archiveMarch 2019

The Federal Government on Thursday said the economic impact of violence against children in Nigeria was estimated at 6.1 billion dollars (N967 billion) annually. This amount is equivalent to about 1.07 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mr Olajide...

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has granted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, permission to inspect and obtain Certified True Copy (CTC) of election materials used in the conduct of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Justice Abdul...

The Nigerian equities market halted its three-day bullish run, as the benchmark index declined by 0.16 per cent to 32,121.74 points, following selloffs across major Banking and Oil & Gas stocks. Thus, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns increased slightly to 1.27 per cent and 2.20 per cent, respectively. Gains in...

Nigeria is struggling to bring home an estimated 20,000 girls trapped in Mali. According to Al Jazeera, the victims of the sex trade are kept in appalling conditions. Officials say collusion between law enforcement agents and traffickers is hampering the rescue efforts. Al Jazeera reported from Kokoyo in western Mali....

  Legal icon, Olisa Agbakoba,  has expressed his support for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for challenging the result of the February 23, presidential election which he was said to have lost to President Mohhamadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC)...

Granted N500m bail each Former Chairman of Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank), Tunde Ayeni and the bank’s ex-Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Oguntayo were arraigned on Wednesday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo. They were arraigned on a four-count charge filed against them by...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday pledged to work harder in his second term to consolidate his administration’s activities on security, economy, job creation, fight against corruption and upgrade of infrastructure. According to presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, the president made the promise while hosting leaders of the...

Citing complaints by many businesses about high energy costs especially in relation to expenditure on diesel, as well as poor distribution of energy to consumers, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has urged the Federal Government to deploy more off-grid power generation for improved access to electricity. According...

A three-man panel of the Justices of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, is currently hearing the motion the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, filed to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to surrender all the materials that were used for the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection. The motion ex-parte was lodged before the Presidential Election Petitions...