The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. EFCC in the charge accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 at the rate of N18.96 billion.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday, The PUNCH can…
Oyo State Governnor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has reiterated commitment of his government to ensure safety for students across the state. Governor Makinde made the promise, today (Tuesday) in Ogbomoso while reacting to the killing of a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. The governor, who…
HUNDREDS of students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State have protested the alleged killing of their colleague by a security agent and injuring two others. A source from Ogbomoso told Vanguard that two students of the institution were allegedly shot by a policeman who was…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940, and N980 per litre respectively. This is coming in the wake of its widely celebrated price reduction to N1,000 barely two weeks ago. The price change of N940 applies to customers buying five…
The former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, stated his readiness to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to address the 19-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Although Bello was not present for his arraignment, his legal team represented him in court…
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission began a two-day training for ad-hoc staff ahead of this Saturday’s local government election in the state on Monday. The body also announced that the distribution of sensitive materials will commence, on Thursday, April 25, with local government areas in the Oke Ogun…
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has pegged average retail price of a litre of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at an average price of over N630 across the country. The cheapest petrol price was recorded in the western states, while the north paid more for the product, according to the…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Monday, cautioned that Nigeria as a nation was not ripe for the establishment of State-controlled Police to complement the Services of the Nigeria Police Force as currently being agitated in some quarters. The IGP, who spoke in Abuja at the…
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, Monday, hinted that the federal government would review age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions in the country. The minister who pegged 18 years as benchmark for admission into universities, advised parents not to push their underage wards to higher…