Glencore moved bribe cash in private jets to Nigeria, say UK prosecutors
Employees and agents of Glencore, a British subsidiary of mining and trading group, delivered cash in private jets to oil officials in West Africa including Nigeria, according to UK prosecutors. UK’s serious fraud office (SFO) made this known to the Southwark crown court on the first day of a sentencing hearing, according to […]
Emefiele: eNaira is a monumental success… N8bn transactions recorded in a year
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the value of transactions on the eNaira platform has hit $8 billion. The eNaira platform was launched in October 2021. Speaking on Wednesday at CBN’s in-house executive seminar in Abuja, Emefiele said the eNaira has been globally acclaimed as a success […]
Nigerians to benefit as Canada unveils plan to welcome 1.4m migrants by 2025
The Canadian government has unveiled a plan to welcome 1,450,000 migrants between 2023 and 2025 to tackle the problem of labour shortage. Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, released the 2023-2025 immigration plan on Wednesday. The plan embraces immigration as a strategy to help businesses find workers and to attract […]
Aviation workers call off strike after FG’s intervention
Air transport services senior staff association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) says it has called off its protest against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) for sacking airport workers. On Tuesday, flights were suspended while passengers were left stranded due to the shutting down of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), by aviation workers. […]
Tensions rise as North and South Korea exchange missiles
North Korea and South Korea, on Wednesday, recorded a series of missile exchanges near each other’s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities. North Korea had fired at least 23 missiles and a barrage of artillery shells while South Korea replied with three air-to-ground missiles over the disputed maritime demarcation line. According […]
Kano APC deputy guber candidate accuses Doguwa of attacking him with teacup
Al Hassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has been accused of hitting Murtala Sule Garo, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with a teacup. The incident was said to have occurred at the home of Garo on Monday. According to BBC Hausa, the house of representatives […]
Report: Borno IDPs battling severe hunger, homelessness after closure of camps
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the shutdown of internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps across Maiduguri, the Borno capital, has worsened the living conditions of over 200,000 IDPs in the state. The international non-governmental organisation gave an update on the situation in its latest report released on Wednesday. According to the report, the IDPs […]
Newspaper Headlines: Bandits abduct 39 children from Katsina farm
The action plan of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and his counterpart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Pat Utomi: Youths are tired of bad governance… they’ll change it in 2023
Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, says Nigerian youths will use the 2023 elections to change how politicians govern the country. Utomi spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television. Ahead of the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has been tipped in some quarters as the […]
‘Build police force to 1m, make WAEC, JAMB free’ — Kwankwaso unveils manifesto
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has unveiled his manifesto. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said his promises to Nigerians are anchored around his “deep commitment to making the country work for all of us and in the overall interest of all Nigerians”. […]