EFCC, ICPC says chronic underfunding undermining operations
Anti-corruption agencies in the country have warned that “chronic underfunding” is undermining investigations, prosecutions, and staff welfare. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the…
Nigeria recorded $21bn capital importation in 2025, says minister
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole says Nigeria recorded $21 billion in capital importation in the first 10 months of 2025 — up from $12 billion in…
Biodun Jeyifo, emeritus professor of African literature, dies at 80
Biodun Jeyifo, an emeritus professor and one of the country’s foremost scholars of literature and culture, is dead. Jeyifo died on Wednesday at the age of 80. In a statement…
Court sentences Chinese nationals to 46 years each for internet fraud
The federal high court in Lagos has sentenced two Chinese nationals — Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu — to 46 years imprisonment each over charges bordering on cybercrime and money…
Coup plotters will face justice – Air chief
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, on Wednesday condemned reports of plans by certain individuals to violently subvert Nigeria’s democracy, declaring that perpetrators would face the…
CDS seeks urgent police, civil defence overhaul as military warns of capacity limits
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has called for the immediate strengthening of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC,…
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon holds Feb 14
The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2026, reinforcing its status as one of Africa’s leading road races and a major fixture on the…
FG begins implementation of 40% allowance increase for varsity lecturers
The federal government has commenced the implementation of key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The federal government on January 14 signed…
NDLEA arrests Lagos businessman at Kano airport for swallowing 95 wraps of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Lagos‑based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, for attempting to traffic 1.589 kilograms of cocaine by ingesting 95 wraps. According to a statement…
NDLEA busts Colorado cannabis lab in Ibadan, seizes drugs nationwide
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illicit drug production and trafficking, with the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin operating a Colorado synthetic…
