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FG to Spend N450bn on Electricity Interventions, Subsidies in 2024 The Nigerian Government is planning to spend N450 billion on power subsidies and interventions in the year 2024. This is according to the analysis of the 2024 Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company budget under the ‘FGN Power Intervention Fund’. The government’s expenditure will hit a […]

FG, Saudi Arabia Collaborate to Develop Mining Sector The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would be collaborating to enhance the development of solid minerals in the country. The collaboration between the two countries is being embarked upon as the world transitions from fossil fuels to cleaner energy. The agreement was […]

SAHCO Renews British Airways Ground Handling Contract for 5 years Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has renewed their ground handling contract to continue to provide aviation ground handling services for British Airways (BA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja for the next five […]

Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled that a defendant whose lawyer fell asleep during his murder trial was deprived of his constitutional right to counsel. The state Supreme Judicial Court granted the defendant a new trial. The defendant, 20-year-old Nyasani Watt, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013. In 2020, he requested a retrial, arguing that […]

By Folabi Kuti SAN  To properly tie a bow on the year that was 2023, an examination of key developments in the employment and labour law space will help to set the stage for not only a studied reflection of up-to-date jurisprudence in this area, but also a simultaneous scan of judicial horizons for possible […]

After sacking the boards of Union Bank, Polaris Bank and Keystone Bank over allegations of corporate governance failure, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leadership will be meeting the shareholders of the affected banks this weekend or early next week. The meetings are a follow-up to the CBN’s removal of the three banks’ boards on […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops on fighting patrol have killed several terrorists and arrested others at Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said the troops also killed terrorists and violent extremists in Tafa Local Government of Niger State. The Director Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has approved an application for Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador, to testify via Zoom in a libel suit filed by Geoffrey Onyeama. Ms Onoh, who served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Namibia and head of the mission in Jamaica, will provide testimony from her residence in […]

The federal government, on Thursday, January 11, clarified its reason for settling at N800 to a dollar benchmark in the 2024 Budget, saying it was aimed at avoiding eventualities and uncertainties. Speaking to State House correspondents, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, revealed that before settling on the initially projected exchange rate of […]

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) through his law firm, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, has reacted to Mr. Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, on allegation of threat to his life by the lawyer. Reports and videos have been making the rounds on the internet where Mr. […]

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has denied reports that the 11 newly appointed Supreme Court Justices will be sworn in on January 16th, 2023. In a statement on Thursday, the NJC said the trending news informing the public of the purported swearing in date for the new apex court justices did not emanate from the […]

Former Anambra State Governor and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, presented a cheque for N75 million to Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra State, on Thursday. Obi, while handing over the checks, disclosed that the donation comprised $50,000 he raised for the hospital through […]