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NAHCON logo The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Amendment Bill on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Senator Abbas Iya (PDP-Adamawa) on Wednesday during plenary. Iya said the bill sought …

Nnamdi Kanu in court with his lawyers A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, fixed July 1 for judgment in a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services. Justice James Omotosho fixed the …

Uzochukwu Davis Igboanugo, a son of businessman and founder of I.K.B Industries Limited,  Chief I.K.B. Igboanugo, has been reportedly killed by a drunk driver in the United States of America. The 32-year-old US-based Nigerian doctor was fatally injured three weeks ago, while driving home from work. The aggrieved father confirmed …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for approving the printing of N684.5 million at the rate of N18.96 billion. Emefiele pleaded not guilty to the four count charge when he was arraigned on these counts …

Hadi Sirika in court Former Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad will be arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Garki, on a fresh eight-count charge bordering on abuse of office, criminal breach of trust, use of position for gratification on 23 May. Sirika and Ahmad …

Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte in a meeting with Nigeria’s President Tinubu The Netherlands has emerged as Nigeria’s second-largest trading partner in 2023, surpassing India according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). While China remains the top trading partner with a record N7.49 trillion in trade volume, the Netherlands …

In public relations (PR) measurement and evaluation, one metric has long been a topic of debate and scrutiny: Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE). For over a decade, AVE has been used by PR professionals and organizations as a means to assign a monetary value to earned media coverage by equating it …

  l-r: GOC, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Usman; Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Olabode Agoro; Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; FOC, Western Naval command, Rear Admiral Mustapha …

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers. The NSCDC spokesperson,  Babawale Afolabi, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that the sites were located at Odagwa-Owaza Riverside boundaries of Rivers and Abia while the other was at Etche local government area …

The police declared Adeyinka wanted in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued to the public on Sunday. A lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, representing the interest of Dorcas Adeyinka, a Nigerian blogger based in the United Kingdom has revealed that there was no time his client did not honour police’s invitation over …