Metro – City Business News

February 27, 2026 No Responses

Court Jails Orient Petroleum MD, Two Others 14 Years For N25b Fraud

Justice O. M. Anyachebelu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has convicted and sentenced Engineer Nnaemeka Nwawka, managing director, Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, Jude Anniekwe Cyril and Sage Nebefeife Foundation to fourteen years imprisonment each for stealing,...

February 27, 2026 No Responses

Alleged N8.7b Money Laundering: Court Sends Malami, Wife, Son Back To Prison

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, February 27, 2026, ordered the remand of the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe...

February 25, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Completes 9km Lekki–Ajah Road Rehabilitation

The Lagos State Government has completed the rehabilitation of a critical 9-kilometre stretch of the Lekki–Ajah Road from Chevron to Admiralty (Lagos-bound) in just 27 days, surpassing the projected 41-day completion timeline.During an inspection of the proj...

February 22, 2026 No Responses

Seme Border: NDLEA Nabs Woman With Drugs In Fake Pregnancy

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 35-year-old businesswoman, Rabi Muhammad, at the Seme Border while attempting to smuggle thousands of tramadol capsules concealed in a fake pregnancy.Muhammad was arrested on Mon...

February 20, 2026 No Responses

Toll Gate Attack: FRSC Boss Commends Army, Police

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has expressed profound appreciation to the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force for their swift and decisive intervention following a mob attack on RS5.12 Benin Toll Gate Unit Command.....

February 17, 2026 No Responses

Court Jails Woman For Investment Fraud

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Janet Theophilus Danjuma before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano for investment fraud to...

February 17, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Unveils Award To Honour Disability-Friendly Bus Operators

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has unveiled a new award initiative aimed at recognizing the most responsive bus operating company to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), as part of efforts to strengthen accessibility across Lagos State’s p...

February 17, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Flags Off CNG Conversion Training For 400 Youths

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has flagged off a six-week training programme for 400 Niger Delta youths on the Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Autogas Conversion.Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre, Uyo, Akwa ...

February 16, 2026 No Responses

Institute Warns of Health Risks From Fabricated Grinding Machines

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, has raised concerns over rising cases of organ failure and cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria, linking them to the consumption of foods processed with locally fabricated grinding machines.The...

February 12, 2026 one Response

NADDC Flags Off 2026 Argungu Motor Rally

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government, on Wednesday flagged off the Argungu Motor Rally 2026 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.The motor rally is one of the key activities l...

February 10, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Mourns Officer, Recovers Cocaine, Heroin, skunk, Tramadol In Bonny Island

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers state where six suspects were arrested and a significant cache of illicit substances, including cocaine, heroin, meth...

February 7, 2026 No Responses

AGH, AMACOS Inaugurate Solar-Powered Mini Community Library in Abeokuta North

A new chapter in community-driven education support was opened on Friday, February 6, 2026, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area with the inauguration and handover of a solar-powered Mini Community Library, delivered through a strategic partnership between ...

February 4, 2026 No Responses

AAAF Unveils Free Health Insurance Scheme For Ijebu Rural Communities

The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, AAAF, in partnership with Ogun North East Local Government, has launched a free health insurance scheme for rural communities in Ijebu, Ogun State, enrolling 60 beneficiaries in the first phase of the initiative.The scheme,...

January 29, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns BFI Group Corporation, Six Others For Alleged €100m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M.S Idris of the....