The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says digital fraud, misinformation and privacy breaches are increasing pressure on courts. Kekere-Ekun spoke on Thursday in Lagos at the 2026 Workshop for Judges on Legal Issues in Telecommunications. She was represented by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, Justice of the Supreme Court of
National Pension Commission (PenCom) has granted regulatory forbearance to Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to invest pension fund assets in the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE. The approval was contained in a circular issued by the commission and addressed to all licensed pension fund
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of a luxury duplex, N288 million in cash, and N1.9 billion worth of shares linked to Anamekwe Nwabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation. Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Wednesday after granting an application by the Economic
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic and investment drive received a further boost on Thursday, as world-class port operator APM Terminals pledged a $600 million investment in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Regional President, APM Terminals Africa-Europe, Igor van den Essen, disclosed this when he led other executives, including Head of Investments, APM
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an immediate mission to Nigeria, targeting investment structures that can unlock private capital for strategic sectors. Managing Director, Diop Makhtar, disclosed the plan on Thursday during talks with President Bola Tinubu at the Africa CEO Forum. The high level engagement took place in
The Ogun State Government has described Senator Gbenga Daniel’s recent allegations against Governor Dapo Abiodun as the “rantings of a drowning politician,” accusing the former governor of shamelessly turning against the same consensus political arrangement that facilitated his emergence as the Ogun East Senatorial candidate in 2023. The government said
.We’ll continue to work with our partners to break illicit drug supply chain in Nigeria, Marwa assures Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms with a street value of Ten Billion Four
Governor Monday Okpebholo on Tuesday declared that Edo State was on track to becoming a modern city before the end of his administration’s first term as he inspected several ongoing infrastructural projects across Edo South Senatorial District. The governor, who expressed satisfaction with the level of work done at the
Men of the Special Security Squad, “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” in Edo State have arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly used for cult initiations during coordinated raids across several hotspots in Benin City. The operation followed the killing of a young man in front of