The EFCC has handed over 753 duplexes located in the Cadastral Zone of Abuja linked to the former Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Author: Damilola Olufemi
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50 per cent.
Six athletes have been disqualified from participating in the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), named Gateway Games, by the National Sports Commission (NSC). The NSC Director General (DG), Bukola Olopade, made this known on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. He disclosed that the athletes were disqualified for anti-doping issues, adding that registered athletes with anti-doping issues cannot compete for scoring medals at the ongoing Gateway Games. The decision is coming after a strategic joint meeting of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Games. The athletes affected are Marcus Okon, representing Akwa…
The United Nations is facing a severe cash crunch that has forced it to implement hiring freezes, cut services, and scale back spending, as member states fall behind on their financial obligations. In an urgent appeal during Monday’s session of the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee tasked with managing the world body’s financial matters, UN officials warned that the worsening funding gap is putting critical global operations at risk. Delegates worldwide gathered to confront the growing crisis and called on member states to settle their outstanding contributions. According to officials, the UN is currently owed a staggering $2.4 billion in unpaid…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has explained its standpoint on the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Mr. Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, while addressing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday stated that the temporary lifting of the ban is only valid until December 31, 2025. He shared that the contemporary ministerial lifting of the sachet alcohol ban is not permanent and implored Nigerians to dismiss any false information saying otherwise. “There is a ministerial lifting on the ban on sachet alcohol, but it is only temporary and…
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Nigeria, Kayode Egbetokun, claiming that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, orchestrated “a coordinated smear campaign” targeted at destroying her image. Natasha claimed in a letter titled ‘Petition Against Coordinated Defamation and Cyberbullying by Sponsored Syndicate at the Behest of the President of the Senate – Godswill Akpabio,’ dated May 15, and accused the Senate President of “deploying media proxies to publish false and damaging stories” about her. She refers to numerous online platforms which concurrently published articles on May 10, alleging she sponsored terrorism, orchestrated killings…
More than 34,000 Nigerians officially became citizens of the United States through naturalisation between 2020 and 2022, according to fresh data published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The findings are part of the Naturalisations Annual Flow Report compiled by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, which places Nigeria among the top 20 countries of origin for newly naturalised Americans during the period. The report, which draws data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), indicates that Nigeria ranked 15th overall and was the highest-ranking African nation on the list. Naturalisation is the process by which foreign…
Crystal Palace clinched their first-ever major title with a stunning 1-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has said the country would be a poor country without migration. Steinmeier, while speaking at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Intercultural Week, a nationwide initiative against racism, called for debates on migration to be held with reason amid increased border controls under the country’s new government. “Immigration was never easy. It is also not just a problem story. It is also always an important part of our country’s success story,” he said. He noted that conversions on migration policy should include both an “honest position that says what we want…
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja has successfully performed its first living-donor kidney transplant. Living-donor kidney transplant usually involves a donated kidney from someone you know. It might be a family member, friend or co-worker. The facility’s management disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the surgery, which was conducted on May 6, was performed on a 69-year-old male Nigerian who suffered from end-stage renal disease, a condition where the kidneys lose the ability to function. However, a healthy donor, aged 39 and a close relative of the patient, donated one of his kidneys to…
