Metro Archives — City Business News

March 14, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests Eight Trucks Conveying Suspected Illegal Solid Minerals

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals.According to EFCC, they were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Gov...

March 5, 2025 No Responses

Customs Impounds 28,300 Litres Of PMS

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has assured smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) that tougher times lie ahead as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intensifies its crackdown on fuel smuggling.This warning came as officers of Operat...

March 3, 2025 No Responses

17 Years After, NDLEA Nabs Alleged Druglord

After 17 years of hiding in the dark to allegedly ship illicit drugs worth billions of naira across the world, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted 59-year-old drug baron identified as Ogbonnaya Kevin...

February 26, 2025 No Responses

Customs, Stakeholders Strategise To Combat Money Laundering

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS)has intensified efforts to tackle money laundering at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by bringing together key government agencies in a high-level stakeholders’ meeti...

February 5, 2025 No Responses

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A barrier at Carter Bridge, inward Ijora Olopa has been knocked down for the second time within 24 hours.To minimize disruptions, traffic has been diverted to the Iddo/Oyingbo route.According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), “tra...

January 23, 2025 No Responses

Police Kill Kidnappers, Rescues Odumosu’s Wife

Police operatives attached to the Ogun State Command have successfully neutralized the kidnappers of Mrs. Odumosu, wife of Retired Assistant-Inspector General, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, and rescued her unharmed.On January 16, 2025, at approximately 9:45 PM, four mas...

January 22, 2025 No Responses

NSC Distributes Relief Materials To Schools, Orphanages

As part of it’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has distributed learning and relief materials to schools and orphanages in Zaria, Kaduna State.According to the North West Director of the council, Mrs Karimatu...

January 20, 2025 No Responses

Alleged ₦76b Fraud: Court Grants Bail To Former AMCON MD, Others

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday granted bail of ₦20 million to Ahmed Kuru, former Managing Director of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), and four other defendants on trial for the alleged ₦76 billion and $31.5 million...

January 18, 2025 No Responses

Court Bars FRSC From Arresting Vehicles, Penalising Drivers With Faded Number Plates

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has restrained the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from arresting vehicles with faded number plates.Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order on Friday and also restricted the FRSC from imposing any fine or punishment...

January 17, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests More Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Benin

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday January 16, 2025 arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a cybercrime training centre in Benin City, Edo stateThe suspects’ arrest at their hide...

January 15, 2025 No Responses

POWA President Pledges Improved Welfare For Police Widows, Orphans

The President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Egbetokun, has reiterated the commitment of her leadership to improving the welfare of police widows and orphans in 2025.She made the pledge on Wednesday, 15th January 2025,...

December 24, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Businessman For Alleged $35m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 24, 2024, arraigned a businessman, Akindele Akintoye before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud.Akint...

December 24, 2024 No Responses

Yuletide: Luxury Bus Owners Begin 50% Fare Discount, Laud Tinubu

Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) has commenced the implementation of a 50 percent fare discount on designated long distance routes across the country.The decision is based on a recent partnership agreement reached between the Federal Governm...