A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put on hold a judge’s order…
The Federal Government has formally ratified and adopted a road map for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) by approving the National Integrated Electricity Policy( NIEP). The policy which had been ready since December 2024 and submitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was ratified on Monday at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The…
The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 18 hear a suit by Sterling Bank and its subsidiaries challenging the House of Representatives’ authority to investigate the management of funds in the accounts of two of its customers – Dr. Innocent Usoro and Miden Systems Limited. The plaintiffs – Sterling Bank, Sterling Financial Holdings…
A devastating tragedy struck Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Sunday, as five children suffocated to death inside an abandoned vehicle. The victims, aged between 6 and 10 years, were reportedly playing in an old, disused car parked in an uninhabited residential compound when they became trapped and suffocated due…
In a strategic move to enhance Nigeria’s domestic economy and promote local content, President Bola Tinubu has introduced a policy prohibiting Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) from acquiring foreign goods or services that are already produced locally, unless a written waiver is obtained from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). On Monday, the Federal Executive…
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…
An FCT High Court on Monday ordered the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay the required fees for certification of some documents it tendered as exhibit in trial of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, and three others. Sirika is charged alongside, his daughter, Fatima, son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma and Al-Buraq Investment Limited. Sirika, according to…
Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has charged Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) participants to provide practical solutions to insecurity issues in their study tour reports. Ibas gave the advice when the Senior Course 47 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, paid him a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt on Monday….
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita at independence in 1960 was 93 dollars, not 1,847 dollars as claimed by Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement on Monday, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, Chairman of the group, said Adesina’s claim, made during…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Femi Remigus, on Monday refused to confirm the legality of bank entries in the trial of Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi. Remigus, a compliance officer at Zenith Bank Plc, denied knowing if associated bank transfers in the disputed transactions were…
