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To support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s $1 trillion economic growth target, the Presidency and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have unveiled plans to deepen Nigeria’s capital market and mobilise domestic savings. While SEC is to introduce a National Savings Scheme backed by tax incentives, as part of the initiative,...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for a full, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The union described the incident as a matter of grave...

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has arrived in Niger State at the head of a Federal Government delegation following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The delegation is expected to condole with Governor Mohammed Umaru...

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed the determination of the Nigeria Police Force to establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 artisanal and suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. Disu gave the assurance...

…urge public to await investigation findings A coalition of civil society organisations has commended the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, for ordering an investigation into the reported deaths of suspected illegal miners following their arrest in Niger State. The coalition,...

The Coalition for Good Governance in Nigeria (CGGN) has called for the immediate resignation of Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), over what it described as a deepening regulatory and financial crisis that threatens to destroy public confidence in the...

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered a full-scale, transparent and unhindered investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Niger State Command. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the National Public Relations...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has constituted a high-powered investigative team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the deaths of some suspected illegal miners arrested in Niger State. The suspected illegal miners were arrested during enforcement operations conducted in parts of the state on September 15 and 16,...

Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State have thrown their weight behind the re-election of Governor Hyacinth Alia and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, while warning party members against anti-party activities capable of undermining the party’s electoral prospects. The forum, under the aegis of the...

Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has accused the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) of misinterpreting and selectively implementing insurance laws, warning that its actions could weaken the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), cost jobs and discourage investment in agriculture. Agbese, who is also a member of the...