Advocates of good governance in Nigeria have urged state and local authorities to fully implement the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, arguing that greater transparency is essential to deepen democracy and rebuild public trust in institutions. The call was made during a regional roundtable in Benin City, part of a broader campaign under the Strengthening…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a ₦100 billion case filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil marketing companies over the issuance of import licences. Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed the case on Wednesday after Dangote’s lawyer, C.O. Adegbe, moved to discontinue…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N44,000 minimum wage arrears to former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The commencement of the payment fulfills an earlier promise tied to the recent upward review of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33, 000 to N77, 000. The payment applies to those who completed…
There is outrage in the international art world after a man in the Italian city of Bologna destroyed a sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The work, “Porcelain Cube’’ was part of the ongoing exhibition Who am I at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava. On Wednesday the curator of the exhibition, Arturo Galansino, described the incident as…
Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo will visit Zamfara State on Tuesday, 17 June, to inaugurate several major development projects, including the newly renovated Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau, the state capital. The event forms part of activities to commemorate Governor Dauda Lawal’s second year in office. In a statement issued on Monday, the governor’s…
The European Union (EU) on Sunday strongly condemned the invasion of a territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by M23 rebel forces. The EU ‘s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Mr Anouar El Anouni, made the condemnation at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. According to the bloc’s spokesperson, the continued advance of the M23…
A tragic incident unfolded in east Delhi’s Barapullah-Noida Link Road area as a 42-year-old man, Jagandeep Singh, lost his life when his car fell off an under-construction flyover. The incident occurred on May 26 at approximately 8:30 pm, according to the police. Singh, who was returning home to Delhi’s Krishna Nagar from his work in…
Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appointed 168 political aides to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Gidado said the move was part of the governor’s ongoing…
A new ultra-modern seed processing factory has been launched in northern Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen food systems and climate resilience across the region. The facility, operated by Premier Seeds Nigeria Ltd, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya, with funding and technical assistance…
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. traded 2.200 billion shares worth N75.409 billion in 70,329 transactions during the week under review. This contrasts with 1.854 billion shares worth N56.025 billion traded last week in 51,386 deals. As a result, transaction value rose by 34.6 per cent, with investors gaining N19.384 billion on the Exchange….
