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A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu has described the Supreme Court’s inability to provide a documented judgment on Peter Obi’s presidential appeal as a “Supreme scandal and height of judicial malefaction”. According to Odinkalu, the fact remains that the apex court does not have a formal verdict on […]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) – Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has refuted reports that it prohibited the use of popular Ghana-Must-Go bags for air travelers. According to FAAN, the policy restricting irregular packages was issued by Ethiopian Airlines as an internal airline decision. In a memo to aviation authorities, Ethiopian Airlines explained that the ban on the sack […]

-A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president’s claim that he is immune. The a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that […]

The 10th prosecution witness in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, Dein Whyte, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed to Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, how Visa, a card payment platform, detected fraudulent transactions linked to one […]

Kwara State High Court in Ilorin yesterday sent Seriki Fulani of Kwara, Mr. Usman Adamu, his brother and Mr. Gidaddo Idris to life imprisonment for conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping. The convicts were said to have kidnapped one Abubakar Ahmad for which they collected N1 million ransom after spending 20 days in their custody. The […]

Ethiopian Airlines has banned passengers from bringing ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags on any of its flights from Nigeria. The restriction was disclosed in a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the airline’s Manager of Airport Services, addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN). Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria […]

NGX Gains N44bn as Banking, Telco Stocks Rally The equities segment of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) gained more than N44 billion on Thursday over positive price movement in Airtel Africa. As a result, key performance indicators grew by +0.11% as the banking index supported the strong daily rally.  Consolidating on the gain reported yesterday, AIRTELAFRI, […]

Oil Prices Climb Ahead of OPEC+ Resolves Global prices of crude oil climb as all eyes are on the decision by members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) resolve on output for 2024. There are growing expectations that they could make deeper supply cuts, which would be in addition to the […]

Masterclass on Excel and Power BI for Optimised Reporting A good report eases pressure on decision-making authority in any organisation. It also helps relevant internal and external stakeholders make sense of the figures, charts and other details when it’s properly designed and presented. MarketForces Africa in partnership with LSintelligence Associates brings mid and top executives […]

Gov. Mohammed Presents N300bn Budget For 2024 to Bauchi State Assembly Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi has presented a budget of N300 billion for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the proposals, tagged “Budget of consolidation and renew of focus” on Thursday in Bauchi, Mohammed assured members of the house that […]

Kenya Gets €73m Loan from AfDB to Boost Economic Governance, Industrial Devt. Meeting in Abidjan on 29 November 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a loan of €73 million to Kenya to support Phase III of the Competitiveness and Economic Recovery Support Programme. The financing will cover the fiscal year […]