The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamsudeen Ogunjimi has called for the deployment of technology to proactively monitor financial management in real-time to ensure transparency and institutional discipline. Ogunjimi made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 2025 National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House…
Nigerian journalists have been urged to leverage the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, enacted in 2011, to promote transparency and accountability in governance. Mr Simon-Reef Musa, a columnist and member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), made the call during a one-day media training for journalists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday…
The Kaduna State Government says interventions under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) project have significantly helped reduce clashes between farmers and herders in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. NAN reports that LPRES is…
About three children were killed and six others injured after a passenger train hit a school van attempting to cross a manned level crossing in the southern Indian state, police said. The accident took place at Semmankuppam of Cuddalore district, about 204 km south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. According to officials,…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 90. His death came two days after his 90th birthday and during preparations for his first coronation anniversary, which were already in full swing. In a statement by his Senior Special…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Abel Sokari and Nkeiruka Chukwuma, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain €49 million from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Sokari and Chukwuma were arraigned alongside a company, Zakah Global Investment Ltd., on a six-count charge bordering on attempted fraud,…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S., according to U.S. government notices posted on Monday. The development is part of a broad effort by President Donald Trump to strip legal status from migrants. The terminations, effective September 6, would end Temporary Protected Status…
South Africa’s rand fell on Monday as markets reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose additional tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries, while also awaiting updates on country-specific levies ahead of Washington’s looming July 9 deadline. Trump said on Sunday in a post on Truth Social that countries aligning themselves with what he called the…
The Israeli military announced on Monday that it had arrested additional members of a group in Syria believed to be controlled by Iran. According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the targeted cell was linked to the Quds Force, the overseas arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Israeli forces reportedly carried…
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, says the National Assembly Infrastructure and Property Agency Bill (IPA), is a major step in strengthening institutional independence of the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the agency when established would help manage every aspect of National Assembly buildings and precincts. This includes…
