The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed concern over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to raise the interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. The business mogul made his opinion known at a summit hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, on Tuesday at the State House…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to take a final decision on the probability or not of keeping sensitive election materials for the 2023 polls with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as it usually does.This was made known by the INEC commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye.It will be recalled…
A renowned tourism promoter and the Executive Director, Tourism Volunteers Network, Amb. Phil Roberts has concluded his ‘Tourism Across The Niger’ tour and returned to his Abuja base to a rousing welcome. The project which lasted for one month saw him trek from Abuja Art and Culture Centre on May 21 to Delta state where…
By Emmanuel Uzodinma The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament has appealed to the United Kingdom authorities to grant Senator Ike Ekweremadu clemency in view of his conviction on charges of organ harvesting. Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical doctor based in the United Kingdom are awaiting sentencing after they were convicted by…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State, has described the State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as “evil governor.” Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), recently led his colleagues to a meeting with APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, over the…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has described the 2023 general elections as the most decisive since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999. The NEF spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, stated this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. He said preparations for the elections are gathering momentum in the country given the rate at which Nigerians have…
The National Taskforce on Prohibition of Illegal, Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE) has been disbanded by President Muhammadu Buhari-led National Security Council. The National Security Council presided over by Buhari declared the task force illegal at a meeting on Thursday. In July, the Senate passed a bill establishing…
As violent operations occasioned by unknown gunmen returned to the southeast, accusing fingers have been pointed at a disciple of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, a relatively unknown Simon Ekpa who posts issues of Biafra and signs off as: “Simon Ekpa, Nnamdi Kanu’s Disciple on Biafra Restoration”. Indeed, he seems cast in the…
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain…
The governors of the states in Nigeria’s northeast have been helpless in the face of banditry and terror since they assumed office. Leadership SCORECARD’S Collin Kainene weighs in on their performances in the light of the social contract they signed with Nigeria, how they have fared in the face of the forces which have given…
