Customs Suspends 25% Penalty on Improperly Imported Vehicles
Amid economic hardship occasioned by high cost of living in Nigeria and to encourage compliance, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the weekend announced that the federal government has approved the suspension of the 25 percent penalty previously imposed in…
Bandits Abduct 87 in Fresh Kaduna Attack
Armed bandits on Sunday night kidnapped 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, who confirmed the incident on Monday said…
CNPP, CSOs Insist on Thorough Investigation of N3bn Budget Padding Allegation
…Says Senator Jeriagbe’s Revelation A Clue To Corruption in the Senate Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and over 75 allied civil society organisations under the umbrella of the National Civil Society Organisations Against Inept Leaders, have insisted on thorough…
Kidnappings: Lagos Assembly Commends Remi Tinubu for Advocating Capital Punishment for Kidnappers
Proffers Solutions, Sympathises with Affected States, Families of Victims With incidents of kidnapping spreading across some states of the federation, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to increase the personnel in the Lagos Neighbourhood…
TCN Suffers Another System Sabotage, Shiroro-Katampe Transmission Line Vandalised
Less than two weeks after its Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalade – Katampe Transmission line was vandalised, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered yet another vandalism of its transmission line. This time, the company reported that one…
Govt Failure: Abductions of Women, Children, and Students Shake Northern Nigeria
By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman The recent mass abductions in Northern Nigeria are a clear indication of the authorities’ continued failure to protect its citizens from attacks by armed groups. The shocking abduction of over 400 displaced people in Borno state and…
Enugu’s Land Grabbing Crisis: NGIJ Investigation Unveils Exploitative Woes As “Captain” Accused of Using Soldiers For Land Grabbing Linked To Lagbaja Family
By NGIJ Team In recent years, Nigeria has been grappling with a pressing issue known as land grabbing, where land rights are violated and increasingly stripped away from local communities and vulnerable individuals. This contentious practice, often fuelled by powerful…
Highlights of Federal Executive Council Decisions on Monday 26 February
By Bayo Onanuga Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The implementation involves merging, subsuming and scrapping agencies with similar functions. The…
TCN Suffers Setback As Vandals Destroy Its Two 330kV Transmission Towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered major setback after the vandalism and destruction of two of its transmission towers. The destroyed towers are T377 and T378, along the Gombe – Damaturu 330kV transmission line on Friday, February 23,…
EFCC Chair, Olukoyede, Charges Banks’ CEOs to Play by the Rules in Fight Against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of banks across the country to always abide by extant regulations and rules in their practices as effective means…
