The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it will deploy modern technology to reduce the activities of smugglers across the country to the barest minimum. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, made this known on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during his familiarization tour of the Kwara Area Command. According to the Comptroller-General, … Read more
The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to illegal traders and occupants under the Idumota, Ebute Ero Police overhead bridge, and environs in Lagos Island. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the traders a 48-hour quit notice to vacate the area due to environmental degradation and violations of environmental laws. … Read more
The members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have condemned the invasion of the Assembly complex by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police. During a plenary session attended by 36 members on Monday, the lawmakers demanded an explanation from the Lagos State Director of DSS regarding the reasons … Read more
Former Minister of Communications, Tajudeen Olanrewaju, has strongly condemned the recent takeover of the offices of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly by security operatives. Naija News reports that Olanrewaju, in his reaction to the Assembly’s blockage, labelled it an abuse of power. Olanrewaju, on Monday, urged Lagos … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that its operatives were at the Lagos State House of Assembly based on an official request from lawmakers. This clarification follows concerns over the security measures at the Assembly, including the sealing of offices belonging to the Speaker and his Deputy. The DSS denied forcefully taking over … Read more
Nigeria’s Secret Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has clarified its involvement at the Lagos State House of Assembly following an alleged raid on the premises in partnership with the Nigerian Police Force. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that earlier in the day, heavily armed operatives of the forces stormed the Assembly complex. The operatives sealed … Read more
The Osun State caucus in the National Assembly has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to rein in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, over alleged attempts to forcefully take over Local Government Councils. The Leader of the caucus in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, made … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja has taken a pivotal step in the long-running legal battle between former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo granted her request to amend her suit, challenging the EFCC’s final forfeiture order on her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, who has … Read more
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has approved an application submitted by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to modify her lawsuit contesting the order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of her confiscated assets. The request was granted following the presentation of the … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the upcoming 299th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee using four indigenous languages, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and Pidgin. The meeting is expected to come up on the 19th-20th February 2025. The apex bank made the announcement in a series of post on X (formerly Twitter), using the … Read more