Godwin Akpovie, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Special Economic Zone, has identified financial insecurity and multiple taxation as major impediments to the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Akpovie expressed concern over the depreciation of investors’ money due to currency…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has vehemently rejected allegations of a purported plot, alongside the Kwankwasiya Movement, to occupy the Supreme Court and foreign embassies in Nigeria. The party’s acting national chairman, Abba Ali, dismissed these claims as baseless and a product of the imagination of a coalition of civil society organizations. In a…
Renowned sociopolitical activist, Reno Omokri, has pinpointed what he believes to be the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) crucial blunder during the 2023 presidential election. Omokri asserts that the failure to nominate Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, as the vice presidential candidate was a significant misjudgment. According to Omokri, selecting Wike as…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, despite seeking President Bola Tinubu’s academic records in the U.S., is reluctant to release his own, prompting questions about transparency. In a surprising turn of events, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declined to release his academic records, despite his legal pursuits to obtain President Bola Tinubu’s records from Chicago…
Dr Anthony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has urged the Nigerian Army to integrate human rights education into its training and operations. The call was made during a forum on civil-military human rights in Abuja, organized by the NHRC as part of its human rights week. Addressing the forum,…
The Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, based in Kaduna, has issued a fervent plea for justice in the aftermath of the Tudun Bari drone attacks that occurred on Sunday. Speaking at a press briefing, Mr Nafi’iu Abubakar, the forum’s spokesperson, expressed deep concern about the incident, highlighting the gravity it places on the Nigerian Army. Abubakar…
President Bola Tinubu, in a significant revelation during the 47th convocation ceremony at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, highlighted his administration’s commitment to leveraging innovation as a solution to Nigeria’s pressing socioeconomic challenges. Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, President Tinubu expressed the government’s determination to make bold decisions…
During the Silver Anniversary celebration of the 11th Emir of Jama’a, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Isa Muhammad (CON), the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, urged justice for the victims of the recent military airstrikes in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Sultan expressed his commitment to pushing for justice…
In a significant move towards combating corruption, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is scheduled to officially launch the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2022-2026 in the first quarter of 2024. The announcement was made by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Olasukanmi Fagbemi, SAN, during a seminar commemorating the United Nations International…
In a significant legal development, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has ruled against Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, along with six others, ordering them to pay N50 million in damages for their failure to settle an outstanding debt of N3.4 billion. The debt stems from a Supreme Court judgment on May 7, 2021,…