Nigerian financial technology company, OPay has announced a major security update in its operations. Starting from March 1, 2024, the company will remove fraudulent accounts from its system and block customers whose accounts are not compliant with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. This announcement was made during a news conference held on Wednesday. KYC, a … Read more
A high-level Brazilian delegation, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, arrived in Abuja to enhance bilateral relations between Nigeria and Brazil. The visit, which aims to boost cooperation in sectors such as agriculture, energy, and infrastructure, marks a significant milestone in the two countries’ long-standing partnership, which dates back to Nigeria’s independence in … Read more
In a bid to tackle the escalating insecurity across the country, the Senate is set to convene another meeting with security chiefs next week in Abuja. Naija News learnt that among those expected to engage with lawmakers are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief … Read more
Ojo, Lagos state – The body of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU) Adedamola Ogunbode, has been exhumed from a shallow grave behind the LASU fence in its Ojo Campus. Legit.ng recalls that Ogunbode was killed weeks before the 28th Convocation Ceremony of the institution set for April 3–10, 2025. The deceased was … Read more
Kwara State Government has asked the management of Ansar-Udeen College, Ijagbo in the Oyun Local Government Area of the state to forward the list of property damaged during the Monday rainstorm disaster in the community. Over 100 residents of Ijagbo town were rendered homeless by the rainstorm which wreaked havoc on the community. It was … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Abubakar Aseku, for allegedly receiving salaries from two additional government agencies while still employed by the NIS. Naija News reports that Aseku appeared before Justice Binta Dogonyaro at the Federal Capital Territory High … Read more
The Senate has again summoned all security chiefs to appear before the chamber next week over the rising insecurity in the country. Those summoned include the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; and Chief … Read more
Over 70 shops were ravaged by fire at the popular Aleshinloye market in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which happened around 10:15pm, on Tuesday, in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state, has left the entire traders at the market devastated as they continue counting losses as of Wednesday. One of the … Read more
President John Mahama has stated that declassified US documents have confirmed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) played a pivotal role in the overthrow of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Speaking in Accra during Ghana’s 68th Independence Day celebrations, Mahama, widely quoted in Ghanaian media, described the February 24, 1966, coup that toppled … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has revealed that reforms in the oil and gas sector, driven by the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and Executive Orders issued by President Bola Tinubu, attracted about $17bn in foreign investment in 2024. The Executive Vice President of Upstream, Udy Ntia, disclosed this during an investor … Read more