The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from America, Spain, and Switzerland. Ola Olukoyede, EFCC Chairman, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, explaining that the funds were recovered from local fraudsters. He stated that handing over the funds to foreign victims was part of the EFCC’s…
The Federal Government has announced plans to cancel its Visa-on-Arrival policy and introduce landing and exit cards, which prospective visitors will pre-fill before coming into the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on Friday in Abuja during the closing ceremony of a weeklong capacity-building training program for Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, the day of the local government election. Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, released a statement on Friday quoting Adeleke as reiterating his commitment to peace and security in the state. Adeleke…
Chinedu Nwoke, a customer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has sued the bank before the Federal High Court in Yenagoa over an unauthorised debit on his account, allegedly for a loan he did not take. Nwoke is seeking redress for a purported N700,000 COVID-19 loan from NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, which he claimed was…
The Abia Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the alleged manhandling of an elderly man in Umuahia by three operatives and a civilian Task Force member. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to reporters on Friday. The…
A pan-African women’s advocacy group, Africa Arise for Change Network (AACN), has condemned senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for her spat with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the Green Chamber floor. The group also called for the senator’s suspension, describing her behaviour as “disgraceful” and “unbefitting of a public officeholder.” The organisation made the call in a…
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Fifty years ago, on February 21, 1975, the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) was established through Decree No. 3 of 1975, creating an institution dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing Nigeria’s cultural heritage. Since its inception, NCAC has played a crucial role in fostering the arts, crafts, literature, theatre, film, music, fashion, cuisine,…
Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, located in Cross River and Akwa Ibom, respectively, will begin by the first week of March. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, gave the assurance on Friday during an inspection tour of Section One, Phase One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The…
The National Executive Committee of the Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide has urged the National Assembly to reject the inclusion of Ilaje land in the proposed Ijebu State. The socio-cultural group’s president-general, Mr. Iwamitigha Irowainu, expressed this stance at a press conference on Friday in Lagos. Irowainu, accompanied by other indigenes of the Ilaje community in…
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