The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed General Olufemi Oluyede as the country’s new Chief of Defence Staff as it began screening President Bola Tinubu’s recently appointed service chiefs at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. Oluyede’s confirmation came less than an hour after he and other nominees arrived at the National Assembly under tight security….
A Nigerian lawyer, Vincent Ottaokpukpu, has taken the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court, challenging the legality of a ₦1.5 billion fee imposed for providing certified copies of the country’s national register of voters and polling unit lists. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, argues that INEC’s demand for such…
A Nigerian court has rescheduled hearing to 5 November in a ₦100 billion lawsuit filed by Dangote Refinery against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and regulatory authorities, following the judge’s absence at Wednesday’s sitting. The case centres on an alleged import licence dispute, with Dangote Refinery accusing the NNPCL and other agencies of…
A Nigerian court has rescheduled the hearing of a police lawsuit against prominent activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore and other organisers of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest to 5 November, after the presiding judge was unavailable. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja was reported to be sitting at the court’s Enugu Division on…
A Nigerian court has permanently confiscated $49,700 discovered at the home of Dr Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, amid allegations of electoral misconduct and bribery. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ruled in favour of…
Renowned Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has confirmed that his U.S. non-immigrant visa has been permanently revoked by the United States Consulate in Lagos. Soyinka revealed this during a press conference held at Freedom Park, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 27, where he read the contents of the letter notifying him of the…
A Zamfara lawmaker, Alhaji Maharazu Salisu, representing Maradun II Constituency, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing injustice and lack of inclusivity by the PDP leadership. Salisu made the announcement on Tuesday at the APC state headquarters in Gusau, where he formally joined the ruling party with over…
Nine young artists have emerged winners in the Eko Schools Arts and Crafts Competition, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, after a rigorous selection involving 153 entries from secondary and tertiary institutions across the state. The competition, themed “My Lagos. My Art,” sought to discover creative talents capable of telling…
The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, has announced plans to partner with the Port Police Command to end the persistent traffic gridlock around the Apapa Port corridor in Lagos. Oshoba made this known on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by Commissioner of Police, Port Authority Command, Toyin Agbaminoja, to the Customs…
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has called on Nigerian MSMEs to adopt Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices to enhance competitiveness, growth, and resilience in the global economy. Speaking at the BoI inaugural ESG Conference in Lagos, which also launched the ESG Adoption by Nigerian MSMEs report, BoI Managing Director Dr Olasupo Olusi emphasised that…
