Naira swap: EFCC to arraign Emefiele for printing N684.5m notes at N18.96b Wednesday (Leadership) Barring last-minute change, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, before an…
*Ikorodu Boat Mishap: Death toll rises, fresh corpse recovered (Vanguard)*MPC raises interest rate to 22.5% (DailyTrust)
Ikorodu Boat Mishap: Death toll rises, fresh corpse recovered (Vanguard) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has recovered an additional corpse from the scene of the boat mishap at Ikorodu. Mrs Wuraola Alake, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Waterways…
EFCC declares Emefiele’s wife, 3 others wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering. Mrs Emefiele, Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband,…
Breaking: Court allows Emefiele to travel out of Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the request of a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to travel out of Abuja. The court, however, said Emefiele must remain in the country. In his bail terms,…
EFCC raids Dangote Group’s headquarters in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday reportedly raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with ongoing investigation into forex allocations in the country. It was gathered that the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating…
*NDLEA arrests 70-year-old Lagos grandma, son in Mushin cannabis bust (Leadership)*Xmas: My gov’t will continue palliative measures to alleviate suffering of Nigerians – Tinubu (DailyTrust)
NDLEA arrests 70-year-old Lagos grandma, son in Mushin cannabis bust (Leadership) Christmas cheer turned into cold bars for a 70-year-old Lagos woman and her son after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided their Mushin home and…
*Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian)*FG denies plan to increase tax (Vanguard)
Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian) Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80…
*EFCC/ DSS: NCS denies alleged attempt to abduct Emefiele from custodial centre (Sun)*Those opposing restructuring don’t understand it – Olu Falae (DailyTrust)
EFCC/ DSS: NCS denies alleged attempt to abduct Emefiele from custodial centre (Sun) Nigeria Correctional Service ( NCS) has said there was no attempt by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
*4-year-old boy drowns in canal while returning from church (Punch)*Emefiele to spend Christmas in prison (DailyTrust)
4-year-old boy drowns in canal while returning from church (Punch) The family of Daniel Oyedokun has been thrown into mourning after their four-year-old son drowned in a canal on his way back from church on Sunday at Awori Street, Dopemu,…
Court Grants Emefiele N300m Bail
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must…