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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes following an allegation that he stashed billions of Naira in his Abuja residence. He described the allegation as false and unfounded and targeted at his reelection. In a petition by his counsel, …

The chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, Ogun State chapter, Dr Azimkunle Ashiru, on Thursday, said Human Immunodeficiency Virus could not be transmitted outside the human body. Ashiru made this assertion while reacting to a claim by a woman who called in on a…

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has said the state government will procure arms for the 3,000 newly recruited operatives of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in order to support security agencies in the ongoing onslaught against banditry in the…

Nigeria’s former football official, Amos Adamu, was allegedly offered £1.3m to back the Qatar 2022 bid. Adamu in 2017 was banned for two years by the world governing body FIFA for ethics violations. The suspension came after he already served a three-year…

An inter-agency committee set up on the recovery of debts owed to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria  (AMCON) has called for enforcement of AMCON Act, that ensures that the recalcitrant debtors cannot benefit from government contracts and projects except with due…

National Population Commission (NPC) yesterday said a total sum of N532.7 billion is needed to conduct a national census in April 2023. The chairman of the commission, Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra made the disclosure to members of the Senate Committee on National Population…

The Basel Institute on Governance has rated Nigeria as a high-risk country for money laundering and terrorist financing. Nigeria was rated 6.77 out of 10, with the country being 17th out of 128 countries. The rating was contained in its report titled, ‘Basel AML…