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'We'll arraign VDM once we are ready' - EFCC

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that activist Martin 'Verydarkman (VDM) Otse will be arraigned in court. The anti-graft agency head of media and p... Read More


CBEX: EFCC admits to error, drops Lebanese from wanted persons list

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) removed on Wednesday the name of Ellie Bitar, a Lebanese, from its list of suspects wanted for the CBEX Ponzi scheme fraud. It s... Read More


CBEX: EFCC admits error, drops Lebanese from wanted list

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) removed on Wednesday the name of Ellie Bitar, a Lebanese, from its list of suspects wanted for the CBEX Ponzi scheme fraud. It s... Read More


Airtel Africa commences second tranche of share buyback programme

Nigeria, May 15 -- Airtel Africa has commenced the second tranche of its $100 million share buyback programme, the telecoms operator said on Wednesday, which marked the start date of the share repurch... Read More


How 'Yemi My Lover' made me famous, broke - Yemi Ayebo

Nigeria, May 15 -- Veteran filmmaker and actor Yemi Ayebo has bravely shared the challenges he faced after releasing his breakout film 'Yemi My Lover'. Released in 1993, the film, which introduced a ... Read More


ECOWAS Court dismisses suit seeking repeal of Nigeria's vagrancy laws

Nigeria, May 15 -- The ECOWAS Court of Justice rejected on Wednesday a suit seeking the repeal of vagrancy laws criminalising destitute activities such as street wandering and begging from Nigerian la... Read More


Meet Nigeria's representative at 2025 Miss World pageant (PHOTOS)

Nigeria, May 15 -- The grand finale of the 72nd Miss World pageant will be held on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India. It will be the second consecutive year the pageant is held in an Asian country. In... Read More


Awoniyi out of coma after emergency surgery

Nigeria, May 15 -- Nottingham Forest forward and Nigerian international, Taiwo Awoniyi, is on the path to recovery after being brought out of an induced coma following emergency surgery for a serious ... Read More


Nigerian govt approves revitalisation of Ikere Gorge Hydropower plant

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Nigerian government has approved two major energy projects in Oyo State aimed at fortifying the national grid and addressing persistent power challenges. Bolaji Tunji, special ... Read More


Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations: Why recalibrating the nation's trade engine is an economic imperative

Nigeria, May 15 -- When the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) was established in 2017, it was hailed as a watershed moment for Africa's largest economy. Nigeria had a dedicated institution... Read More