archiveMay 2019

Noble Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has advised theFederal Government of  Nigerian(FGN)  to stop worrying about the language of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s when he made comments about insecurity but rather focus on the substance of the statement. Obasanjo, during the second session of the Synod of the Cathedral Church of...

The Federal High Court, Awka Division on May 20th, 2019 refused to grant GTB’s prayers for orders staying or suspending the execution embarked by Innoson Nigeria Ltd; and to further set aside the Orders made by the court on 27th March 2019 granting Innoson Nigeria Ltd leave to enforce the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday pointed out why he asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, to withdraw from the presidential election petition tribunal. Abubakar and his party, PDP had requested the withdrawal of Bulkachuwa due to her link with a...

The President of Court Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has recused herself as the Chairman of 2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Bulkachuwa voluntarily withdrew from participating in the hearing of the case shortly after the unanimous decision of the panel dismissing...

  Alternative Dispute Resolution in Nigeria is not a new field. Without doubt, disputes are invariable and recurring decimal in human and commercial interactions. Thus, the need for effective dispute resolution mechanisms to be adequately put in place arises. Traditionally, Litigation and Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms have been identified as...

  Commences emergency clean-up of the Apapa gridlock Trucks, tankers to vacate Port Access Roads within 72 hours from this morning   A Presidential directive has been issued for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock and the restoration of law and order to Apapa and its environs within...

The Bayelsa State Government will on Friday launch the State Education Trust Fund as part of its action plan to sustain the huge investment in the education sector. Governor Henry Seriake Dickson had on March 31, 2017 signed a billed passed by the State House of Assembly into law, in...

The Governor of Bayelsa State, and Chairman of the South South Governors Forum, the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the 36 Governors of  the Federation to adhere to the principle of rotation in the election of a new leader for the Nigerian Governors Forum. The Governor said in...

  The Director of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mordecai Ladan has revealed that Nigeria’s gas reserves have increased by 7.3 per cent from 187 trillion cubic feet (tcf) to 200.79 tcf. He made the revelation while speaking at a technical workshop with the theme: “Gas Utilisation in Nigeria: Challenges,...

The bullish run being experienced on the  Nigerian Stock Exchange since the listing of MTN Nigeria late last week continues as the market on Wednesday extended positive stance with a gain of N408 billion, driven by the bullish run in the shares of Dangote Cement and MTN Nigeria Communications. Specifically,...