NTCA Report Slams Nigeria on Tobacco Taxes

Nigeria faces fresh scrutiny over alleged breaches of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and failure to implement Economic Community of West African States excise tax directives, according to findings presented at a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance, with support from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, released…

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2027:  INEC Unveils Revised 2026 Political Party Guidelines

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented a revised draft of its 2026 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, inviting contributions from party stakeholders to strengthen electoral processes before the 2027 general elections. At a consultative meeting with political party leaders in Abuja on Tuesday, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan said the new regulations…

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Former Acting Accountant-General Bags 72 Years Jail Term 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, who was handed 72 years imprisonment for money laundering involving N868.46 million. The Federal High Court in Abuja delivered the judgment following Nwabuoku’s prosecution on nine amended counts of money laundering. The…

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NACA: No Lenacapavir for Pregnant Women

  The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has confirmed that Lenacapavir, Nigeria’s newly introduced long-acting HIV prevention injection, will not be administered to pregnant women due to the absence of sufficient clinical evidence on its effects during pregnancy. Temitope Ilori, Director-General of NACA, disclosed this restriction during a media parley organised by the…

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Receives Global Recognition For Policy Overhaul

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has been awarded Central Bank of the Year by London-based Central Banking magazine, following a series of monetary reforms credited with stabilising the Nigerian economy after years of macroeconomic distortions. The recognition centres on policy changes introduced under Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who assumed office in October 2023 amid mounting…

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