NEMA receives 147 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 147 Nigerian migrant returnees from Niamey in Niger as part of ongoing efforts to support citizens returning from abroad. The returnees arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on March 5, 2026, at about 12:19 p.m. local time aboard a flight operated by Sky Mali Airline. In a statement released...
Navy destroys illegal crude oil storage site in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage facility in the Bonny area of Rivers State as part of ongoing operations to combat crude oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger Delta. The operation was carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel following directives from the Chief of the Naval Staff, Idi Abbas. According to a statement issued on...
EFCC to arraign Sule Lamido, sons over N1.3bn fraud April 1
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on April 1, 2026, arraign former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido before Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N1.3 billion fraud. Lamido is expected to be arraigned alongside his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido, as well as two companies linked to the...
Court orders interim forfeiture of N1.3bn hotel linked to Ikeja chamber MD
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel valued at about N1.3 billion allegedly linked to the Managing Director of the Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Edward Olutoke. The order was granted on Wednesday by Justice A. O. Owoeye following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
2 jailed over attempt to steal CBN cables
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, has sentenced two men, Emmanuel Ogwuche and Mohammed Alfa, to three years imprisonment for attempting to steal cables belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ogwuche and Alfa were tried for criminal conspiracy, mischief, criminal trespass, and attempted theft, to which they pleaded guilty. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector...
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N1.894trn February revenue
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.894 trillion to the Federal Government, States, and the Local Government Councils as February 2026 federation account Revenue. The revenue was shared at the March 2026 FAAC meeting held in Abuja. The N1.894 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1.274 trillion and distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N619.119...
Tinubu sets up task force on petroleum sector reforms
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Petroleum Reform and Value Optimisation Task Force to drive the next phase of structural reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. The development was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the task force will be chaired...
13 soldiers, civilian driver killed in ISGS ambush on Niger army convoy
At least 13 people, including 12 soldiers and a civilian driver, have been killed after suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) ambushed a Nigerien military convoy in the Tahoua Region of Niger. Security sources said the attack occurred on March 11 along the Yaya–Tahoua road near Bagga village. The convoy, made up of about 50 troops...
PHOTOS: Shi’ites stage pro-Iran protest at Abuja National Mosque
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites, staged a protest at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday in support of Iran. The demonstrators had attended the regular Jumat prayer at the mosque before launching the protest within the premises. Witnesses said the group began chanting “Allahu Akbar” as they gathered in large numbers shortly after...
NDPC to content creators: Stop filming citizens without consent
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has cautioned content creators against recording or photographing unsuspecting members of the public without their consent, warning that offenders could face criminal prosecution. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission also warned that social media platforms that fail to address such violations risk sanctions under the law. The NDPC said it had received reports...
