The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out the appeal filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. It held that the appeal had been spent and the substantive suit had been heard and concluded at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The appeal court ruled …

Court of appeal sitting in Abuja sets aside tribunal’s judgement which nullified Oyetola’s victory in the Osun gubernatorial election. In three separate appeals filed by Oyetola, the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission, they asked the appellate court to set aside the march 22nd, 2019 judgement of …

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, filed a Notice of Appeal, challenging the decision of a Federal High Court Lagos, which dismissed a debt recovery suit it filed against Nigeria Agip Oil Company Ltd, and Brasoil Services Company Nigeria Ltd over undeclared oil shipment.   FG through its counsel, Prof. Fabian …

It was a time of joyous celebration for Southern Sudanese on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, 2019, as Nigerian born famous cleric and senior pastor at Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide, Apostle (Prof.) Johnson Suleman, hosts the latest edition of the ministry’s ‘Open Heavens’ in Juba, the capital …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate over the nation’s security. Mr Adamu on Tuesday appeared before the upper chamber following his invitation on April 25, 2019. The lawmakers had invited him to brief at Plenary on the security situation in the country particularly …

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of incompetence in handling the nation’s security challenges.   PDP’s spokesperson Mr. Kassim Afegbua, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived into the country from his ‘private’ visit to …

Local governments financial autonomy is set for a major boost — courtesy of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The agency yesterday banned banks, governors,  financial institutions, public officers and other stakeholders from tampering with the statutory allocations of Local Government Areas from the Federation Account. It also  said all …

To revive Nigeria’s moribund cotton, textiles and garments sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday commenced the distribution of cotton seeds and other inputs to farmers in Katsina State. To encourage local textile production, the apex bank also threatened to blacklist individuals, banks and companies involved in illegal …

The Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee as part of efforts to boost job creation in Nigeria, particularly among the youth, has developed a Creative Industry Financing Initiative. The CBN said on Monday that under the CIFI loan initiative, beneficiaries could get up to N500m loans …

The contribution of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to the country’s GDP grew from about 0.6 per cent in 2001 to more than 10 per cent in 2019, Communications Minister, Dr Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu stated this in Awka, Anambra State on Monday while declaring open a workshop …