Tag: Nigeria

March 18, 2026, Enugu, Nigeria The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on operators of Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) in the South-East to comply with mandatory registration under the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML). Olukoyede made the call during a live radio programme…

March 18, 2026, Kano, Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has conducted a National Single Window End User Training for its staff in the North-West Zone, as part of the ongoing Pilot Testing and User Acceptance Testing phase of the platform. The training, which held last week in Kano,…

March 18, 2026, Maiduguri, Borno State The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited victims of the recent improvised explosive device (IED) explosions receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), as part of efforts to assess the situation and reassure affected communities. During his visit to Maiduguri, the IGP also proceeded…

March 18, 2026, Maiduguri, Borno State Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, have arrested three individuals suspected to be involved in illegal gold mining activities in Borno State. The suspects—Umar Muhammad, Modu Bamai Umar, and Sani Samaila—were apprehended in Mallam Jakwa Town, located in Hawul Local Government Area, following…

March 18, 2026, Lagos, Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a strategic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop focused on developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulatory Framework to guide the Commission’s adoption of emerging technologies in electoral administration. The workshop, which began on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Lagos, brought together Directors,…

March 18, 2026, Abuja, Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep sorrow over the recent terrorist attack in Borno State, condemning the senseless killing of innocent civilians and reiterating that no religion supports violence against humanity. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Vice President described the attack as “heinous, barbaric, and unacceptable,” extending…

Lagos, Nigeria — 16 March 2026 An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Felicia Paul, on Monday narrated before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, how a businessman, Peter Otomewu, allegedly defrauded a petroleum services company, Virgin Forest Energy Limited, of $75,000. The EFCC had earlier arraigned…

Abuja, Nigeria — 16 March 2026 The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that more than 122,000 insurgents have surrendered under the Operation HADIN KAI, since the establishment of Operation SAFE CORRIDOR in 2015. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, made this known in a statement, noting that troops across various operational theatres have continued…

Abuja, Nigeria — 15 March 2026 The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday received the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja. The meeting brought together two prominent national figures in a demonstration of continued engagement between the Presidency and traditional institutions in Nigeria….

Calabar, Nigeria — 12 March 2026 The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on the National Assembly of Nigeria to enact robust whistleblower protection laws to strengthen the fight against corruption and enhance institutional transparency. Olukoyede made the call in Calabar, Cross River State, on Thursday, 12…