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Illicit Flow: Stakeholders Chart Plan To Seal Loopholes Fuelling $18bn Annual Loss

18.04.2026

Stakeholders at a high-level Focus Group Discussion convened by the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) have outlined a coordinated action plan to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs), warning that Nigeria continues to lose between $15 billion and $18 billion annually to the persistent challenge. The meeting, held in Ikeja, Lagos, recently, brought...

Ondo South Seeks Improved Infrastructure, Youth Empowerment

18.04.2026

People in Ondo South are seeking improved infrastructure, youth empowerment, and economic development of their communities in order to tackle poverty and unemployment among the youth. One of the leaders in the area, Mr. Sunday Babatope, explained on Friday that the area needs new infrastructure and improved welfare in all the communities. According to him,...

Man Flays W’bank Call For Fuel Importation As Antidote To Nation’s Inflation Crisis

18.04.2026

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN has declared that it is rejecting the World Bank’s suggestion that Nigeria should open its borders to imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, to solve the country’s inflationary crisis. Director-General of MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi Kadir, explained in a press release made available to Saturday Telegraph...

D4vd Arrested Over Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl

18.04.2026

American singer and TikTok personality David Anthony Burke, popularly known as D4vd, has reportedly been arrested in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the 21-year-old became the focus of a grand jury investigation following the disappearance of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was reported missing by her family...

Army Spokesperson Commends NASPRI For Giant Strides

18.04.2026

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Apollonia Anele, has commended the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) for what she described as significant institutional progress and sustained professional development since its inception in 2010. This commendation was contained in the inaugural speech of the Second Quarter Courses for 2026, held at...

Oil Prices Fall Over Opening Of Strait Of Hormuz

18.04.2026

Prices of crude oil fell yesterday below $90 per barrel at the international market following the announcement by Iran that the Strait of Hormuz has opened for commercial activities. While international benchmark Brent crude dropped more than 10% to around $89 a barrel, the United States benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude fell over 10% to...

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