Court orders final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to ex-AGF Malami

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Court orders on ex AGF Malami

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government. Justice Joyce AbdulMalik, who delivered the judgment yesterday, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), established the reasonable suspicion required by law to justify the forfeiture of the assets. The court ruled that Malami, his family members and companies linked to the properties failed to disprove the anti-graft agency’s allegation that the assets were…

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FG grants Shell $11.5/barrel tax credit to unlock $20bn investment

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FG grants Shell tax credit

The Federal Government has approved a special production-linked tax credit for Shell Plc’s Bonga Southwest Aparo deepwater oil project in a fresh move aimed at unlocking billions of dollars in investment and accelerating Nigeria’s crude oil production. According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu approved fiscal terms granting Shell and its partners a tax rebate of $11.50 for every barrel of crude oil produced from the project, more than double the standard incentive currently available under Nigeria’s fiscal framework. The report, citing people familiar with the matter…

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NPC unveils online birth registration platform

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NPC unveils online birth platform

The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigerians can now register births and deaths and obtain certificates online through its newly introduced digital registration platform, eliminating the need for physical visits in many cases. NPC Chairman, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, announced the commencement of the ‘Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics’ system and the ‘VitalReg’ platform at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday. According to Yusuf, the platform became operational nationwide on July 1, 2026, covering the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Effective 1st July 2026, this transformative initiative…

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‘NNPCL secretly hires top managers from South, after halting oil exploration funding in North’ – Sources

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NNPCL secretly hires top managers from South

Fresh controversy has engulfed Nigeria’s oil and gas sector following allegations that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, quietly recruited mostly Southerners into executive and middle management positions, amid claims that the exercise violated the federal character principle. Sources told newsmen that the recruitment, conducted alongside the company’s ‘Accelerated and Voluntary Exit Programme’, lacked transparency and was carried out without public advertisement or clearly defined selection criteria. The development comes as stakeholders also criticised President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order 9, which redirects funds previously allocated to frontier oil exploration…

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H’Reps withdraws own State Police Bill, adopts Tinubu’s proposal

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H'Reps withdraws State Police Bill

The 10th House of Representatives yesterday withdrew its proposed constitutional amendment Bill seeking to establish state police, opting instead to proceed with an Executive-sponsored version transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. The decision marks a significant shift in the National Assembly’s approach to the long-debated issue of state policing, with lawmakers prioritising the Presidency’s proposal as the principal legislative framework for establishing state police across the country. During plenary, the Executive-sponsored Bill successfully passed its first and second readings before being referred to the House Committee on Constitutional Review for detailed…

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PFIPC scandal: Court orders Adeyemi’s arrest

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Court orders Adeyemi’s arrest

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant for Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Justice Mohammed Umar issued the order yesterday against Adeyemi over allegations of forgery, fraud, and impersonation, encompassing eight counts. The case is marked as FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025. When the issue arose, the defendant was not present in court, though the case was number 12 on the day’s agenda. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), who is handling the prosecution of the case, requested a bench…

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Tinubu to launch Abuja City Walk, Africa’s next landmark mega city

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Tinubu to launch Abuja City Walk

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to officially unveil the Abuja City Walk masterplan tomorrow Thursday, in what is expected to be one of the most significant urban development launches in the Federal Capital Territory in recent years. The ceremony, scheduled to take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Plot 28, Cadastral Zone C-17, Industrial Area-II, Abuja, will mark the formal groundbreaking of the 250-hectare mixed-use development strategically located along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport corridor. The project is being developed by MAG Group, the parent company of…

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Benue: MACBAN denies killing 16 villagers in fresh attack

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MACBAN denies Benue killing

The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), Benue State Chapter, has distanced itself from the attack and massacre of innocent people in Otukpo-Nobi, Otukpo local government area, in the state. According to reports, the incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, which claimed the lives of around 16 people. Residents of the neighborhood said that armed herders carried out the attack. Angered by the tragedy, youths and women stormed Ochidoma’s palace in protest, bringing the victims’ bodies. However, in a statement released on Monday by MACBAN’s state…

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Army intercepts illegal arms shipment, foils trafficking network in Kaduna

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Army intercepts illegal arms

Troops of Sector-7, ‘Operation Enduring Peace’, have intercepted an illegal arms shipment in Kaduna state, recovering seven firearms and disrupting a suspected weapons trafficking network operating across Plateau and Niger states. According to an operational report released on Monday in Abuja said the intelligence-led operation followed credible information on the movement of illicit arms from Jos, Plateau, to Niger. The report said troops conducted a targeted stop-and-search operation in the early hours of Monday and intercepted an ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz at the Samaru Checkpoint in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna…

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Niger: Govt. bans graduation ceremonies in private schools

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Niger govt. on private schools

Niger State government has prohibited private schools from holding graduation ceremonies, directing all private educational institutions to replace them with ‘Speech and Prize-Giving Ceremonies’ to recognise students’ achievements. According to reports, the policy, introduced through the Niger State Private Schools Board, is aimed at standardising end-of-session activities and addressing what authorities describe as the growing culture of elaborate and costly graduation celebrations in private schools. In a statement issued by the Directorate of Information Services of the Ministry of Information and Orientation, Yunusa Ibrahim, the government said schools should instead…

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