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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has raised alarm over the growing nexus between wildlife trafficking and other transnational crimes, revealing that the illicit trade is now closely tied to money laundering, arms smuggling, and illegal financial flows. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, made the disclosure on Thursday during…
The House of Representatives has launched a full-scale investigation into the administration of Nigeria’s student loan scheme following allegations of fund misappropriation, lack of transparency, and procedural irregularities. At a public hearing held Tuesday in Abuja, Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, said lawmakers are determined to protect the integrity…
Backbone Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (BINL) has announced a transformative plan to build and operate a 500,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in the Sunshine Industrial Park and Free Trade Zone in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The $15 billion project is part of a public-private partnership with the Ondo State…
Abuja, July 9, 2025 — After more than three months of industrial action, primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have officially suspended their strike and will return to classrooms today, Wednesday, July 9. The announcement was made in a communiqué issued by the FCT chapter of the…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on 7 July 2025, hosted Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, in a strategic meeting aimed at deepening cooperation in scientific monitoring, peacebuilding, and disaster risk reduction…
The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), in partnership with the Coalition Secretariat Partners (CSP), the ECOWAS Commission, and Member States, successfully convened a two-day Strategic Communications Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 30 to July 1, 2025. The event served as a key preparatory engagement for the upcoming 2nd Lassa…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on Monday, July 7, 2025, chaired a high-level strategy meeting with the Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The session, convened under the leadership of Hon. Commissioner…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched the Lomé phase of its ongoing Information and Awareness Campaign for Small-Scale Cross-Border Traders along the Abidjan–Lagos corridor. The campaign, now in its third edition, was unveiled on July 4, 2025, in Lomé, Togo. The launch ceremony was attended…
Nigeria and China have begun technical discussions to kick-start the implementation of the Lekki Low-Carbon Demonstration Zone, a pilot initiative under the China-Africa Solar Belt Initiative aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s transition to renewable energy. The Chinese delegation, led by Wang Zuguang, Deputy Division Chief at China’s Foreign Environmental Cooperation Centre,…
Tragedy struck in Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State, as over 70 vigilantes were reportedly killed during a violent confrontation with armed bandits on Tuesday afternoon. According to residents, the incident occurred around 2:00 p.m., when a large contingent of vigilante members from neighbouring Wase…
