The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen has advocated harmonisation of federal and state audit systems for a unified national framework to end fiscal recklessness. Tajudeen made the call at the National Conference on Fiscal Governance, Transparency and Accountability in Abuja on Monday, organised by the National Assembly Public Accounts Committees (PAC)…
TAJBank Limited, a fast growing non-interest bank, has sustained its feat in the nation’s banking history with the payment of 20 kobo per share dividend to its shareholders at the end of the 2024 financial year. TAJBank’s Founder/CEO, Hamid Joda, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Joda said that the payment was the…
The wife of a prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye on Wednesday alleged that her husband has been kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya. According to the wife, Winnie Byanyima, the husband was kidnaped over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala. Besigye has run against…
An Ikeja High Court on Monday extended the hearing of the suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, until March 17. Obasa is challenging the allegations that led to his initial removal as speaker, which include fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct. The respondents in…
Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue has appointed music legend, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Baba as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach. Alia announced the appointment at Government House, Makurdi, on Wednesday, when he received the music icon who paid him a sympathy visit. The governor described 2Baba as a worthy ambassador of…
The Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Hussein explained…
Justice Ricardo Gonçalves has assumed the presidency of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, advocating for justice to be integrated into the everyday lives of West African communities. During a sensitization outreach event held in Lagos, Gonçalves emphasized the need for justice to move beyond the confines of courtrooms and legal texts, arguing that it is…
A year after mpox was declared a continental health threat, a new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) study has revealed high vaccine readiness across African countries. However, the report warns that stigma and misinformation are slowing the continent’s response. The Africa CDC, made the interim analysis, available to newsmen on Wednesday. NAN reports…
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), on Wednesday, commended Senate President Godswill Akpabio for his commitment to upholding the dignity and integrity of the Nigerian Senate. The Coalition, comprising various grassroots and national civil society groups focused on deepening democracy in Nigeria and across Africa. In a statement jointly signed by Coalition Convener Martins Onyebuchi…
The court of appeal has temporarily suspended the enforcement of its own ruling, which had overturned a federal high court decision invalidating the Kano state government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law. The appellate court’s decision puts a hold on its January 10 judgment, pending the outcome of an appeal filed at the supreme…
