Court jails two Chinese nationals 25 years each for illegal mineral export
By Innocent Anaba Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, to 25 years’ imprisonment each for offences related to the illegal export of Nigeria’s strategic mineral resources. The judge found the defendants guilty on all five counts filed […]
Global trade resilient despite crises, 72% still under WTO rules — Okonjo-Iweala
… Hails SSK at 20th…. Urges Nigeria, Africa to seize digital trade opportunitiesBy Chioma Obinna Despite escalating geopolitical tensions, tariff disputes and disruptions to the multilateral trading system, 72 per cent of global trade still takes place under World Trade Organisation, WTO, rules, Director-General of the organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke […]
Group to Tinubu: Stop wasting public funds on coastal road, criticising governor’s flyovers
— Hails Aiyedatiwa’s Akure flyover By Dayo Johnson Akure The Young Advocates for Good Governance (YAGG), Ondo State chapter, has asked President Bola Tinubu President to focus on addressing more pressing national needs instead of criticising governors over the construction of flyovers in their respective states. It equally urged the president ” to stop committing […]
Afreximbank concludes package of loans valued at US$190 million for Zimbabwe’s CBZ Bank
By Udeme Akpan African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has concluded financing facilities totaling US$190 million for CBZ Bank Limited of Zimbabwe, which is expected to support Zimbabwe’s economic growth. In three separate facility agreements, signed in El Alamein, Egypt, by Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank, and Valeta Mthimkhulu, Managing Director, CBZ Bank […]
INEC begins display of candidates’ credentials in Lagos August 1
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos State, has announced that it will begin the public display of Form EC9, containing the personal particulars of candidates for the 2027 presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections, on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Nwachukwu seeks intelligence-driven security, calls for army division in South-East
UMUAHIA — Former Chief of General Staff, Gen. Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu (retd.), has called for an intelligence-driven approach to tackling insecurity in the South-East, stressing that lasting peace can only be achieved through trust, inclusive governance, economic development and stronger regional collaboration. Speaking at the South-East Regional Security Summit held in Umuahia on Thursday, […]
