EFCC probes 1,146 frozen accounts for money laundering

Gift Habib and Deborah Musa In continuation of its crackdown on forex racketeers, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has pencilled for investigation, 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over... Read more »

Nigerian students, others face tough times in Canada over employment

By Adesina Wahab Nigerians and other foreign students are facing a tough time in Canada over their inability to secure part-time jobs to sustain themselves. According to a report by the Voice... Read more »

Tribunal stops Multi-Choice from increasing DStv, GOtv tariffs

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja, on Monday, restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on May 1. The three-member tribunal, presided... Read more »

NERC deregulates meters prices May 1

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday released an order on the Deregulation of Meter Prices for meters deployed under the Meter Asset Provider Scheme. It said the prices of... Read more »

How bandits sacked me from 10,000 hectares Kaduna farm – Ex-gov Bafarawa

By Olaniyi Apanpa A former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, on Monday lamented the activities of bandits in the north. He revealed how bandits made him abandon his 10,000 hectares of land... Read more »

Petrol hits N800 as 240 million-litre vessels arrive

By Dare Olawin The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Monday began offloading 240 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, as it stepped up efforts to tackle the worsening nationwide... Read more »

Customers panic as CBN bans Opay, Palmpay, others’ new accounts

Justice Okamgba, Eddidiong Ikpoto and Henry Falaye Some bank customers have expressed panic as the Central Bank of Nigeria bans mobile money operators including fintech firms from onboarding new customers. However, the... Read more »

Soludo issues quit notice to illegal occupants ahead of road dualization project

Urges traditional rulers and community leaders to escalate awareness By Marietta Munachimso The government of Anambra State under the leadership of Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo has warned the occupants of illegal structures... Read more »

Protests hit Canada, UK, others over Iranian rapper’s death sentence

Iranians in several European cities including London and Brussels in the UK and Belgium respectively, held protest rallies on Sunday in support for the 33-year-old Iranian rapper sentenced to death. Vanguard recalls... Read more »

Court slams N30 million damages against Linda Ikeji 

By Akpokona Omafuaire, UGHELLI A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has awarded a sum of N30 million as general damage against Linda Ikeji over her libelous publication against the Neo... Read more »