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Thirty-Seven contractors handling the 260 emergency federal road projects across the country got a three-month deadline to deliver or risk termination of contracts. They were given the marching order through their representatives during a meeting with the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi in his Abuja office. Most of the defaulting contractors are handling emergency road […]

As part of the ongoing probe of the N2.6 billion allegedly spent on Nigeria Air, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debriefed top officials of Ethiopian Airlines on some of its findings on the botched project. Our correspondent gathered yesterday that during the interface, the team led by Group Chief Executive Officer of […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) is seeking to take over the trial of Karl Toriola, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, and others. Fagbemi’s counsel, Mrs. Aderonke Imana, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, upon resumed […]

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria has identified the absence of collaboration among the critical stakeholders in the justice sector as a major obstacle in the realization of speedy dispensation of justice in the country. FIDA Nigeria Country Vice-President and National President, Mrs Amina Agbaje, made the observation at a one-day workshop on […]

Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, ‘Bosun Tijani on Monday said the Federal Government has approved a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to support the deployment of an additional 90,000km of fibre optic cable for universal access to the internet across Nigeria. The Minister said the project would increase Nigeria’s fibre optic cable capacity from […]

Customers of OPay, a Chinese backed fintech have been able to complete card payments without getting debited and have racked up a ₦714 million bill following a system glitch. The fintech has, however, been able to take legal action to recover the lost funds after getting approval from a Federal High Court in Lagos to […]