archiveMarch 2023

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Wednesday said it would shut down the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for failure to make cash available to Nigerians, thereby causing untold hardship to the citizenry. Already the NLC has directed all the affiliate unions to begin the mobilisation to ensure total compliance...

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has insisted that he won the convincingly, disputed the results of the 25 February election in 21 of the 36 states in Nigeria. The 21 states include three of the 11 states Obi won based on the final result announced by the...

  The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies....

Felix Akpan, a professor of Political Science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been found dead in his apartment. Irene Ugbo, Cross River police command spokesperson, confirmed the recovery of his corpse on Monday. Ugbo said Akpan’s body was discovered on Sunday with multiple stab wounds in his apartment...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with journalists. Yomere was reacting to calls by the Social Democratic...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley before Justice U.P Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama,   Abuja for an alleged $370,000 internet fraud. He was arraigned on Monday, March 20, 2023 on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining by false...

  Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) continues to build on its advocacy of inculcating a culture of saving and investing in young Nigerians as it celebrates the 2023 edition of Global Money Week (GMW). The event was held at the Exchange on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, to raise awareness on the...

Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 21, 2023, adjourned further hearing in the trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over an alleged N6.9bn fraud, till May 8, 2023. The Lagos Zonal...

  A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has expressed dissatisfaction over the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in the country. CODE’s Chief Executive Officer, Hamzat Lawal, said this while presenting the report of its post-election findings in Abuja. Hamzat, who said that findings came from the data of its...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the 2023 general elections. “I wish to thank the chairman of INEC and all members of staff of the commission for their hard work and commitment to ensuring free...