The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ahmed’s resignation came amid allegations of corruption and economic sabotage levelled against him by billionaire businessman and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. President Tinubu had, on Wednesday, summoned Ahmed over the allegations, which were published in a paid advertisement...

The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, over allegations of fraud, obtaining money by false pretences, and criminal breach of trust, amounting to more than ₦2.4 billion. Oduah, who served as aviation minister between 2011 and 2014, was arraigned alongside her former personal assistant, Gloria Odita. The charges were filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw police escorts from VIPs, saying the move is part of wider steps to deal with rising kidnappings and strengthen Nigeria’s overstretched security agencies. Speaking at the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, the President restated that police officers must be redeployed from protecting individuals to frontline duties. He insisted that the directive must be carried out. “I honestly believe in what I said… It...