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*Says My Associates Thought I Was Joking When I Said Subsidy Was Gone Says We’re Working On Palliatives For Subsidy Removal President Bola Tinubu has said some of his associates and friends thought he was joking when he declared that the age-long subsidy era was gone. Tinubu disclosed this during an interactive session with Nigerians […]

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has said that Court of Appeal did not reinstate Mohammed Duada as its Director-General. The Head of Legal Department, NIA, Mr A. Wakili disclosed this in a statement made available to the press in Abuja on Friday, debunking reports online that Dauda was reinstated as the agency’s DG. The statement […]

The counsel to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has disclosed why the Governor failed to physically honour the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s invitation in the ongoing trial of certificate forgery against him on Friday. During the court session, lawyer to Chief Chris Agu of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Alex Amujiogo said, “This Honourable […]

The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, June 23, 2023 upheld the conviction of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan on money laundering charges by a Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and ordered his arrest. Justice Agatha Okeke had on December 1, 2022, found Senator Akpan, then governorship candidate of the Young […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election on Friday in Abuja, closed their case at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC). The petitioners closed their case after calling 27 out of the 100 witnesses they had said they would call to give evidence in support of their […]

THE Governorship petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Friday, commenced hearing the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic party PDP, Dr Emmanuel David Ombugadu over the declaration of the APC candidate, Eng. Abdullahi Sule as the winner of the March 18th election in the state. It would be recalled that […]

*As INEC Opens Defence July 3 Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, who alleged that the presidential election that held on February 25 was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday, closed his case. Obi, who came third in the presidential contest, closed […]

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has disclosed that Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to $108.3bn (N49.8trn). In a statement on Friday night, DMO stated that the figure which include money owed by the federal and state governments does not include the federal government’s N22.7tr Ways and Means Advances of the Central Bank of Nigeria […]Read More

A coalition of over 80 human rights organisations under the aegis of Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room said on Friday that President Bola Tinubu should set up an independent national electoral reform panel to bring credibility to elections in Nigeria. The membership of the reform panel, the coalition said, should comprise independent election experts and […]

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Public Interest and Development law led by Mr. Emeka Nwadioke, Esq. has successfully concluded the 2023 elections on Friday, 23rd July, and announced Former First Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins as the new Chairman of the NBA-SPIDEL section. In its report on […]

Jaiz Bank Gets Haircut after Earnings Forecast Jaiz Bank Plc’s market valuation slumped by about 12% in the last seven trading sessions after the non-interest lender posted its earnings forecast for the third quarter of the year on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Reactions have been mixed as investors sold off in the last three days […]

FBN Holdings Hits N600bn in Market Valuation The race to the top has started as FBN Holdings hit N600 billion in market valuation as the financial stocks continue to gain popularity on the expectation that the banking sector will see improved regulation. Call it ‘Otedola’s effects”; it is noticeable that the group valuation has adjusted […]