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The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected vandals and thieves allegedly linked to a series of criminal activities around the Auchi Bypass and Idokpa Market axis in the state. The State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Benin…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has intensified its preventive anti-corruption campaign, unveiling three follow-up assessment reports that expose lingering governance gaps in Nigeria’s health and education sectors while urging sweeping institutional reforms to strengthen accountability and service delivery. The reports, presented in Abuja on Monday, reviewed the implementation of earlier…
…Parliament pushes sweeping reforms to unlock MSMEs, create jobs, tackle insecurity The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has raised concern over the dominance of the informal sector in West Africa, warning that nearly 90 per cent of economic activities and at least 60 per cent of the region’s workforce remain outside the…
In a dramatic conclusion to a decade-long manhunt, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a combined 24-year jail term against a fugitive drug kingpin who evaded justice for nearly 10 years and a former international footballer linked to a cocaine trafficking syndicate, in what the agency described as a strong message that…
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of hazard allowances and other earned benefits for members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions in federal universities. Under the new remuneration package, laboratory hazard allowance for senior employees will increase by as much as N126,000 annually. The package takes effect retrospectively from…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is entering what policymakers describe as a defining decade, with the Federal Government unveiling a 10-year Agrifood System Strategy and Action Plan designed to reposition agriculture from a largely production-focused activity into a complete economic ecosystem built around food security, value creation, resilience and inclusive growth. The strategy, launched in Abuja on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs valued at over N10 billion in a series of coordinated operations across Lagos and other parts of the country, arresting suspected drug kingpins and recovering military-grade ammunition concealed in kegs of palm oil. The seizures, announced in a statement on Sunday by the agency’s…
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has urged staff of the Federal Ministry of Finance to regard respect for Nigeria’s national symbols as a fundamental civic responsibility, stressing that patriotism and adherence to the National Values Charter are essential to Nigeria’s national identity. The DG made the call while engaging…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has directed all individuals and businesses operating in the scrap metal value chain to register with the command within three months or risk arrest, prosecution and other legal sanctions. The State Commandant Akintayo Saidi Ayinla announced the directive during a press briefing in Benin…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged female lawyers in the country to join hands with the Commission in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. He gave the charge on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in a one-day training of members of Women Forum of the…