The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has faulted Nigeria’s progress in establishing anti-corruption laws and policies, describing it as weak when juxtaposed with UNCAC Chapters II (Preventive Measures) and V (Asset Recovery). UNCAC came to the conclusion following a report authored by the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI), which shows that…

Bureau de Change operators in Nigeria have been granted temporary permission to purchase up to $25,000 weekly in foreign exchange from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This will take effect from December 19, 2024, to January 30, 2025. The CBN announced this in a circular published by the…

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded three men, Wasiu Ayantunde, Adewale Ademola, and Biodun Afolabi, to a correctional centre for alleged possession of illicit drugs. Ayantunde, 50, Ademola, 40, Afolabi, 23, are facing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful possession and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The…

The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Joseph Osanipin, says Nigeria spends approximately

A shipment of 11,200 doses of Mpox vaccine, donated by the United States of America and facilitated by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is set to arrive in Abuja, Nigeria, today. This delivery follows agreements signed in November by Gavi to facilitate the donation of 305,000 doses of Mpox vaccine to support global and continental response…