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Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike has revealed that the Territory's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has The post FCTâs monthly revenue rises from N9bn to over N40bn under my watch â Wike appeared first on Tribune Online.
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said the recent detention of former Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Chairman Danladi Umar, ex-Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, and ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, underscores the transient nature of political power. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Odinkalu [âŚ] âAnyone predicting Umar, Malami, El-Rufaiâs detention wouldâve been called madâ â Odinkalu
President ordered investigation after fictitious federal body allocated funding and office space, triggering renewed scrutiny of corruption A fictitious federal entity that was allocated 1.3 billion naira (ÂŁ705,248) in Nigeriaâs 2026 budget has precipitated a political storm in Africaâs largest democracy in the run-up to Januaryâs general election. The fake agency came to light last October when Femi Gbajabiamila, the presidentâs chief of staff, wrote to the police alleging that his signature, along with official seals and reference numbers, had been forged by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who was claiming to have been appointed by the presidency to head the presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC). Continue reading...
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) withdrew a proposal Wednesday that would have eased transfers between Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), citing âsignificant adverse comments.â ATF formally proposed a rule for âLicensee âeZ Checkâ Verification for Transfers on May 6 after announcing plans to revise or shelve nearly three dozen regulations as part... This article Anti-2A Groups Just Bullied ATF Into Keeping Difficult Process For Gun Transfers was originally created by Converseer.
The Clippers-Raptors trade involving Kawhi Leonard will not be completed until the NBA probe into whether the Clippers circumvented the salary cap is completed.
The Edo State electoral commission says it has completed preparations for Saturday's local government election, with thousands of personnel trained and election materials ready for deployment.
European defense startup Helsing has overhauled its internal share program, alienating some staff as the company finalizes its biggest funding round to date.
TeraWulf Inc. is preparing to raise about $3.5 billion in debt to build a data center campus in Kentucky, including its first-ever foray into the leveraged loan market.
Qiagen NV, the European molecular testing company, is drawing early takeover interest from firms including EQT AB and Advent, people familiar with the matter said.
AstraZeneca Plc's shares dropped more than 10% after a trial of a new heart drug failed to help prevent heart problems in patients with a rare disease. Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
Mavik Capital Management is looking to raise $1 billion to snatch up distressed assets in the commercial real estate market, which is still nursing bruises from a surge in borrowing costs four years ago.
Nigeria's foreign exchange market recorded $46.37 billion in turnover within four months of publishing trading data under NFEM, as the naira.. read more NFEM hits $46.4bn turnover in four months as naira holds firm
