Wigwe: FG, US begin talks as officials test chopper’s wreckage
The Federal Government on Monday confirmed it had begun talks with the government of the United States of America on the ongoing investigation of a chopper crash that claimed the…
EFCC lacks powers to prosecute me, Olu Agunloye tells court
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye has challenged the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him on the alleged $6 billion…
Access Holdings appoints Bolaji Agbede as acting GCEO
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede as the acting group chief executive officer following the death of Herbert Wigwe. A statement on Monday by the…
Private sector, states fault Labour’s push for N1m minumum wage
The organised private sector, Ekiti, Sokoto, and other states have faulted the demand by the Nigeria Labour Congress for N1m minimum wage, stating that it is not realistic. The…
Minister places N2m bounty on lawyer ‘who brutalised house help’ in Anambra
Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, minister of women affairs, has announced a N2 million bounty on Adachukwu Cukelu-Okafor, an Anambra-based lawyer, who allegedly abused her 10-year-old house help. In a viral video,…
LP kicks as national treasurer accuses Abure of misappropriating N3.5bn
Oluchi Oparah, the national treasurer of the Labour Party (LP), has accused Julius Abure, chairman of the party, of allegedly misappropriating N3.5 billion. Speaking at a press conference in…
NCAA to set up committee to address hike in airfares
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it is looking into the incessant hike in the cost of airfares especially on international travel. Chris Najomo, acting director-general of NCAA,…
IGP orders police cybercrime unit to clamp down on persons spreading fake news
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has asked Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to clamp down on persons spreading fake news to jeopardise national security. Egbetokun directed…
Emefiele: Witness confirms $6.2m payment for foreign election observers
A Deputy Director in charge of Branch Operations in the Central Bank of Nigeria, Onyeka Ogbu, on Monday, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama that…
Naira drops to N1,534/$ at official market
The Naira, on Monday, fell to N1,534/$1, a record low at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the country’s official foreign exchange (FX) window. The local currency depreciated…
