Month: October 2025

  The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced the official exit of Nigeria from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the grey list. Nigeria was removed from the list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its October 2025 Plenary in Paris, France. Accordign to the NFIU the “milestone” … Continue reading “Nigeria No Longer On Global Financial Watch List — NFIU”

  An overnight US strike on a boat alleged to be operated by a Venezuelan drug trafficking gang killed six people in the Caribbean Sea, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. READ ALSO: Venezuela Accuses US Of Waging ‘Undeclared War,’ Urges UN Probe   This screen grab from a video posted by US Defense Secretary … Continue reading “New US Strike On Alleged Drug-Smuggling Boat Kills Six”

  Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that Canada was ready for further trade talks whenever the United States is ready, after President Donald Trump announced he was ending negotiations over an anti-tariff advertising campaign. Speaking before flying to Asia, Carney did not directly mention Trump’s about-face, but said bilateral talks had shown “progress… and … Continue reading “Canada Ready For More Trade Talks When ‘Americans Are Ready’ — Carney”

  The UN’s health agency pleaded Friday for thousands of people in desperate need of medical care to be allowed to leave Gaza, in what it said would be a “game-changer”. The World Health Organization has supported the medical evacuation of nearly 7,800 patients out of the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel began … Continue reading “WHO Pleads For Sick Gazans To Be Allowed To Leave”

  A coalition of labour unions in Kaduna State has commended Governor Uba Sani for approving and implementing the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments for all local government employees. READ ALSO: Ondo Workers Demand ₦256,950 Minimum Wage The unions — the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), … Continue reading “Unions Hail Gov Sani Over Minimum Wage Approval For Council Workers”

  President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs, replacing General Christopher Musa with General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Defence Staff. The President also appointed Major-General W. Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshall S.K. Aneke as the Chief of Air Staff and Rear … Continue reading “Oluyede Appointed New CDS As Tinubu Sacks Other Service Chiefs”

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has commenced a trial-within-trial to determine claims of coercion and intimidation raised by defendants in the ongoing prosecution of suspects linked to the 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja. At the resumed proceedings on Friday, the counsels representing both the prosecution and the defence confirmed … Continue reading “UN Bombing: Court Commences Trial-Within-Trial On Terrorism Suspects’ Statements”

  Spanish police said Friday that a Pablo Picasso painting that vanished en route to an exhibition has been found, raising doubts if it was ever loaded onto a transport truck. “Still Life with Guitar”, a 1919 gouache and pencil work valued at around 600,000 euros ($700,000), disappeared in early October while being transported from … Continue reading “Picasso Painting That Vanished In Spain Found —Police”