UTME glitch not targeted at Southeast candidates — Registrar

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of JAMB, has clarified that the technical glitch experienced during the 2025 UTME was not aimed at disadvantaging candidates from the Southeast. This was after the…

Court jails internet fraudster, seizes N124mn in Kwara

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Wednesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Adebisi Olalekan, to two years in prison. The court also ordered Olalekan to forfeit…

EFCC arraigns oil tycoon Akindele over $35m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday commenced the prosecution of an oil magnate, Dr Akintoye Akindele, accused of complicity in the conversion of $35 million belonging to the…

ICPC busts foreigner’s bank fraud preying on Nigerian students

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu (SAN), on Tuesday revealed that the commission has uncovered a fraudulent scheme involving a foreign national…

EFCC hands 753-unit recovered Abuja estate to housing ministry

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the recovered 753 housing units traced to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in Abuja to the…

Nigeria’s digital economy gains $191mn FDI in Q1, 2024 — Minister

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijjani, says Nigeria’s digital economy saw a leap in FDI, rising from $22M in Q1 2023 to $191M in Q1…

FG pushes for smarter investing, stronger market confidence

…Moves to archive $1 trillion economy vision The Federal Government has charged capital market operators to deepen investor confidence, enhance financial literacy, and fully align with upcoming reforms as Nigeria…

Tinubu clears regulatory hurdles for Kolmani oil project

President Tinubu has cleared all regulatory hurdles for the Kolmani oil project, paving the way for full-scale development of the multibillion-dollar venture in Bauchi and Gombe states. The development was…

NCS, NIPR partner to boost PR ethics and professionalism

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the FCT Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) have pledged to strengthen ties in advancing professionalism, ethical conduct, and strategic communication…

EFCC nabs 120 suspects in Lagos over internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested no fewer than 120 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos in what it described as a coordinated crackdown on cybercrime activities across the…