NDLEA Foils Major Drug Shipments, Steps Up Anti-Drug Campaign In Schools

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, with multiple seizures across Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Gombe in the past week. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives in Lagos on 22 September confiscated 85,100 tramadol pills from three suspects at Apapa. The same day in Kaduna, officers at the Abuja–Kaduna tollgate intercepted…

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Nigeria Faces Backlash Over Proposal To Raise Politicians’ Salaries

Nigeria’s plan to raise the salaries of political office holders has drawn sharp criticism, with stakeholders urging the government to focus on civil service reform and public welfare instead. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) announced the review last week, noting that political leaders currently earn less than heads of agencies. Figures show…

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Unity Bank And Providus Bank Secure Shareholder Backing For Landmark Merger

Shareholders of Unity Bank Plc have overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with Providus Bank Limited, a deal regulators say will reinforce stability in Nigeria’s financial sector. At a court-sanctioned Extraordinary General Meeting held on 26 September, 293 Unity Bank shareholders, representing 99.32 per cent of total shareholding worth ₦4.4 billion, voted in favour of the…

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NAIC, BPP partner to boost transparency in agriculture

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, efficiency, and stronger collaboration with key government institutions to safeguard the country’s agricultural sector. On Thursday, NAIC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani (Turakin Zamfara), led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Bureau of Public…

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Protesters Demand ICPC Probe Of $4bn Refinery Fraud

Hundreds of angry protesters on Thursday stormed the headquarters of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in Abuja, demanding a probe into what they described as a $4bn refinery fraud. The demonstrators, under the banner of the Concerned Lawyers and Citizens Network, called for an immediate investigation into the MSM Group and…

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