The Legality or otherwise of Matawalle’s Defection
By Raymond Nkannebe The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) according to its Spox, Kola Olagbodion are perfecting plans to challenge the defection of Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, to the…
Controversy As Germany Begins Training Muslim Imams
GERMANY’S plan to launch a state-backed training centre for imams has been criticised by leading Turkish groups who believe it conflicts with the principle that religious communities alone are entitled…
External Reserves Slide Further, Lost $905.5m In June — CBN
The country’s external reserves maintained a downward trend as it lost $905.5m in June, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Thursday. According to the CBN’s data…
Senate Passes PIB, Disagrees With Reps On Percentage For Host Communities
*New Law Gives Petroleum Minister Unlimited Powers To Regulate Sector Fourteen years after the first attempt was made, the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday, passed into law the Petroleum…
Zakzaky: Kaduna Court To Rule On No-Case-Submission July 28
A Kaduna High Court will rule on the defence counsel’s No-Case-Submission in the ‘secret trial’ of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat…
Malami Absent As SERAP’s Suit On Abacha Loot Adjourned To July 27
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) The case instituted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project against the Federal Government over the recovered Abacha’s loot could not continue at the…
States Drive Away Mining Investors With Illegal Levies, Taxes — Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned state governments that impose illegal fees, taxes and levies on licensed mining companies, warning that such actions serve as disincentive to prospective investors in the…
Oil Shoots Past $75 As OPEC+ Reaches Agreement
Oil prices surged beyond $75 on Thursday as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies reached a tentative agreement to add limited supplies to the market in the…
FG Rates Katsina Second Highest Out-Of-School Children State
The federal government last Monday announced that Katsina State is the second highest in the ranking of out-of-school children in Nigeria, describing the situation as a worrisome development that needs…
Malabu: Adoke SAN Seeks Probe of Two Italian Prosecutors for Misconduct
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), yesterday petitioned the Italian Minister of Justice, urging him to probe what he described as acts…