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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Nigeria from its grey list, following Nigeria’s successful and timely completion of its FATF Action Plan. The country’s removal is coming over two years of sustained effort, reform and inter-agency coordination to strengthen the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence […]
Users of the Port Harcourt-Aba expressway have urged the federal government to re-award the contract for the reconstruction of the road to a reputable firm with a proven track record, following its termination. The users spoke with LEADERSHIP yesterday at Obehie Junction and Imo Gate on the road in Ukwa West Local Government Area, following […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Imo State has deployed over 650 personnel for the ember months campaign in the state. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Udensi Oji, disclosed this during the flag-off of the 2025 ember months public sensitisation and campaign in Owerri. Among the deployed personnel are 350 […]
Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nicholas Felix, has clarified that his recent free fuel distribution to residents of Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State was purely a humanitarian gesture and not a political campaign strategy. He said that the compassionate move is not tied to a campaign strategy ahead […]
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated a state-of-the-art E-Learning Centre to Delta Model Technical College, Asaba, under her Digital Learning initiative implemented through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The facility was officially commissioned during a national virtual ceremony connecting 10 newly […]
The Delta State House of Assembly (DSHA) has assured that its constitutional duty would not end with the passage of bills but would ensure that the laws enacted serve the people’s interests and remain relevant in a changing society. The Speaker of the House, Hon Emomotimi Guwor, stated this in his keynote address at a […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on the brink of collapse due to a strategy by its governors to sideline key figures like himself. Wike, while speaking at a media parley in Abuja yesterday, questioned the logic of his exclusion from […]
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced an entrepreneur, Muhammed Bukar to six months imprisonment for offences bordering on possession of counterfeit currency and cybercrime. Awogboro handed down the sentence after finding the defendant guilty on a two-count charge preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate […]
The commissioner of Police in Kebbi State, CP Bello Sani, has presented N33.8 million to 50 families of police officers who died in active service. Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries at the headquarters of the command at Gwadangaji in Birnin Kebbi, CP Bello said the disbursement is part of the Group Life Assurance and […]
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to maintaining peace and ensure the security of vital oil infrastructure across the state. The governor stated this when he received the leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Edo State Chapter, at the Government House, Benin City. Speaking during […]