•Say AGF not cooperating with investigations •Threaten to arrest him, finance minister The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil, amounting to over $2.4 billion and crude oil export to China from 2014 to date, said yesterday it has uncovered payment …

Olajengbesi An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has commended the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for maintaining strict disciplinary measures in the Nigeria Police Force by getting rid of errant and high-handed policemen within the Force and exposing them to the public to beware and take note …

Prof. Jacob K. Olupona A Nigerian and Harvard Professor, Jacob K. Olupona, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is among 269 outstanding individuals who were announced as new fellows of the prestigious Academy on Wednesday. He is elected under the category of the study …

Sample of Nigerian Passport The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship to 385 applicants who have met the requirements. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. According …

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has no business meddling in affairs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mohammed said it is INEC’s exclusive preserve to handle the controversy that trailed the just-concluded Adamawa governorship election where …

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has admitted it may be facing its worst nightmare yet after a Nigerian court awarded N1.49trn against the bank. The bank looks to the Supreme Court to upturn the judgment made by the appeal court. In the Union Bank’s ‘assessment of contingent liabilities’ contained in …

Airport The striking aviation unions on Tuesday vowed to have a total shutdown of the airports after seven days as they staged a procession to the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA). Security operatives also took over the venue of the protest where the unions converged on …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for breaching its regulation on cryptocurrency trading in the country. Union Bank was fined N200 million by the financial regulation for breaching the cryptocurrency regulation, Ripples Nigeria learnt on Wednesday. Recall that the central bank warned …

Moonbin Moonbin, a South Korean actor and member of the K-pop boy band Astro, has passed away at the age of 25. His music label Fantagio announced in a statement on Thursday. “Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at Fantagio are deeply saddened and shocked as we mourn …

The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the football federations from the two countries said on Wednesday. US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced their plans one month before a May 19 deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host nations to formally …