Editorial Team

Achimugu: Court grants final forfeiture of N4.6bn jewelries, N4.3bn cars, $50,000, N30m to govt

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in the Apo, Abuja, has granted the final forfeiture of properties linked to a business woman and socialite, Ms Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The properties include jewelries worth N4.64 billion, eleven exotic cars worth N4.3 billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-Three Million Naira), $50,000 and N30…

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CBN Tightens FX Market Oversight With New BDC Monitoring Framework

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a comprehensive real-time monitoring framework for Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, unveiling a centralized transaction-tracking platform aimed at strengthening oversight, improving transparency, and enhancing compliance across Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. Under the new framework, all licensed BDC operators will be required to report their foreign exchange purchases…

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Africa – Building More Inclusive Elections: 79 National Elections Commission’s (NEC) Officials Strengthen Skills on Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion

NEW YORK, United States of America, July 16, 2026/APO Group/ — “As a person with disability, I found this training very timely. Before 2024, there was no policy, so promoting disability inclusion in elections was up to the individual. Now that it is a policy, everyone must follow it.” For George K. Dorbor, Assistant Election…

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Senate rejects sexual harassment petition against Fasina, confirms ambassadorship

The former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina, has been confirmed by the Senate as a non-career Ambassador/High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, despite a heated debate over petitions alleging sexual misconduct against him. The confirmation followed a sharp exchange on the Senate floor on Wednesday after Adams Oshiomhole…

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