Abuja, July 9, 2025 — The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), today inaugurated a dedicated Passport Front Office at the NIS headquarters in Abuja to streamline passport services for senior public officials. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji‑Ojo, explained that the move was prompted by persistent delays senior officials faced at
Abuja, July 9, 2025 — The Federal Government has issued more than 3.5 million passports in under two years, while saving over ₦1 billion annually through strategic reforms, Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji‑Ojo announced today. The minister revealed these achievements during the inauguration of the Ministry’s new passport front‑office in Abuja. Since August 2023, 3,080,141 passports were
Mokwa, Niger State, July 9, 2025 — Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested nine individuals, including five Chinese nationals and four Nigerians, for engaging in illegal mining activities in Kaniyan Village, located in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The suspects were apprehended following
Kaduna, July 9, 2025 — Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Zeal Abraham to two years imprisonment for impersonation and internet fraud involving $200. The conviction followed a one-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate. Abraham, who operated
Abuja, July 9, 2025 — The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called for mandatory integrity testing of public officers across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government as a strategic step to curbing corruption and strengthening fiscal governance. Olukoyede made this proposal on
Abuja, July 9, 2025 — The Director-General and CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engineer Dr. Abisoye Coker‑Odusote, welcomed Brigadier‑General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, Director‑General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Abuja on Monday for a courtesy meeting aimed at reinforcing existing collaboration and forging new partnerships between the agencies. Engr. Coker‑Odusote
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the founder of the popular online gaming platform, Bigibet, Mr. Adepoju Abiodun, before a Federal High Court in Lagos over his alleged involvement in a massive ₦855 million fraud. The arraignment, which took place earlier this week, marks a significant step in the Commission’s ongoing clampdown
In a significant breakthrough in the nation’s fight against illicit financial flows and cross-border money laundering, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies valued at over ₦653 million at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The arrest, which took place during a clearance operation on Monday, culminated in
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun an official investigation into one Mr. Rajesh Kumar, an Indian national, who was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with an undeclared sum of $29,000. The incident, which occurred on Monday, July 8, 2025, underscores the ongoing efforts by Nigerian authorities to clamp
The Senators’ Wives Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its esteemed members, Professor Janet Plang, wife of Senator Diket Plang, who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District. The news of her death was received with great shock and sadness by the association, which described her as a woman
