archiveFebruary 2020

  Protesters under the aegis of All Progressives Congress (APC) Young Stakeholders on Monday stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja demanding for sacking of the National Chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. The call for Oshiomhole’s sack may not be unconnected with last week’s judgment of...

The Presidency on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over the increasing cases of fake news being propagated against President Muhammadu Buhari, cabinet ministers, government officials and institutions in the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, raised the alarm while reacting to the...

    Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday announced an increase in the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state from N750 million to N2.2 billion monthly since the inception of his administration. Akeredolu disclosed this in Akure during the induction of the second batch of 171 new...

  The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has reiterated that no tertiary institution will admit candidates outside the Central Admission Process System (CAPS) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The minister stated this in his address at the commissioning of JAMB’s New General Services Department building on...

  Torrents of eulogies poured in on Saturday to celebrate the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai as he clocked 60. President Muhammadu Buhari lauded him as a change agent whose exemplary style of leadership will continue to inspire younger generations. National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola...

  The Presidency on Monday rejected the call for sack of the nation’s service chiefs, insisting that the armed forces are doing a great job deserving the support and appreciation of all Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, stated this...

  The coronavirus outbreak in China poses a risk for the German economy, Germany’s central bank said on Monday, pointing to a drop in demand from China. “A temporary decline in the aggregate demand in China may dampen German export activity,’’ its experts wrote in the Bundesbank’s monthly report for...

  A mother of four, Mrs Janet Ayoola, lost her 39-year-old marriage to her husband, Olajide Ayoola, for denying him sex for seven years. An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday granted the request of Janet’s enstranged husband, Olajide, for dissolution of the marriage. The Court’s President, Mr Adeniyi...

  The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, said, on Monday, that the commission had secured 1,266 convictions from January 2019 till date. Magu disclosed this at a press conference marking the passing out parade of the Detective Inspector Course Five of the EFCC,...

    INTRODUCTION Nigeria generates a significant volume of commercial transactions, both domestic and international with about 80 percent of these transactions originating and or terminating in Nigeria especially Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano etc. Unfortunately, disputes arising from these transactions that are basically Nigerian and can be termed ‘DOMESTIC’ are...