Says It is nothing but Encouraging Fiscal Indiscipline The Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a prominent public procurement and fiscal responsibility advocacy group in Nigeria, has strongly criticized the National Assembly for what it described as a dangerous pattern of promoting fiscal indiscipline through the repeated extension of national…

By Emamuzo Iboma The inaugural meeting of Competent National Authorities (CNA) of ECOWAS Member States responsible for the enforcement of judgments of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has commenced in Lagos, Nigeria. The two-day meeting, holding from June 23 to 24, 2025, is themed Enhancing the Role, Relevance, and Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Court…

By Emamuzo Iboma The Netherlands has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s ongoing reforms in migration governance and border security. This commitment was demonstrated on Monday during a visit by a Dutch delegation led by Mr. Jurgen Bartelink, Chargé D’Affaires of the Embassy of the Netherlands, to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters in Abuja….

By Emamuzo Iboma Nigeria has expressed its commitment to hosting the Africa Infrastructure and Climate Change Investment Summit (AICIS), scheduled to take place from August 11 to 14, 2025. The Nigerian government emphasized that as the world accelerates efforts to address the dual challenges of climate change and infrastructure deficits, Africa—including Nigeria—must not remain a…

…says $17bn annual illicit financial flow loss would have made impact The United Nations has advised Nigeria to adopt alternative models of funding to drive its economy, following cuts in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from major donors to poor and developing countries. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, gave the…

By Emamuzo Iboma An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned ruling on an application by former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele seeking forensic analysis of WhatsApp evidence in a $4.5 billion fraud case. Emefiele is currently standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. His co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing…

By Emamuzo Iboma A devastating incident in Lagos has claimed the life of a 9-year-old boy, Chinemerem, who was electrocuted in the Ilasamaja area. According to reports, Chinemerem and another individual, Qudus, came into contact with an exposed electric wire at their home. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10, when both victims were shocked…

By Emamuzo Iboma Kenneth Okonkwo, a renowned politician, lawyer, and actor, has announced that the presidential ticket of the newly formed All Democratic Party (ADA) will be open to candidates from all regions of Nigeria. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okonkwo, who previously served as the spokesperson for the Labour Party’s…

A Union Bank compliance officer, Mr. Chidubem Ogbura, on Monday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that Friday Audu is a signatory to an account used in laundering over ₦3.4 billion linked to a 792-member cyber and romance fraud syndicate. Ogbura, testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor as the first prosecution witness in the ongoing…

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, June 20, 2025, adjourned further hearing in the trial of music promoter Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, also known as Eezee Tee, to September 26, 2025. ThankGod and his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of…