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Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has removed Eze Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, who was appointed by his estranged predecessor Nyesom Wike as Chairman of the Rivers Traditional Rulers Council. The Governor announced the Paramount Ruler of Apara Kingdom, Eze Chike Worlu Wodo, as the new Chairman of Rivers Council of Traditional Rulers accusing Awuse of inactivity […]

No fewer than 3,074 lawyers have registered for the 2024 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC), according to Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, the Chairperson for this year’s edition of the conference. With just 9 days remaining until the end of the early bird registration period, the conference is set to kick off from August 23 […]

Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has struck out a suit seeking to stop MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited from constructing new Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across Nigeria. According to our correspondent, the Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre had commenced an action against the […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the release of Pius I. Awoke, Esq., a lawyer from the Abakaliki Branch, who was detained by the Department of State Security (DSS) since July 21, 2021. Awoke was released alongside Onyiba Emmanuel Chinonso, a computer science student at Ebonyi State University, who was also arrested and detained […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, on Friday, approved N21 billion for electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to procure meters for customers. The amount which will come from the Meter Acquisition Fund, MAF, would enable the utilities to address the huge metering gap in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI. NERC data showed that as of […]

The 15th and 16th Emirs of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi II, held court sittings in their separate palaces, on Friday. The embattled Emirs observed Friday congregation prayers at the Central mosque and Nassarawa mini palace respectively. The Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman had declared the actions taken […]

Kano State Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, has spurned Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to the State’s Police Command to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, from the mini palace in Nasarawa part of the metropolis where he currently resides. The governor’s order, conveyed through the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner […]

The controversial ruling of the Federal High Court in Kano on the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, as well as the complete audio clip of the ruling and the ex parte order allegedly disobeyed by the Kano State Government, are now available for download. . The ruling, delivered by Hon. Justice A. M. […]

Tanzania Unlocks Access to $935m Facility from IMF The Tanzanian government has unlocked additional $935 million loans from the International Monetary Fund, an official statement said. The IMF said in a statement that its executive board has completed the third review of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement (ECF) for Tanzania.  The facility was approved in […]

FirstBank Hosts Cybersecurity Webinar to Enhance Payment Technology Safety FirstBank has educated businesses and customers on the latest advancements in payment technologies to protect them from loosing their funds to hackers. Mr Harrison Nnaji, Chief Information Security Officer of the FirstBank, at a cybersecurity webinar, on Thursday, said that it was imperative to keep the […]

Transcorp Hotels Slides below N1trn Market Value The hospitality industry giant, Transcorp Hotels Plc, has retreated from the list of companies with more than N1 trillion in market valuation amidst negative investors’ sentiment on the local exchange. Transcorp Hotels fell to about N922 billion in market value due to selloffs pressures. The hospital company’s market […]

TotalEnergies Launches Ubeta Gas Development Field  TotalEnergies, operator of OML 58 onshore license in Nigeria with a 40 per cent interest, says it has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ubeta gas field. The Ubeta gas field is a joint venture operation with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd., with […]