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Dangote, Obasanjo Visit Burundi To Explore Investment Opportunities

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

Dangote, accompanied by Obasanjo, met Burundi’s president to explore investments in minerals, energy, agriculture, cement and infrastructure. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has paid a brief but strategically significant visit to Burundi where he explored new investment opportunities and cemented plans to expand the Dangote Group’s presence across the continent. ...

Emefiele Trial: EFCC Witness Says Banks Hoarded Redesigned 2022 Naira Notes, Causing Scarcity

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

An EFCC witness told the court that commercial banks hoarded redesigned notes, contributing to the naira scarcity during Emefiele’s tenure. Chinedu Eneanya, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday...

Nigeria To Begin Sale Of State-Owned Assets In 2026, Wale Edun Confirms

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

Finance minister Wale Edun says government will identify assets and timelines for sale as Nigeria courts private investors and partnerships. Nigeria’s federal government will commence the sale of selected state owned assets to private investors in 2026, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said....

NUJ FCT Partners Centre LSD on Capacity Building , mentorship

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has taken steps to deepen capacity building for its members with a proposed strategic partnership with the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (LSD). The move was formalised on Tuesday when the NUJ FCT Council paid a courtesy visit to the...

NDLEA Officer Killed In Bonny Island Drug Raid, Six Suspects Arrested

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

NDLEA officer dies during Bonny Island drug raid as operatives arrest six suspects and recover assorted illicit drugs. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the death of one of its officers during a drug raid in Bonny Island, Rivers State, where six suspected drug traffickers were arrested....

Anambra Government Vows To Continually Inspect, Shut Shops That Fail to Open On Mondays

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

Anambra government insists Monday market inspections will continue, warning traders that closed shops risk being shut. The Anambra State Government has said it will continue inspecting markets every Monday and shutting shops whose owners fail to open for business. The Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, stated this while responding...

Senate Approves Electronic Transmission of Polling Unit Results, Retains Form EC8A As Backup

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

Senate approves amended Clause 60(3), allowing electronic transmission of polling unit results with safeguards for technical failure. The Senate has approved a proposal allowing the electronic transmission of election results from polling units. The new position followed a motion moved by the Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Monguno, seeking to rescind...

Audi’s leadership reforms reposition NSCDC, says CWAI

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

The Citizen Watch Advocacy Initiative (CWAI) has commended the leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for what it described as far-reaching reforms that have transformed the Service and strengthened national security despite funding constraints. In a statement signed by Mahmud Bello, Director of Media and Stakeholders...

Bespoke Urban Luxury Ltd Donates 600 Bags of Cement to Boost NUJ FCT Ultramodern Congress Hall Project

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2026February 10, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has received a significant boost toward the completion of its Ultramodern Congress Hall project, following the donation of 600 bags of cement by indigenous firm, Bespoke Urban Luxury Limited At a brief handover ceremony in Abuja supervised by Arc Junias John Akaito...

Mass defection hits APC in Abia as ex-lawmaker, 200 others join Labour Party

NewsDeskNgFeb 9, 2026February 9, 20260

Former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, representing Ukwa East state Constituency, Chief Paul Taribo, Mrs. Theresa Oxford Nwabara and their supporters numbering over 100, have defected to the Labour Party in the state. Speaking at the event held at the Ikwueke East Ward, Taribo, who was until...