EFCC obtains order for interim forfeit of assets traced to Okorocha and wife
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of assets traced to a former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, and his wife. The…
Nigerians begin attack on PEP stores
As reprisal attacks continue unabatted on South African owned businesses and stores owned by MTN and Shoprite, Nigerians have also begun attacks on PEP stores. Confirming the attack…
Xenophobia: MTN Nigeria says all stores will be closed after anti-S/African attacks
The Nigerian division of South African telecom operator MTN said on Wednesday it will close all stores and service centres in the country until further notice after its facilities in three…
Ramaphosa says he is committed to quelling attacks on foreigners as WEF begins Wednesday
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an…
Growing the country’s reserve to 40bn barrels by 2023 is realistic, achievable – Kyari
GMD NNPC, Mele Kyari The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has reiterated his commitment to transparency and accountability in the operations of the…
Xenophobic: FG to push for compensation of Nigerians that suffered losses, dispatches special envoy to S/Africa
The Federal Government has dispatched a Special Envoy to convey to President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa the President’s deep concerns over reported attacks on Nigerian citizens and property in…
Xenophobia:Â We are as concerned as you are – S/A Envoy tells Onyeama
The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, has said that over 70 suspects have been arrested over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. He disclosed this…
$9.6bn Judgment Debt: Contract was awarded secretly, smells of fraud – Ex-AGF
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Michael Aondoakaa, has described the gas contract between Nigeria and Process and Industrial Development Ltd. (P&ID) as a secret deal which lacked transparency and…
FG rates Asaba Airport of international standard, lauds transparency in concessioning process
The Federal Government has commended Delta State Government for the quality of facilities at the Asaba International Airport, saying the facilities are of international standards. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi…
Leah Sharibu is alive, we’re making efforts to ensure her release from her captors – Presidency
The Presidency says Leah Sharibu, the schoolgirl who was kidnapped by a faction of Boko Haram terrorists in February 2018, is alive. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on…