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Day: October 21, 2026

London/Paris Club refunds: Court voids EFCC probe report

…Faults FG over probe of ALGON lawyer By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting in Garki, yesterday, set aside an investigation report by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which alleged fraud in the London/Paris Club refunds involving the 774 local government areas in the country.    …

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NCC, Customs move against non-compliant mobile devices

By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has announced plans to strengthen collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to check non-compliant mobile devices entering the country. It warned that devices that failed to meet regulatory requirements might be blocked from accessing telecommunications networks. The commission said the initiative would improve the monitoring of…

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Subsidy: Opposition parties, experts take on Oyedele over N4,000/$ crash claim

*You’re paying fuel subsidy through back door, APM tells Tinubu *NDC kicks, asks why are our refineries not working? *Magnitude cannot be established by assertion alone – Prof Iledare *Minister must show assumptions, economic model underpinning projection — Egbomeade  *You’re the Egypt Nigerians’ll never return to, Atiku tackles Tinubu By Henry Umoru, Peter Egwuatu, Udeme Akpan…

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Currency in circulation rises 81% to N5.4trn

By Peter Egwuatu Currency in circulation in Nigeria rose by 81 per cent to N5.44 trillion in August 2026, from N3.01 trillion in August 2023, underscoring the continued strong demand for physical cash despite the rapid expansion of electronic payments over the past three years. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, Money and…

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Defection of some candidates to APC good riddance to bad rubbish — NDC

By Henry Umoru ABUJA – THE national leadership of  Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has described the defection of some of its members to the All Progressives Congress,  APC,  as good riddance  to bad rubbish. In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary,  Osa Director, the alleged that some of its candidates had been bribed…

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