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The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately suspend all enforcement actions relating to the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle products. The directive followed a joint intervention by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which raised concerns about potential economic instability and emerging security risks. In a statement signed by Terrence Kuanum, Special Adviser on Public Affairs to the SGF, the government warned that continued enforcement — particularly in the absence of…

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals and directors of Genting International Co. Limited, Huang Haoyu, also known as Ken, and An Hongxu, to a cumulative 46 years’ imprisonment each, with an option of a ₦56 million fine, over a multi-billion-naira cybercrime and money laundering scheme. The court also ordered the convicts to undertake three days of community service and directed that they be repatriated to their country of origin after serving their sentences and completing the community service. The two were among 792 suspected internet and cryptocurrency fraud…

The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, resumed yesterday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, as a witness told the court that cash hoarding by commercial banks contributed to the scarcity of redesigned naira notes issued during Emefiele’s tenure. Mr. Chinedu Eneanya, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the seventh prosecution witness (PW-7), testified that investigations revealed widespread hoarding by commercial banks, which led to significant hardship for Nigerians. During cross-examination, Eneanya said he could not immediately identify the specific banks involved. When asked whether the EFCC made…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, February 9, 2026, arraigned Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe on a two-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy and stealing to the tune of ₦37,440,000.00 (Thirty-Seven Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Count one reads: “Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe and Philip Otahre Onobrakpe (at large), sometime in 2023 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired to defraud Omotayo Olumide Oyebanji and Mr Ernest Adeii of the sum of ₦37,440,000.00 (Thirty-Seven Million, Four…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, February 9, 2026, arraigned Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho (at large) before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged ₦600 million job scam. They were arraigned on an amended six-count charge bordering on fraud, obtaining under false pretence, and forgery involving the sum of ₦603,400,000.00 (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira). At Monday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa drew the court’s attention to the amended six-count charge and urged the court to allow the defendant to take his…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted a final forfeiture order in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria following a Non-Conviction Based (NCB) forfeiture suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Stanley Akaria Chinemerem, who was accused of defrauding his employer, Mr Godwin Uche Okearafor. The order, delivered by Justice Chukwujeku Aneke of the Lagos Judicial Division, followed months of investigation and legal proceedings, marking a significant victory for the EFCC in its fight against economic and financial crimes. EFCC counsel, Zeenat B. Atiku, informed the court that the Commission traced massive fraudulent transactions…

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has emerged as Chairman of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). According to a statement, Kyari was appointed at the 49th Session of the IFAD Governing Council meeting held in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday. The minister said his appointment was not a personal accolade but a responsibility to vulnerable rural populations across the world. In his acceptance speech, Kyari pledged to promote unity and inclusiveness across continents, promising impartial and strategically focused leadership to foster consensus, strengthen multilateral cooperation, and uphold IFAD’s credibility. “It is with…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the amended Electoral Act into law this month, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the statement on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session at which lawmakers constituted a conference committee to harmonise the Senate’s version of the bill with that passed by the House of Representatives, following backlash triggered by some amendments to the Act. “I believe that if you are able to conclude within the next few days or one week, the President should be able to sign this amended Electoral Bill into an Act of Parliament within this month…

The Nigeria Revenue Service has disclosed that it generated a total of ₦28.3 trillion in revenue as of December 2025. The Executive Director in charge of Government and Large Taxpayers, Mrs Amina Kurawa, said the figure represents an increase of more than 30 per cent compared to the ₦25.5 trillion recorded in 2024. Kurawa made the disclosure while speaking at a staff retreat organised by the Service, where she explained that the bulk of the revenue collected during the period was driven by the non-oil sector. Looking ahead, the revenue agency has set a collection target of ₦40.7 trillion for…

A prosecution witness, PW17, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Deputy Superintendent of the Commission (DCE), Ahmed Audu Abubakar, on Monday, February 9, 2026, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how hundreds of millions of naira allegedly diverted from the Kogi State Government House Administration Account were used to acquire high-end properties in choice areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The EFCC is prosecuting Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and a nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, on…