States seeking access to the World Bank-assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV) funds must publicly disclose details of their education and primary healthcare contracts, the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has said. The new requirement, according to the ministry, is aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability in the use of …
Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, January 26, fired teargas canisters and also opened fire on people who staged a protest at the State House of Assembly over the ongoing eviction and demolition of buildings in waterfront communities. The protesters who gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex were residents …
British Prosecutors have levelled fresh allegations against Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, currently on trial for bribery in London. The court heard that founders of energy companies with lucrative contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) paid the running costs of Diezani’s UK residence. Prosecutors said the same individuals also …
The Anambra State government has directed traders in 12 additional markets to open on Mondays, warning that non-compliance could lead to temporary closures and legal action. The directive follows a one-week shutdown of Onitsha Main Market, which resulted from traders’ repeated refusal to open on Mondays, a practice the government said was disrupting economic activities …
Shipping data shows that Indian diesel exports to West Africa have reached a record high, driven by the European Union’s new restrictions on fuel refined from Russian crude oil. At the same time, Turkey’s diesel exports to the EU have slowed, reshaping intercontinental oil flows and forcing refiners to seek new markets. The European Union …
The Senate says it was not aware of the United States airstrikes carried out on Nigerian territory, according to Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi Central. Ningi made the disclosure while speaking during plenary on Tuesday, warning that such attacks could expose Nigeria to actions by other countries and foreign powers. Raising a point of order …
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has summoned Overland Airline over allegations of exploiting customers through costly flight tickets, particularly along the Lagos-Abuja-Ilorin route. Director of Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed on his verified X handle that the agency met with Overland to hear its side. The airline argued that aviation taxes …
A member of the Nigeria–Türkiye Business Council, Dr. Ifeanyi Onukwubiri, says the newly signed bilateral agreements between Nigeria and Türkiye will unlock fresh opportunities in trade, investment, and private-sector collaboration for both countries. Onukwubiri, CEO of TMT Travels and Tours Limited, noted that the accords reached by Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bola Ahmed Tinubu …
British prosecutors have accused Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, of accepting bribes in the form of luxury goods and the use of high-end properties from industry figures seeking oil contracts. The allegations were presented on Tuesday at the Southwark crown court in London as Diezani ’s trial continued. She is standing trial …
Reno Omokri, ambassador-designate, says Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, cannot rely on past statements he made about President Bola Tinubu as a defence in his ongoing cybercrime trial. Sowore is standing trial on a two-count charge filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS), arising from an August 25 post on X …
