Lawyers and Wole Olanipekun, SAN, counsel to the Kano State governor, Kabir Yusuf, said the Appeal Court correct what it claims to be mere clerical errors, contrary to the court’s position in the Certified True Copy of the judgement it has delivered. Olanipekun said on Thursday that the appellate court lacked the powers to effect…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission , RMAFC. The appointment of the new RMAFC Federal Commissioner is pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate, according to a release issued on yesterday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, who represents Rivers State, is…
As more Nigerians protest the overturning of voters’ decisions at polling units in the March 18 governorship elections in Kano and other states where opposition parties won, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned leaders on the dangers that come with political injustice. Faulting the verdict of the Appeal Court on the electoral disputes in Kano,…
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has unveiled a $500m Renewables Investment Platform for Limitless Energy (RIPLE). This transformative initiative is dedicated to the development, investment, and operation of renewable energy projects across the entire value chain. According to a statement from the NSIA, RIPLE is another of it’s milestone initiative in…
After careful study and rigarous stakeholders engagement, Kano state Governor and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have decided to approach the Supreme Court on the judgement of Appeal Court delivered yesterday in Abuja. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf revealed this on Friday night in a special broadcast made to the good people of Kano in…
In a move to enhance Nigeria’s digital landscape, Meta is set to deploy two submarine cables, with landings scheduled in Lagos and Akwa Ibom by the end of November. This development was announced by the Director General of the National Information Technology Development of Nigeria, Abdullahi Kashifu, during the Global Tech Africa conference on Friday….
Nigeria’s delegation recently visited some strategic institutions responsible for trade facilitation in Rwanda and the Headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, in Ghana as part of the activities to review the implementation approaches and market opportunities inherent in the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) /AfCFTA. This was part of the Federal Government’s efforts…
Nigeria’s inflation rate contoured on rising path, reaching 27.33 per cent in October, 2023 Data from the National Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Wednesday, blaming the increase in inflation were food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, water, electricity gas and other fuel, clothing and footwear, transport, and furnishings and household equipment and maintenance. The latestes data…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s huge potentials in digital technology, the outsourcing industry and the clean energy sector will continue to incentivize investments in its energy transition plan and agenda to diversify the economy. A statement signed by Stanley Nkwocha, media aide to the Vice President said Shettima stated this on Monday when…
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN, says it will deliver 800 housing units out of the 1,250 units to be delivered at the Mega City by the end of 2023, while the other 450 units are due for completion by the first quarter of 2024. A statement on Monday signed by Timan Elayo, Group…
