Court Clarifies FCCPC, NCC Roles in Airtime Credit Regulation
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has no authority to issue telecommunications licences, clarifying that its role is limited to oversight of airtime and data credit services alongside the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Delivering judgment in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/760/2026 on Monday, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa […]
Tinubu Appoints 26 to Federal Agencies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 officials to the boards and leadership of 10 federal agencies and commissions, with all appointments taking immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose was appointed Chairman of the […]
Agbakoba to Chair GOCOP’s 10th Annual Conference
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has accepted to chair the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for October 8, 2026, in Lagos. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the 2026 Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, in a statement issued on […]
Experts Seek Action on Flooding, Insecurity, Healthcare Regulation
Guests on Standpoint, a programme on Emirate 98.5 FM, have called for stronger government policies and coordinated action to tackle flooding, insecurity and healthcare regulation in Nigeria. Speaking during the programme, Dr. Edun Abdul Kareem Jimoh and Comrade Lanre Osho urged emergency management agencies to intensify public awareness campaigns on flood prevention, identify flood-prone communities […]
Emir of Ilorin Commends Quran Translation by Dr. Daud Awwal
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has praised Ilorin-born scholar and media practitioner, Dr. Daud Awwal, for translating the Holy Quran into Yoruba and English, alongside producing a transliteration version to aid non-Arabic speakers. The monarch gave the commendation on Monday while receiving Dr. […]
BREAKING: Court Grants Miyetti Allah President N2bn Bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion over allegations of money laundering involving $2.63 million. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, held that the offences against Bodejo are bailable and that the court […]
Reps Panel Probes N1.32bn Budget for Unestablished Agency
The House of Representatives will on Tuesday inaugurate an ad hoc committee to investigate the inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The panel, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, was constituted following a House resolution to examine how about N1.32 billion was allocated to an agency that has […]
Four FCT Police Officers Held Over ICPC Chairman Extortion
Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the incident on Monday while […]
Troops Arrest Sudanese, Ghanaian in Borno Security Operation
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a Sudanese man suspected of being a foreign terrorist collaborator and a Ghanaian woman believed to be an illegal immigrant during a security operation in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement issued on Monday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. […]
Kwara Orders Demolition of Unsafe Ilorin Building
The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate demolition of a dilapidated two-storey building in the Oke-Suna area of Ilorin East Local Government Area after declaring it structurally unsafe and a threat to lives and property. The building has also been sealed by the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) following complaints from residents that […]
