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Nigeria’s removal from the FATF grey list marks the end of two years of intense reforms. This report explains why the global watchdog greylisted the country in 2023 — and how sweeping policy actions secured its delisting in 2025. When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Nigeria on its grey list in February 2023, authorities described the move as …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today that he believes the US has reached a framework agreement with China to avoid imposing an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports. “I think we’ve reached a substantial framework for the two leaders who will meet next Thursday … that tariffs will be averted,” Bessent said on ABC’s “This Week” from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where President …

President Bola Tinubu approved a major changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, in a move aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture. Under the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, …

Ivorians waited for results on Sunday after voting for a new president ended the day before, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara likely to win a fourth term. Ouattara, 83, has led the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse. Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote, with the election marked …

Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum, French media say. The Paris prosecutor’s office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world’s most-visited museum last Sunday, …

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has stirred controversy after announcing cash reward for every ward won by his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election. While speaking on Saturday during the party’s campaign rally in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area, Soludo promised to give his party supporters N1m. He said, “When we were campaigning for the …

•Recommends independent candidacy, extra legislative seats for women •Kalu urges adherence to national interest in constitution review process In a historic decision that could redefine Nigeria’s political architecture and deepen democratic inclusivity, the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Constitution Review has approved the creation of an additional state for the South-east geopolitical zone.  The committee also recommended independent …

Apparently disturbed over the deplorable state of their various communities as a result of decades of neglect by oil companies operation in these communities,stakeholders in Isoko land are spoiling for shut down of oil operations in their land. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Erere Okpako Angela Akpofa For Isoko Grassroot Mobilizers. In the statement they stated …

By Igbotako Nowinta We mourn a comrade who stood firm in the struggle for democracy, justice, and human rights — a believer in a freer, fairer Nigeria, and a world where dignity is not a privilege but a birthright. He was not a man of fear. He spoke when silence was safer. He stood when others chose comfort. He gave …

Mr Kanu also asked the court to grant him 90 days to conclude his defence, citing the number of witnesses he intends to call. Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu has said some witnesses he lined up for his defence in his terrorism trial will be coming from different parts of the world, including Ethiopia, Kenya and the United States. Mr Kanu, …