EFCC CHAIRMAN OLA OLUKOYEDE URGES YOUTHS TO REJECT CORRUPTION AND EMBRACE INTEGRITY
The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerian youths to take a firm stand against corruption and all forms of economic and financial crimes.
THOUSANDS EVALUATED AS TYPHOON BATTERS VIETNAM
A powerful typhoon has battered Vietnam’s coastal provinces, with strong winds and rains, falling trees and tearing the roofs off houses.
JAPAN DENIES SPECIAL VISA REPORTS FOR NIGERIANS IN ‘HOMETOWN’ INITIATIVE
The Japanese government has clarified that its new “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative does not include granting Nigerians or other Africans special visas or immigration privileges.
PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU HAILS PETROBRAS’ IMMINENT RETURN TO NIGERIA AFTER FIVE YEARS
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the return of Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to Nigeria, five years after suspending joint venture operations.
FCCPC WARNS NIGERIANS AGAINST FRUITS FORCEFULLY RIPENED WITH CALCIUM CARBIDE
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a warning to Nigerians about the consumption of forcefully ripened fruits
UN SAYS GAZA CITY SUFFERING A ‘MAN-MADE’ FAMINE LIKELY TO SPREAD
Parts of Gaza are officially experiencing a “man-made” famine, according to a report by a United Nations-backed initiative
DATA COMMISSION BEGINS SECTOR BY SECTOR PROBES OF COMPANIES OVER DATA BREACHES
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, has concluded arrangements to begin a comprehensive investigation of companies in the various sectors of the economy
AKWA IBOM GOVERNMENT SPENDS TEN BILLION NAIRA ON GRANTS TO 7,688 INDIGENES
The Akwa Ibom State Government has disbursed 10 billion naira in grants to 7,688 beneficiaries across the state’s 10 federal constituencies.
TRUMP TELLS HOMELESS PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON DC TO MOVE OUT OF CITY
US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must “move out” of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, but the mayor pushed back against the White House likening the American capital to Baghdad in Iraq.
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES NAFDAC FOR WORLD HEALTH CERTIFICATION ON REGULATORY PERFORMANCE
The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on the Protection of Critical National Assets on Thursday, dismissed the corruption allegation against the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company by a civil society group, the Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA).