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Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee suspends Senior Advocate of Nigeria Joe-Kyari Gadzama for three years over professional misconduct linked to the controversial Zaki Biam compensation case. Gadzama rejects the verdict, announces immediate appeal to the Supreme Court and insists...

Femi Otedola has invested another ₦222.2 billion in First HoldCo, increasing his ownership to 25.87 percent and strengthening his position as the company's largest shareholder. The latest purchase comes barely one week after a related entity acquired ₦77.6...

 Osun Assembly Speaker Adewale Egbedun alleges Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Gotan ordered the arrest of SSG Teslim Igbalaye after being booed at an INEC stakeholders' meeting.  Police insist the arrest followed an intelligence-led raid that uncovered ₦4.81 million,...

Large taxpayers with annual turnover above ₦5bn have until July 31 to comply with the Nigerian Revenue Service's e-invoicing requirement or face statutory penalties. The NRS says businesses that fail to transmit invoices electronically risk a ₦200,000 fine...

 Investors submitted ₦3.38 trillion in bids for the one-year Treasury Bill against a ₦500 billion offer, highlighting sustained appetite for long-term government securities despite declining yields.  The CBN lowered the stop rate on the 364-day bill to 17.35...

OHCSF Admits Failure: Esther Didi Walson-Jack concedes her office failed to conduct adequate due diligence before approving recruitment processes for the purported PEAC/PFIPC. Forged Documents Fooled Government: Head of Service says officials relied on fake establishment documents and...

City Boy Movement rejects NDC's demand for the suspension of Lagos CP Tijani Fatai, insisting his attendance at its Lagos inauguration did not amount to political endorsement. Group says the police commissioner was carrying out legitimate security responsibilities,...

Okonjo-Iweala urges China to boost domestic consumption and the United States to restore fiscal discipline, warning that deepening global economic imbalances are fuelling geopolitical tensions. WTO chief says the multilateral trading system remains resilient, with 72% of global...

US launches massive retaliatory strikes: American forces hit multiple Iranian military targets after Tehran fired missiles at US bases in Jordan, with Washington describing the operation as a "powerful response" aimed at degrading Iran's military capabilities. Conflict spreads...

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Yemi Cardoso says recent economic reforms are rebuilding investor confidence and strengthening Nigeria's resilience. He argues that artificial intelligence, stronger institutions and macroeconomic stability will determine Africa's competitiveness in the evolving global economy. ...