Category: News
VP Shettima: Nigeria’s Mining Sector Alone Attracted $2.6bn in 30 Months
Abuja, Nigeria – May 7, 2026 Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria’s mining sector attracted investments worth over $2.6 billion within the last 30 months, describing the development as evidence of growing investor confidence in the country’s economic reforms and solid minerals industry. Shettima made the disclosure while speaking at an investment and…
NDLEA Collaborates US-DEA To Dismantle Transnational Drug Network
Abuja, Nigeria — May 7, 2026 Personnel of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), working in close coordination with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Lagos Country Office and law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France, and Greece, have successfully dismantled a transnational criminal organisation involved in drug money…
Tincan Customs Records Significant Operational Breakthrough In Anti-Drug WarHands Over 4.7 Tonnes Of Cannabis To NDLEA
Lagos, Nigeria — May 7, 2026 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit drug trafficking with the interception of 4,729 kilograms of banned substances valued at over ₦18.9 billion. The seizure was made in a joint operation involving officers of the Command and…
Alleged $1.5M Fraud: Court Dismisses Preminary Objections, Bail Application Of Intermediate Investment Holdings Boss , Ufoma Emmanuel
IKEJA, LAGOS — MAY 7, 2026 Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday dismissed the preliminary objections and bail application filed by the Managing Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud. Immanuel and his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, are…
NEYGA Condemns SERAP for Describing Court’s Verdict as “Travesty of Justice” Over N100 Million Damages Award
Kaduna, Nigeria — May 7, 2026 The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA) has condemned the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for describing as “a travesty” the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which awarded N100 million in damages against the organisation.The court had, in addition to the monetary…
POLICE CONFIRM ABDUCTION OF STUDENTS OF NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Akwanga, Nasarawa State May 7, 2026 The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of students at the Engineering campus of the Nasarawa State University in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, the command disclosed that it received a…
Court Convicts Saleh Mamman Over N33.8 Billion Fraud
Abuja, Nigeria,May 6, 2026 Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering involving the sum of N33.8 billion. The court, however, deferred sentencing until May 13, 2026, following the absence of the former minister in court…
Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway Project Advances in Kebbi
Kebbi, Nigeria, May 6, 2026 Work is progressing on the Kebbi section of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway as part of the ongoing Renewed Hope National Media Tour across the North West region. The infrastructure project is aimed at improving connectivity, boosting trade, and enhancing economic activities across communities linked by the highway corridor. The media…
Dualized Old Bypass Road Project Boosts Connectivity in Argungu
Argungu, Kebbi State,May 6, 2026 The dualized Old Bypass Road project in Argungu, Kebbi State, has been highlighted during the ongoing Renewed Hope National Media Tour across the North West region. The road infrastructure project is designed to improve transportation, ease traffic movement, and support commercial activities within Argungu and surrounding communities. The media tour…
IPI Nigeria Gets a New Press Freedom Hub
Abuja, Nigeria, May 6, 2026 International Press Institute Nigeria has recorded a major milestone in the promotion of independent journalism with the inauguration of a new Press Freedom Hub in Abuja. National President of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, said the development marks the first time since the 1970s that the organisation will operate from a…