British envoy: Tinubu’s big economic decisions are being noticed around the world
Richard Montgomery, the British high commissioner to Nigeria, says Tinubu’s “big economic decisions are being noticed” globally. Montgomery spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the presidential villa in Abuja. Tinubu recently introduced some reforms in the oil and gas and financial sectors believed to be critical for […]
Newspaper Headlines: DSS raids Bawa’s residence, office, extends probe to associates
Issues around the dissolution of boards of federal government agencies, ministries, and departments; and the student loan policy of the federal government, dominate the front pages of the dailies today. Source: Top Stories
Usman Baba: I’ve added value to policing in Nigeria | We might not be there yet
Usman Baba, immediate past inspector-general of police (IGP), says he left the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) better than he met it on his appointment in 2021. Baba spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while handing over to Kayode Egbetokun, newly-appointed acting IGP. Baba said he had set out to positively change policing narratives […]
Jonathan leads WAEF election mission to Sierra Leone, sues for peace
The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) led by former President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital ahead of the country’s general election scheduled for June 24. In a statement on Wednesday, Wealth Dickson Ominabo, communications officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, said the delegation also includes Kadre Ouedraogo, former Burkinabe […]
Shettima hosts UK envoy, seeks creation of binational commission to boost trade
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for stronger ties between Nigeria and the UK to boost trade between the two countries. Shettima made the demand on Wednesday when Richard Montgomery, British high commissioner to Nigeria, paid him a courtesy visit at the presidential villa, Abuja. The vice president said there is a […]
Akwa Ibom guber: YPP lawyer alleges threats to life, wants tribunal transferred to Abuja
Ahmed Raji, lead counsel representing Albert Bassey, candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom, has asked that the governorship election petition tribunal be transferred to Abuja over alleged threats to his life. In a letter dated June 20 and addressed to the chairman of the tribunal in Uyo, the state […]
Assets forfeiture: Court fixes Oct 23 to hear Diezani’s suit against EFCC
A federal high court in Abuja has fixed October 23 to hear a suit by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, challenging the final forfeiture of her seized assets. In 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the court order for the final forfeiture of two houses belonging to Alison-Madueke, […]
Many critically injured in central Paris explosion
At least 16 people have sustained injuries, seven of them severe, after an explosion in central Paris, the French capital. The blast which happened on Wednesday in Rue Saint-Jacques caused one building’s facade to collapse, while several others caught fire. The area is famed for its high student population. According to […]
Tompolo: Ribadu’s appointment as NSA will do Nigeria a lot of good
Government Ekpemupolo, a former militant leader better known as Tompolo, has congratulated Nuhu Ribadu on his appointment as national security adviser (NSA). Tompolo took out a full page in the Vanguard newspaper on Wednesday to felicitate with the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Before his appointment as […]
Healthcare: Nigeria spends only $10 on each citizen annually, says Bill Gates
Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigerian leaders need to make more financial commitment to improving healthcare and education. Gates spoke at the Youth Innovation Forum which was held in Lagos on Wednesday. The event — ‘Advancing Africa: Unleashing the Power of Youth in Science and Innovation’ […]