archiveApril 17, 2019

The Federal High Court in Lagos Wednesday dismissed a suit by Spectrum Wireless Communications Limited against Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services (EMTS), owners of 9mobile. The plaintiff challenged the sale of Etisalat (which was renamed 9mobile). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, in a ruling on EMTS’ preliminary objection, held that the plaintiff lacked...

  Over 12m Nigerians currently beneficiaries of programmes 5m pupils now being fed under School Feeding programme 1m poorest households to benefit from Cash Transfer Next Level: 10m Nigerians to benefit from GEEP schemes, with 1 million new additions to N-Power in the offing   In continuation of its efforts...

A former Political Counselor and US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has expressed confidence in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to lead Nigeria out of its challenges. Campbell made his position known when the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid a working visit to the Washington...

Receives 2019 Budget Report from Appropriation Committee, Adjourns till April 24 The Senate on Wednesday passed the Police Reform Bill which recommends a five year single tenure for the Inspector General of Police (IGP). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs presented by...

BudgIT has tasked President Buhari to carry out the disposal of recovered assets in a transparent manner, in line with Nigeria’s Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. According to the body, the news on the sale of recovered assets which the President has directed the Ministry of Finance to carry...

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede has said that thousands of candidates who sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would have their results withheld for engaging in examination malpractices. He stated this in Lagos on Tuesday during the arrest of...

  Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its supporters must be called to order, otherwise, Nigeria as one united country will be in a dangerous state. Lamido stated this while responding on a claim made by the APC lawyers that...