By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has recorded another operational success in its campaign against economic sabotage with the interception of suspected vandalised crude oil pipeline sections and the arrest of suspected members of a pipeline vandalism syndicate in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information, Nigerian Navy disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The intelligence-led operation was conducted by personnel of Naval Base (NB) OGUTA, leading to the interception of a Mercedes truck conveying 10 sections of crude oil pipeline suspected to have been illegally removed from the Addax…
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By Miriam Humbe Stakeholders drawn from government, industry, international development organisations and the private sector have expressed strong support for the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) initiative to provide zero-rated access to educational platforms and digital learning content for students and learners across Nigeria. Nnenna Ukoha, the NCC’s Director, Public Affairs Department disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The endorsement was made during the first public consultation forum on the proposed framework titled “Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content in Nigeria,” held by the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Participants described the initiative as a significant step towards…
By Miriam Humbe The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare and post-service well-being of retired personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria with the commencement of Skill Acquisition Training for Veterans (SAT-V) in the North Central Geopolitical Zone and the Federal Capital Territory. Major General Samaila Uba, the Director, Defence Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The 4-day training, holding from 14 to 17 July 2026 at Headquarters 22 Brigade, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, was organised by the Veterans Affairs Directorate of the DHQ. It is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another major operational success in Zamfara State, rescuing 13 kidnap victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. In the first operation, troops of Sector 2 in Bagega responded swiftly to credible intelligence on armed terrorists moving on motorcycles towards Tungan Kudaduku in Anka LGA. Guided by real-time surveillance, the troops pursued and…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Oluseye Nafiu has called on the Scheme’s Legal Officers to uphold integrity and operate within the regulatory framework of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act. Caroline Embu Director, Information and Public Relations at the NYSC disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He made the call while addressing the officers during the opening ceremony of 2026 NYSC Legal Officers Capacity Enhancement Training on The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Cybercrimes Act held at the Bolingo Hotel, Abuja. General Nafiu noted that the FOIA was…
By Nana Musa The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says it will champion the launch of the Nigeria Chapter of the Women in Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) Network on Oct. 6. The was contained in a statement issued by the NFIU management in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the statement, the NFIU Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, will lead the initiative to strengthen women’s leadership in Nigeria’s anti-money laundering community. The management said that the CEO was also the Nigeria’s National Correspondent to the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos was adjourned on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, due to her absence in Court. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Blessing CEO is facing a two-count charge filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), bordering on alleged obtaining by false pretence and alleged theft of N36 million. When the matter was called, counsel…
By Miriam Humbe Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two men to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, arraigned Musa Saidu Koki (a.k.a Alhaji Baffa), before Justice F. E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jabi, Abuja for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The defendant who is the former Managing Director of Buffah S. K. & Co Limited was arraigned on a five-count charge, bordering on advance fee fraud and obtaining under false pretence, to the tune of N108,068,500.00 (One Hundred and Eight Million, Sixty-Eight Thousand, Five Hundred…
By Miriam Humbe The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, in the trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, alongside the former Permanent Secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, narrated before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how local governments in the state were made to transfer funds to his company’s account for the purchase and distribution of Christmas grains. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The transfers, made…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s humanitarian transition in line with its statutory mandate of coordinating disaster management and humanitarian response across the country. Mrs. Zubaida Umar gave the assurance on Tuesday, 14th July, 2026, at the opening of the Humanitarian Transition Workshop organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Abuja. She described the workshop as a timely platform for developing a joint action plan that will strengthen a nationally led, sustainable and people-centred humanitarian…
By Miriam Humbe China’s foreign trade grew 16.9% YoY in the first half of 2026, according to data released from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday. The total value of goods imports and exports reached 25.47 trillion yuan (about $3.75 trillion) during the period, surpassing 25 trillion yuan for the first time. Of this total, exports amounted to 14.73 trillion yuan, up 13.4% YoY, while imports totaled 10.74 trillion yuan, rising 22.1% YoY. Exports totaled $2.1 trillion, while imports rose to $1.5 trillion, maintaining China’s position as the world’s largest goods trader despite lingering global tariff uncertainties. CGTN…