EFCC Warns Banks Against Unsecured Loans  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has cautioned Nigerian banks against granting loans without credible collateral, warning that such practices often lead to insider abuse and non-performing loans. Olukoyede issued the warning recently when he received the Chief Audit Executive of First Bank Plc, Mufutau Olawale Abiola, who led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Commission in Ikoyi. Speaking through the Acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi,  Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE 1 Bawa Usman…
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Police Nab 50 Suspects, Recover Anti-Aircraft Launcher, 17 Rifles in Major Crackdown The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of 50 suspects linked to various criminal activities, including kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, and terrorism, in a series of coordinated operations across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placide, disclosed this during a press briefing held on Monday at the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) headquarters in Guzape, Abuja. According to him, the operations, conducted between January and April 2026, led to the recovery of significant weapons and exhibits, including 17 rifles, 111 rounds…
FG Opens Application For Second Cohort Of National TVET Programme, Expands Skills Training And Job Opportunities For Nigerian Youth The Federal Government has opened applications for the second cohort of its flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme, reinforcing its commitment to equipping Nigerian youth with practical skills that support job creation, entrepreneurship, and national development. The Federal Ministry of Education announced that applications for the new cohort will commence on Monday, 13 April 2026, inviting interested Nigerians to enrol in the nationwide skills development initiative designed to strengthen technical capacity and address unemployment. The Honourable Minister of…
Tinubu Rebuilding Kano Into Northern Nigeria’s Economic Capital And West Africa’s Next Commercial Gateway — APC Chairman The National Chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is implementing a historic and deliberate economic masterplan to transform Kano State into the foremost regional hub for commerce, manufacturing, logistics and transnational trade in Nigeria and across West Africa. Professor Yilwatda stated this in Abuja, weekend, that the Federal Government’s ongoing infrastructure and industrial investments across Kano and the wider Northern corridor are neither accidental nor isolated projects, but part…
Nigeria Ready For Business, Dabiri-Erewa Assures In Silicon Valley, US Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman /CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has assured Nigerians and investors in the Diaspora that Nigeria is conducive and ready to welcome all investors to the country as the country has all it takes for investment opportunities. She gave this assurance while delivering a keynote address as Guest Speaker at the prestigious Pre-Africa Diaspora Investment Summit (ADIS26) Partnerships Dinner in Silicon Valley, California, United States of America. The exclusive dinner served as a prelude to the main African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2026 (ADIS26), which took place…
Umahi Mourns Bishop Nworie, Describes His Death as Monumental Loss to Church, Nation The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Nweze Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Most Reverend Dr. Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu, describing his death as a monumental loss to the Church and the nation at large. In a condolence message, Senator Umahi said he received the news of the revered Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki with profound grief and a heavy heart, noting that his departure marks the end of an era defined by selfless service, deep…
NAF Probes Alleged Civilian Casualties After Jilli Air Strike The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced an investigation into reports alleging that a recent air strike in Jilli, Borno State, may have resulted in civilian casualties. The strike, carried out on April 11, 2026, has drawn concerns following claims that a local market may have been affected during the operation. In response, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has directed the immediate deployment of the Civilian Harm Accident and Investigation Cell (CHAI-Cell) to conduct a fact-finding mission at the location. NAF stated that it treats all allegations of civilian…
NAF Air Strikes Destroy ISWAP Logistics Hub in Borno, Scores Killed The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has carried out a precision air strike on a major terrorist enclave and logistics hub in Jilli, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of insurgents and crippling their operational network. The strike, executed on April 11, 2026, followed sustained Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions over the Bindul–Jilli axis, an area long identified as a key movement corridor for Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and their collaborators. Military sources disclosed that the operation was triggered by…
Tinubu Land In Trouble For Comparing Fuel Prices In Nigeria With African Countries Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of presenting an incomplete picture of Nigeria’s economic realities, after comparing fuel peices in Nigeria with Kenya and other African countries. In a statement issued in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that recent comparisons of Nigeria’s petrol prices with those of other African countries fail to capture the deeper crisis of declining purchasing power among Nigerians. The statement comes in response to President Tinubu’s remarks during a visit to…
Umahi, Akpabio, Barau, Wike, Oshiomohle Attends Burial Event Of Senator Mpigi At Koroma Tai The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, on Saturday joined other top political leaders and dignitaries at the burial ceremony of the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi, PhD, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. The event was marked by solemnity and deep respect, as leaders from across the country gathered to pay their final respects to a man widely regarded as a committed public servant and accomplished lawmaker. Among those in attendance were President…