The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, fixed May 11 for judgment in the case filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against James Nolan, a director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd. Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Bala Sanga, and the
The Naira on Friday further depreciated at the official market trading at N1,393.25 against the U.S. dollar. According to data released on the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Naira lost N5.80. This represents a 0.4 per cent loss when compared to Thursday when the local
The Police Command in Kwara says it has intensified operations against violent crimes, leading to several arrests and recovery of arms and other items across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Adekunle Ojo, made this known on Friday at a news conference in Ilorin. Ojo said the operations
The President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr Eze Anaba, has underscored the need to bridge the gap between academic training and professional practice in Nigeria’s media industry. Speaking at the inauguration of the Guild’s Training, Research, and Publications Committee, Anaba described the body as a strategic platform
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted suspended DCP Abba Kyari and his brothers of a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the charge, filed against Kyari and
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its substantive drug trafficking case against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, remains active and is scheduled to continue in court on March 16. The agency said the case will resume before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced the successful conclusion of a settlement agreement between the Federal Government, Eni and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited over Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245. Tinubu announced the agreement at a meeting in his office attended by the Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Claudio Descalzi and
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT Command, says the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is still in its custody. The command’s Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Samson Duza, said this was in spite of Kyari being discharged in one of the cases against him. Duza gave the clarification in
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Tinubu’s economic reforms yielding measurable results – Information minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu are yielding measurable results. Idris said this on Thursday when the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. “For the first time in 13 years,