32.9kg cocaine trafficking: 10 Thai sailors, ship convicted, fined $4.3m
May 15, 2025 After over three years of diligent prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 10 Thai sailors and…
LASG restricts working hours at building sites
May 15, 2025 The Lagos State Government has restricted working hours at building sites statewide to the hours of 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, Monday to Saturday. This was disclosed…
EFCC Arraigns Chinese national for Alleged Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos
May 15, 2025 The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a Chinese, Li Kuang Kuang before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the…
US shifting Africa strategy to ‘trade, not aid’ – Envoy says
May 15, 2025 U.S. envoys in Africa will be rated on commercial deals struck, not aid spent, a senior State Department official said, touting it as the new strategy for…
Nigeria among 3 African countries cleared for New investments – EBRD
May 15, 2025 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cleared new member states Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Benin for investments following approval by the development finance institution’s…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 23.71% in April- NBS
May 15 2025 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.71 per cent in April 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price…
ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16 years without trial
May 15, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to release a Nigerian businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been in…
FCCPC Seals Illegal Consumer Protection Outfit, Arrests Operator for Impersonation
May 15, 2025 The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in collaboration with law enforcement agencies carried out an enforcement operation in Aba, sealing the premises of an unlawful company,…
AFRICA-FX: Kenyan and Nigerian currencies could slip
May 15, 2025 The Kenyan and Nigerian currencies are expected to weaken slightly against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Uganda’s and Zambia’s may hold steady and…
Lassa fever: 138 fatalities recorded in 2025, cases spread to 18 states – NCDC
May 15, 2025 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives between January till date with a 19.3 per cent case fatality…