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The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has declared wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, wanted.   She was declared wanted alongside a CBN official, Eric Odoh, a businesswoman, Anita Omoile, and a Bureau De Change operator, Jonathan Omoile.   According to a statement issued by the commission, they were declared […]

Five Nigerians died on Wednesday while watching the semi-final match between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.     The match was tense and a lot of Nigerians became emotional and nervous due to some highlights including Victor Osimhen’s cancelled goal, […]

CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso appearing before the Joint Senate Committee on Finance, Banking, Insurance and Financial Institutions on Friday.   The Governor of the Central Bank, Yemi Cardoso says the measures taken so far by the apex bank to stabilize foreign exchange rates have started yielding positive results.   He noted that these measures would […]

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has hailed the Super Eagles for their resounding victory over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals of the African Nations Cup, describing their performance as the stuff of legends.   Idris said the Super Eagles displayed remarkable talent, determination, and teamwork throughout the […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1,319,040,274.31( One Billion Three Hundred and Nineteen Million, Forty Thousand, Two Hundred […]

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 5, 2024, arraigned a businessman, Alexander Adeniran Babarinde from Oro-Ago in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State over alleged involvement in a contract scam, obtaining money under false pretence and forgery.   Babarinde was arraigned by the EFCC, alongside […]

Amid the rising wave of insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), some police officers have been arrested for forcefully collecting N29.9m from a resident of Abuja.   The incident, according to Harrison Gwamnishu, a candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, happened in January.   Gwamnishu had in a video […]

The Oyo State government has ordered the reopening of 23 schools in Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West local government areas of the state.    The Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal on Thursday, waded into the boundary crisis that culminated into a 10-year closure of the schools in the local government areas.   In […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eleven (11) new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy:   This was disclosed via a press statement issued  on Friday  by Chief Ajuri Ngelale , Special Adviser to the President  (Media & Publicity)   According to him the […]

Searchng.ng nigerian search engine understands that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) to be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA):   The members includes, (1) MDGIF Governing Council Chairman — Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas) […]

Searchng.ng nigerian search engine understands that Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Alleviation, has been suspended from office over request to transfer N585M to a private account.   Her suspension was  announced via  a press statement , issued on Monday  by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity. […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly probe the alleged payment by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu of N585.2 million meant for disbursement to […]