The Federal High Court in Lagos State has granted an order of interim forfeiture of the sum of N725million and property located in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Both are to be temporarily forfeited to the Federal …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has approved a total of 173 companies to provide digital lending services in Nigeria. This came as the deadline for the registration of the companies closed on March 27. Out of the 173 companies registered and approved by the Commission, 119 were …

… Says He’s an Advocate, Ambassador of Christ The Shepherd in charge of Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe, has congratulated the founder of Grace Nation, Libration City Church whose headquarters situated in Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State, Dr. Chris Okafor on the occasion of his auspicious birthday anniversary, …

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has warned Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), against inciting violence over the outcome of the presidential election. NAN reports that Mohammed spoke in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations on the just concluded 2023 …

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a United Kingdom data watchdog, has fined TikTok, a video-sharing social media application, the sum of £12.7 million for “misusing” children’s data. This is coming a few weeks after the social media application was banned from all UK government-owned phones, over security data safety concerns. The ICO …

The United States chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the USA to ignore a petition discrediting the 2023 election. The American division of the APC demanded in a letter sent on Monday that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kelvin McCarthy, and the President of the United States, Joe …

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied suspending the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege from the party. This was clarified in a statement by the Delta APC Executive Committee signed by Elder Omeni Sobotie, the state chairman of the party, and Mr. Peter Akarogbe, the secretary. …

Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Information Minister, has moved to lobby foreign press organizations to tone down the negative coverage the president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, is getting from them. The minister met with representatives from several foreign media outlets in Washington DC, the United States, in an …

Prof Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has berated the media for taking part of his interview with Channels TV out of context and some parts sliced into new ones. Channels TV aired the one and half-hour interview it had with Soyinka a week ago on Monday with several …

National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Monday, said it did not pay N20bn to ghost consultants as alleged by an online medium. “NNPC Ltd read with utmost dismay, a report by an online platform alleging: paying the sum of N20bn to ghost consultants, and theft of multi-billion naira tax …