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A contractor, Olugbenga Obadina, on Monday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the payments made to his company, Almond Projects Limited, was neither meant for installation of power plant in Yobe State nor for any power project in the state.



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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, presented the first prosecution witness, PW1, Chibueze Chukwuma, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the trial of Emmanuel Jayeoba and his son, Adewale Jayeoba, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/alleged-n5-7bn-fraud-efcc-calls-witness-against-father-son-in-lagos/

Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (retd) has charged the Nigerian Military School, NMS, boys to always make discipline, hardwork, loyalty, and patriotism their watchwords in all they do throughout the duration of their study in the school and afterwards.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/marwa-urges-nms-boys-to-shun-illicit-drugs-as-future-of-nigerian-military/

President Bola Tinubu has set up a Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, to coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-sets-up-presidential-cttee-on-green-economic-initiatives/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three brothers for suspected internet fraud.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-nabs-3-siblings-in-makurdi-over-allege-internet-fraud/

A couple, Kazeem Owoalade and Rashidat Owoalade, who runs a cocaine cartel from India has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of four members of the syndicate in Lagos where a Sports Utility Vehicle was recovered and two houses already traced to them sealed for forfeiture to the Federal Government.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/alleged-cocaine-cartel-ndlea-declares-couple-wanted/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr. Nyesom Wike before a Federal High Court, Abuja, “over their failure to account for the spending of trillions of FAAC allocations collected by their states and the FCT since 1999.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/serap-sues-36-govs-wike-over-failure-to-account-for-faac-allocations/

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/2-chinese-bag-one-year-jail-term-for-illegal-mining-in-kwara/

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Wednesday, said investments in the state were safe and secure as Delta remains a prime destination of choice for investors across the country.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/investments-in-delta-are-safe-secure-gov-oborevwori/

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for a review of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP Act, stressing that it will greatly enhance the anti-corruption fight.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/olukoyede-seeks-review-of-public-procurement-act/

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has warned that the President Bola Tinubu government not to temper with the nation’s pension funds.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-govt-must-not-touch-workers-pension-fund-atiku/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 13 fake bureau de change operators in Lagos.
The commission in a statement, said the suspects were arrested for operating BDC without an appropriate licence.



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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Tuesday, approved an initiative aimed at transforming the country’s infrastructure and housing sector through private partnerships.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fec-okays-private-partnerships-in-infrastructure-housing-sector-devt/

Justice A. Dagat of a Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Bana Alhaji Lawan to one year imprisonment.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fake-bdc-operator-jailed-in-maiduguri/

Justice Kehinde Ogundare of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of a parcel of land measuring 2348.072 square metres in Enugu State recovered from the duo of Babatunde Said Adeola and Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu to the Federal Government.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-telecom-experts-property-in-enugu/

Minister of Defence, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, has tasked the National Defence Space Administrators to embrace the spirit of collaboration, innovation, and forward-thinking to explore new ideas, share best practices, and forge partnerships that will enable us to confront the challenges of tomorrow with confidence and resilience.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/defence-minister-tasks-space-administrators-on-innovation-collaboration/

Delta State Government, Monday, commenced demolition of illegal structures built on lands belonging to Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/delta-begins-demolition-of-illegal-structures-on-govt-land/

President Bola Tinubu on Monday launched a campaign to promote inclusive education, skill development, and gender equity.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-launches-we-are-equal-education-campaign-in-nigeria/

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has again called for a review of the country’s revenue derivation formula in line with the practice of fiscal federalism, as be bags award of “Icon of Unity and Social Justice.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/gov-diri-honoured-by-ijaws-in-us-restates-call-for-fiscal-federalism/

President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms have started bearing fruits, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said, pointing out that the measures have restored faith in the country’s economy.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubus-reforms-bearing-fruits-says-minister-of-budget-bagudu/

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has recorded a harvest of arrests, as it nabbed a 75-year-old grandpa in Ekiti, 70-year-old grandma in Benue for illicit drugs dealing and destroys 11, 636.185kg cannabis in Edo forest.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ndlea-arrests-grandpa-in-ekiti-grandma-in-benue-for-drugs-dealing

BudgIT, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and 136 Nigerians have dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, “over its failure to withdraw the patently unlawful ‘Circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account a ‘cybersecurity levy.’


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/budgit-serap-136-others-ask-court-to-stop-cbn-on-cybersecurity-levy/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, to wake up from its day-dreaming of taking over Rivers State by its plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the state.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/bury-plans-to-forceful-take-over-rivers-state-pdp-tells-apc/

Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, has called on the Federal Government to address the root causes of decline in investor confidence in the country, following Microsoft Nigeria announcement of plan to shut down its innovation centre in Lagos and cut 200 jobs.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fg-must-address-root-causes-of-decline-in-investor-confidence-peter-obi/

Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the Cybersecurity Levy imposed on Nigerians was proof that the Federal Government was more interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it to recovery and growth.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/cybersecurity-levy-proof-fg-more-interested-in-milking-a-dying-economy-obi/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians, as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations and commitments.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/withdraw-cbn-cybersecurity-levy-on-nigerians-serap-tells-tinubu/

President of Nigerian Bar Assassination, NBA, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, has set up a seven member elections appeal committee to consider appeals and petitions of candidates disqualified by the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, ECNBA, from the July 20, 2024, national elections of the association.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nba-july-national-elections-maikyau-set-up-7-member-appeal-cttee/

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness and shock over the deportation of follow Nigerians by the Lagos State government.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/deportation-of-follow-nigerians-by-lagos-govt-sad-shocking-peter-obi/

Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Zacch Adedeji, has challenged tax administrators in Africa to look inwards for local solutions to challenges of the continent rather than turning to the Western world for salvation.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/firs-boss-adedeji-tasks-african-tax-administrators-on-local-solutions/

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has queried the absence of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima from the country, wondering who was in charge of the country in the absence of the two highest officers in the land.


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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has queried the absence of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima from the country, wondering who was in charge of the country in the absence of the two highest officers in the land.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/where-is-tinubu-shettima-who-is-in-charge-atiku-asks/