President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a state visit to France. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Emmanuel Macron invited his Nigerian counterpart to the European country. Onanuga said the three-day visit will focus “on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing…
The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) has raided a warehouse where 16,800 bags of rice meant for the federal government palliative are being reportedly repackaged for the open market. The rice palliative suspected to have been released during the last year’s ‘Ramadan Kareem’ and tagged ‘Not for sale,’ carries the picture of President…
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has offered reasons the federal government is borrowing despite surpassing revenue targets set by the various nation’s revenue-generating agencies Similarly, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, reiterated the need for borrowing to support the budget, despite improved revenue generation by some…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, said the loading of trucks would start today. “Port Harcourt Refinery begins production. Truck loading starts today, Tuesday,” Soneye told our correspondent. The process began in 2021 after the federal government secured a $1.5bn contract to rehabilitate the…
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has concluded plans to hold a two-day sub regional conference on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection in West Africa. The conference, which holds Tuesday November 26 and Wednesday November 27, in Abuja, will be the first of its kind in the West African sub region. In a…
The Ruruma community in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, has pleaded with the federal government to establish a military base in the community considering the devastating impact of banditry and kidnapping in their area. According to a press statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National President Mr. Daniel Dallah, the community has paid a…
INTRODUCTION We commenced this treatise last week addressing the legal and human rights implications of passport seizures, retention, revocation, and deprivation, focusing on their impact on freedom of movement. We also examined the constitutional right to movement under Nigerian law and whether the requirement for a passport is a justifiable restriction on this right. Today,…
Financial expert, Dr. Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru has voiced his support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to prioritise the eNaira over decentralised cryptocurrencies. Dr. Aguoru, an expert in technology and digital security with extensive experience in financial systems, including the development of the 3WiDentity authentication system, pointed out that approving cryptocurrency for national use…
In first of its kind in the city, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has flagged off the construction of a flyover bridge at Ramat Park, Benin City, the Edo State Capital, as part of immediate efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the city. Performing the ground-breaking ceremony, Governor Okpebholo said his administration will also…
Barely two months after the September completion deadline flop, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has explained why it could not deliver the much-awaited Port Harcourt Refinery Company.In an interview with our correspondent on Monday, the NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the company encountered risks and challenges while carrying out the…
