public servants in their…
Oil Falls On Hopes That Suez Canal Blockage Might End Soon
Oil fell on Monday as a container ship blocking Suez Canal for nearly a week was partially refloated raising hopes…
Most Nigerian Airports Not Viable, Says Senate Committee
The chairman of Senate committee on aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, says most airports in Nigeria are not viable. Adeyemi stated…
Telcos Reject Demand By Banks For Sim Swap List
Telecommunication Companies have rejected the demand by Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN) to submit lists…
Federal Government Moves To Revive Oil Fabrication Yard In Lagos
The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to assist in reviving a multimillion-dollar oil fabrication yard in Lagos State stalled…
Alibaba-Backed Energy Monster Caught In Legal Dispute Ahead Of U.S. Listing
Energy Monster, China’s biggest mobile device power bank startup backed by Alibaba and SoftBank, is embroiled in an ownership dispute…
Assembly Okays Sanwo-Olu’s N4.4bn Vehicle Purchase Request
The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved N4.4bn for the procurement of vehicles for official use by ministries, departments…
Reps Summon Customs’ Auditors Over Non-Presentation Of Accounts
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday summoned the auditors engaged by the Nigeria Customs Service over…
Alleged Money Laundering: FG Tenders Before Court $1m Cash Allegedly Recovered From Former Chief of Air Staff, Umar Mohammed
The Federal Government on Thursday March 25 tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja the sum of one million dollars…
Suez Canal Authorities Need To Remove Up To 706,000 Cubic Feet Of Sand To Free The Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free…
UAE Waives Rapid Antigen Testing For Nigerians
As part of efforts to end the squabbles between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates (UAE), with regards flights between both…