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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON, has embarked on a 3-day official working visit to the Czech Republic to strengthen defence industrial cooperation between Nigeria and the Czech Republic. The Minister, who led a delegation comprising senior officials of the Ministry of Defence, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), attended the Czech Air Force Day/Air Show and Defence Exhibition in Ostrava, where modern and heavy defence equipment produced by the Czech defence industry were on display. On the sidelines of the exhibition, Dr. Matawalle held a strategic bilateral meeting with his counterpart, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, *Lt. Gen. Jaromír Zuna (Rtd).* Discussions at the meeting centred on strengthening the existing strategic partnership and deepening collaboration and cooperation between the Federal Republic of Nigeri...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has widened its probe into the controversial insurance industry recapitalisation exercise, with invitation letters now being issued to other operators beyond the initial petitioners. A letter dated 3rd September 2026 and addressed to the Managing Director of Linkage Assurance Plc, Mr Daniel Braie, at the company’s Abuja office, 29 Aswan Street, Wuse Zone 3, confirms the expansion. Titled “Investigation activities letter of invitation – Re: capitalisation exercise in the insurance sector,” the correspondence from the EFCC’s Capital Market and Insurance Fraud Section requires Braie to report for an interview on Thursday, 24th September 2026. The development comes amid growing pressure on Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), to step aside.  Industry stakeholders and civil society organisations have intensified calls for his immediate suspension or...

By Thomas Agagu ‎ ‎In the life of any institution, recognition means little when it is detached from results. But when an honour follows measurable achievements, it becomes a useful reminder that hard work is being noticed and that a new direction is beginning to make an impact. ‎ ‎This is the context in which Bashir Bayo Ojulari's emergence as the 2026 Leadership Newspapers CEO of the Year (Public Sector) should be viewed. ‎ ‎The recognition comes at a particularly important moment for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, as the national oil company records stronger financial performance, attracts fresh investment, advances critical oil and gas projects and pursues reforms aimed at making the organisation more efficient, transparent and commercially competitive. ‎ ‎The figures behind the recognition make the story even more compelling. In the first six months of 2026, NNPCL recorded N19.04 trillion in revenue and N2.28 trillion in profit after tax. Between January and ...

The Minister of State for Defence H. E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON, has called for stronger continental cooperation, intelligence sharing and interoperability among African Armed Forces to defeat terrorism, transnational organized crime and emerging security threats confronting the continent. Dr. Matawalle made the call while delivering Nigeria's address at the *18th Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Defence, Safety and Security (STCDSS) and the 21st Ordinary Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff and Heads of Safety and Security* held in Bujumbura, Burundi. Addressing Honourable Ministers, the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Chiefs of Defence Staff and members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Minister said the relevance of the STCDSS cannot be overstated at a time Africa is confronted by increasingly complex and interconnected security challenges. “Terrorism and violent extremism, transnational organized crime, trafficking...

The Police prosecuting counsel Stanley Nwafoaku from the Directorate of legal services of Federal Criminal Investigation Department of Nigeria Police Force Alagbon Ikoyi Lagos today, arraigned two ladies alleged to have conspired together to cause the transmission of false publication concerning Access bank to the effect that the lender is shutting down its operations. When the three count charge were read to them, the two Defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.  Thereafter Barrister Nwafoaku urged the court to remand them in the custody of Nigerian correctional services and fix a date for trial. However, Cyhtia Nwanpu who stood in for Ifenna Okeke, counsel for both defendants, asked for a short date to file a  formal bail application. The presiding Judge, Akintayo Aluko, while remanding the defendants in custody of the Nigerian correctional services, adjourned till November 25, 2026 for trial pending when the defence counsel should have filed bail application, which wil...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Mrs Olubunmi Omotayo Oso as Secretary of the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The appointment, according to the Head of Service, Mr Iskeel Olanrewaju Saka, is aimed at strengthening leadership continuity and improving operational efficiency in the state’s basic education administration. Saka said the appointment was made in accordance with the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board Law, 2005, and established procedures for appointing qualified officers to senior positions in the state public service. He charged Oso to deploy her wealth of experience and professional expertise to advance the implementation of the state’s education policies and contribute to the realisation of the “Building Our Future Together” agenda of the Abiodun administration. Oso, born on November 21, 1972, joined the Ogun State Civil Service on June 11, 1999, as an Education Officer II. She holds a Bachelor of Science ...