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By Jerome-Mario Utomi Recently, precisely on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, I participated as a panellist at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, a panel discussion on The role of multi-stakeholder engagement in achieving environmental justice. The gathering, which was held in Victoria Island, Lagos, formed part of training on Environmental Justice: Reducing Ecological and Social Inequalities through Effective and Participatory Land Governance. Essentially, in my private study/preparation for the programme, the need to domesticate the subject became paramount to me. To achieve this objective; the following questions came flooding; what is environmental justice?

By Rahaman Abiola Nigeria’s modern media landscape hardly appears to be modern. It races behind in the realm of technology and its integration into the media ecosystem. This discrepancy is particularly noticeable in the context of the burgeoning era of artificial intelligence. Only 20% of media companies in Africa are using AI in some way. This is compared to 40% of media companies in North America and 30% of media companies in Europe according to the Reuters Institute of Journalism’s Digital Media Report for 2023 According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, a low share of skilled

By Emmanuel Udom Are you a church founder or what is commonly known as a general overseer? Good enough if your answer to this very question is yes. This means you have followers or worshippers in your church. Yes, God is the chief security officer of our world, but we must work alongside God to ensure that our world with an estimated population of 7 billion people is saved and secured. Head or tail, you, your followers or worshippers, your assets and the properties in your church must not be tampered with by intruders. These intruders; kidnappers, terrorists, robbers, killers,

By Emmanuel Udom Today, most contract security guards are earning slave wages, putting their lives in danger while ensuring the safety of other people, corporate bodies, government agencies, etc, 24/7. It is noted that all over the world, security business is deadly, risky, slippery, dangerous and sophisticated. Like in other business concerns, owners of registered and yet-to-be-registered private security companies are in for raw deals. They are driven by profits, the laws of supply and demand and the desperate hustle for big, juicy contracts, our investigations have shown. Private contract security companies hire all sorts of people, give them one

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded efforts taken by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to improve the country’s local milk production. The CBN on Monday announced the exemption of six companies from restriction on milk and dairy products importation. It said it was a move to get companies to start improving investments in the country as part of the backward integration plan. These companies were Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria, Chi Limited, TG Arla Dairy Products Limited, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Nestle Nigeria Plc (MSK only) and Integrated Dairies Limited. The Director-General, NECA, an umbrella body

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Capital market operators in the country have been given a deadline to regularize their registration status or risk being kicked out. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a statement issued at the weekend, said the affected operators have up till Sunday, August 20, 2017, to do so. Specifically, SEC said CMOs, experts and professionals operating in the Nigerian capital market, who do not have the required number of sponsored individuals and a compliance officer for each function performed by the operator in the capital market, must quickly ensure this was rectified in compliance with the provisions

By Dipo Olowookere The treasury bills market closed bullish on Friday with the rates recording a marginal decline of 0.20 percent. It was observed that the yields moderated as a result of the buoyant level of liquidity in the system on the back of the OMO maturities and retail forex refunds in the previous session. According to analysts at Zedcrest Research, market players however constrained demand to the shorter end of the curve, with only few real money client orders seen on the mid tenor bills (Feb and Mar), which were bought down to the last PMA levels, 12.30 percent,

By Investors Hub European stocks have turned lower on Thursday as trade worries persist and investors wait to see if OPEC and its allies will reach consensus on a deal to increase oil supply. The Bank of England voted 6 to 3 to keep its key interest rate unchanged, while members unanimously voted to maintain quantitative easing at 435 billion pounds. While the German DAX Index has slid by 0.9 percent, the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index and the French CAC 40 Index are both down by 0.6 percent. British property developer Berkeley Group Holdings has moved to the downside, a

By Dipo Olowookere The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Oando Plc, Mr Adewale Tinubu, and the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (DGCEO) of Oando Plc, Mr Omamofe Boyo, from being directors of public companies for a period of five years. The agency also ordered the resignation of the board members found guilty of tampering with figures of the company’s books. This followed outcome of the forensic audit into the affairs of the indigenous energy firm after the commission received two petitions from shareholders of the company in 2017. SEC had investigated

Nigerians have been guaranteed that there would not be an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly called petrol. Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, said this while reacting to speculations that the price of the commodity would soon be reviewed upward due to scarcity and high exchange rate of the dollar to Naira. Addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, the NNPC boss said, “I have not been directed to increase the pump price, even the other price was based on recommendation

By Dipo Olowookere Operations at Emzor Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited and two other big pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria have been shut down by the management of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The two other pharmaceutical firms closed down by NAFDAC are Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited and Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited. This action by the regulatory agency followed the documentary released by BBC, highlighting the abuse of codeine cough syrups in the country by some youths with top pharmaceutical companies having hands in this scandal. Confirming the closure of the three firms, Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye,