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The National Population Commission (NPC) says it spent N200 billion in eight years preparing for the “indefinitely postponed” national census. The exercise was billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5 but former President Muhammadu Buhari approved an indefinite postponement of the census. Lai Mohammed, former minister of […]

The Nigerian Navy has reacted to allegations by Asari Dokubo, ex-Niger Delta militant leader, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region. Speaking with reporters after meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday, Dokubo had said the army and navy top brass know those behind the widespread […]

The Export Development Canada (EDC) has asked the Economic Financial and Crime Commission (EFCC) to stop interference in the sales of its mortgaged aircraft by JEM Leasing, the owner.  EDC is a crown corporation, wholly owned by the government of Canada.  The aircraft, CRJ 1000, is a twin-engined regional airliner with a […]

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians that “decisive steps” will be taken to fix the scarcity of passport booklets in the country. According to a statement on Friday by Tony Akuneme, NIS spokesperson, Caroline Adepoju, the agency’s acting comptroller general, said Nigerians would soon be able to obtain passports in “a […]

A federal high court in Awka, Anambra state, has set aside its order sacking Usman Baba from office as the inspector-general of police (IGP). In a judgment delivered on May 14, Fatun Riman, the presiding judge, had ordered Baba to stop parading himself as Nigeria’s IGP. Riman held that Baba’s continued stay […]

The Nigerian naira has closed at N663 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window after what has been the currency’s most eventful week in years.  The local currency closed on Thursday at N702 to the dollar but recovered on Friday to end trading at N663. On Wednesday, the Central […]

A federal capital territory  (FCT) high court sitting in Maitama has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow, Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to have access to his lawyers and family. Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, gave the order on Friday after an application by Joseph […]

Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, says the military — particularly the army and navy — knows those behind the oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Speaking with reporters after meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday, Dokubo alleged that the army and navy intimidate personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says some state governors were involved in the infamous third term fiasco. In what was the culmination of months of political brinkmanship in 2006, a bill to amend the 1999 constitution and extend term limits by another four years, failed to pass at the national assembly.  In the […]