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Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released a video where hostages from the Moriki community in Zamfara State whom he kidnapped last week are seen pleading for their lives after the deadline he gave for the payment of a N50 million levy expired on Wednesday.
Turji had placed the levy on the community following an...
Nigeria's decision to liberalize its currency rate led to the recent devaluation of the naira, which has increased financial strain on many states and dramatically increased their obligations to repay foreign loans.
According to the annual "State of States Report" published by BudgIT, a well-known civic-tech group that promotes fiscal openness in Nigeria, Rivers State...
Billionaire businessman and chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu has pointed out that development of any country is impossible without access to reliable electricity to drive industrialization.
Elumelu made this known on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) 17th Annual Banking and...
Justice Obiorah Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed October 25 for Ali Bello and his co-defendants to cross-examine the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecution witness, Jamilu Abdullahi, in their ongoing trial for alleged money laundering.
Ali, a nephew of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, was arraigned by...
The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has written to the state’s Accountant General seeking permission to scrutinize the financial activities of the government including its debt profile, financial interventions, statutory allocations and expenditures.
The letter which was signed by the Secretary of the party in the state, Hon. Abdulazeez Haruna, relied...
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By AWC Maritime Desk | December 2025
Nigeria’s port sector has erupted in controversy, as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) intensifies efforts to revive the long-neglected Warri Port Complex and Koko Port — a move sharply criticized by the government of Lagos State, which accuses the Authority of favouritism and claims that chronic congestion at...
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By Amah Alphonsus AmaonyeDirector-General, African Writers Centre (AWC)
Nigeria may finally be on the path to defeating terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping — and the credit, according to security analysts, will a lot go to the strategic brilliance and uncommon resolve of the National...
On June 25 as has become customary, the global maritime community would once again come together to celebrate the unsung heroes of global shipping, the seafarers, under the auspices of the “Day of the Seafarer”. The Day of the Seafarer is a vital reminder of the critical role these exceptional individuals play in ensuring...
By Amah Alphonsus Amaonye & Chuma Ugbo
June 8, 2025
ABUJA, NIGERIA — As Nigeria continues to grapple with the triple menace of kidnapping, terrorism, and banditry, the present initiative of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) has come handy as a beacon of hope.
Designed to bring law enforcement closer to ungoverned spaces and forested regions...
Amah Amaonye
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has seized the opportunity of the 5th ILO special Tripartite Committee meeting in Geneva Switzerland to initiate Nigeria's campaign for Category C in the International Maritime Organization Council.
The DG used the platform of the programme to reinforce Nigeria’s...
