By George Ozalla A Bauchi State High Court has dismissed an application seeking to restrain the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from investigating financial activities related to security votes in the Office of the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government. The application was filed by a group called “Concerned Indigenes of […]
By George Ozalla The Nigerian National Single Window (NSW) project is making significant progress towards its operational target of early 2026, following a series of high-level meetings at the Customs Headquarters in Abuja. Launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in April 2024, the project aims to simplify trade procedures, improve transparency, and deliver economic benefits […]
By George Ozalla The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has received separate visits from the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, and officials from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a leading aircraft manufacturing company. During the courtesy call, Ambassador Yu Dunhai expressed China’s commitment to supporting Minister Keyamo’s developmental concepts […]
By George Ozalla In a groundbreaking ceremony held in Suriname on September 16, 2025, the African Diaspora Impact Center, Inc. (ADIC) unveiled the Transatlantic Agreement, a landmark pact aimed at healing historical wounds from the transatlantic slave trade while driving transformative economic and social development across Africa and its diaspora. This revolutionary private sector-led framework […]
By George Ozalla President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the cessation of the state of emergency in Rivers State, effective midnight, September 17, 2025. The state of emergency was declared on March 18, 2025, due to a severe constitutional impasse between the Governor and the House of Assembly, which had brought governance in the state […]
By George Ozalla The Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing affordable and reliable electricity to both investors and rural communities. Governor Nasir Idris, represented by Deputy Governor Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, made this assurance at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Strategic Roundtable Meeting in Abuja. The government aims to ensure every village […]
By George Ozalla The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has disclosed that it received a total of 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in August, with a significant rise in sexual and gender-based violence, killings, and abductions, particularly in the North-West region. This was revealwd at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja yesterday during the presentation […]
By George Ozalla The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has emphasized the need for stronger regional and continental collaboration to safeguard Africa’s energy resources. Ojulari made this call at the opening of the 2025 African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja, highlighting that energy […]
By George Ozalla The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo. He was captured on September 16, 2025, by troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade in a […]
By George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acknowledged a directive from the Federal Ministry of Finance to suspend the implementation of the 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) charge on imported goods, according to a press statement signed by Abdullahi Maiwada, Assistant Comptroller of Customs and National Public Relations Officer for the Comptroller-General of Customs. The […]
