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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that while it has recorded significant successes in asset recovery and convictions, it is grappling with funding constraints and rising operational costs due to increasingly sophisticated financial crimes.

By Elizabeth Ugbo EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at the House Committee on EFCC 2025 Budget Appraisal and 2026 Budget Defence meeting,…

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Civil Society Organization Is Protests in Abuja Over Senate’s Rejection of E-Transmission of Election Results

By Elizabeth Ugbo A wave of protests erupted in Abuja as Nigerian youths and civil society organisations mobilised against the Senate’s rejection of compulsory electronic transmission of election results.The demonstrators,…

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT URGED TO BOOST CANCER HEALTH FUND ALLOCATION

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government has been urged to increase budgetary allocation to the Cancer Health Fund to improve access to affordable and life-saving treatment for cancer patients across…

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Nigeria Flags Off Para-Badminton Campaign for Bahrain 2025 World Championships

By Elizabeth Ugbo Nigeria has officially flagged off its campaign for the 2025 Para-Badminton World Championships, scheduled to hold from February 8 to 14 in Bahrain, as three Nigerian para-athletes,…

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Audit Report Indicts Six FCT Area Councils Over ₦100bn Infractions

By Elizabeth Ugbo Six Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils have been indicted by an audit report for committing financial infractions amounting to over ₦100 billion, following an audit conducted…

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Information Minister says Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Are Stabilising Nigeria

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Friday in Abuja said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing economic reforms are stabilising Nigeria’s economy and gradually…

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FG Inaugurates Boards of OGFZA,NEPZA,SON to boost Industrial Reforms

By Elizabeth UgboThe Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the governing boards of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), and…

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Bandits Release Remaining Abducted church worshippers in kaduna state

By Elizabeth Ugbo Kajuru, Kaduna State — Bandits have released the remaining church worshippers abducted during a coordinated attack on three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area…

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Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026, after a four-and-a-half-hour plenary session, approving all 155 clauses of the…

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HallowMace Foundation ED, Anderson cautions Akpabio against high-handedness

By Chibuike Nwabuko Following the seeming discontentment among Senators of the 10th Assembly over the leadership style of the current Senate President, Godswil Akpabio, the Executive Director, Hallowmace Foundation, Sunny…

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