The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to Fiday’s judgment of the Supreme Court, which voided the conviction of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu over an alleged N7.1 billion fraud. The apex court nullified the judgement on Friday on the basis that the Federal High Court in Lagos acted …

Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have left Kogi State after allegedly refusing to be tested for COVID-19. The delegation was sent to the state on Thursday to boost the State’s capacity in the fight against the pandemic. However, they returned to Abuja, after Governor Yahaya Bello asked them …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-man panel of Justices led by Justice Amina Augie, held that the Federal High Court in Lagos …

No fewer than 10 persons at the Lagos State Government House Marina have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed on Thursday afternoon on his verified twitter handle. He said the development forced Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Joke to undergo another test. The tests, …

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed 195 new cases of COVID19. According to a tweet from the NCDC, Lagos State recorded 82 cases, 30 in Kano, 19 in Zamfara, 18-Sokoto 10-Borno, 9-FCT, 8-Oyo, 5-Kebbi, 5-Gombe, 4-Ogun, 3-Katsina, 1-Kaduna, 1-Adamawa. As it stands, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria are 3145, with 534 …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, will host a virtual SME Business Clinic to provide insightful information on how SMEs can better manage the financial activities of their businesses.   The clinic which is scheduled to hold via Microsoft Teams by 11 am …

  UBA Gives customers reason to Cheer ….100 customers rewarded with N100,000 Each Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer  as  it  rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each in the UBA Bumper account draw. The draw, which …

Two hundred and sixty-five Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrived Lagos, The Nation is reporting The Emirates Airlines aircraft they boarded landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. Regional Manager, South West, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs Victoria Shin – Abah said the aircraft arrived 7.30 …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol from N113.28k per litre to N108.00K per litre across all its products loading facilities as well as in its through put operations. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group …

Nigeria has recorded another 148 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking its overall total to 2,950. In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday, Lagos topped with 43 new infections, while Kano ramps up 32 new cases. “On the 5th of May 2020, 148 …