Buhari Extends Lockdown on Abuja, Lagos, Ogun by 14 Days

By Bliss Okperan The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused a former presidential candidate of the party, Mr Rabiu Kwankwaso, of being responsible for the sacking of the Governor of Kano State, Mr Yusuf Abba, at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday. A three-man panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay removed Mr Abba as Governor, ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hand the Certificate of Return to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the poll, Mr Nasir Gawuna. Reacting to the development, a chieftain of NNPP in Southwest, Mr Abass Akande Onilewura, alleged

By Precious Olisa The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto State has upheld the election of Mr Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. Mr Lawal emerged victorious in the election after contesting to govern the state on March 18, 2023, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He defeated the immediate past Governor of the state and current Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle, with an impressive margin of 65,750 votes. The returning officer for the poll had announced that Mr Matawalle, the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), secured a total

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The 12-year-old boy with missing intestines, Adebola Akin-Bright, who has been receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has died. Adebola died on Tuesday evening, according to reports. He was to be flown abroad for an intestine transplant to get him back to normal before he breathed his last today. Adebola had surgery at a private hospital in the Alimosho area of the state known as Obitoks Medical Centre, but it was later discovered that his intestines were missing. The Lagos State House of Assembly had on Tuesday asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to

By Bliss Okperan The early morning fire that gutted a part of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja has been blamed on an electrical malfunction. The Director of Information of the apex court, Mr Festus Akande, said this on Monday morning when he appeared on Arise Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Show. According to him, preliminary investigation showed that the fire was triggered by an electrical fault, playing down rumours that the Supreme Court was attacked by arsonists. Attention is on the apex court over the outcome of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 15, 2023. The Appeal Court

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The office of Galba Nigeria Plc in Rivers State was on Tuesday locked by aggrieved workers protesting their unpaid salaries for 19 months. The demonstrators alleged that management of the firm has failed to pay them despite getting jobs from multinational oil and gas firms in the country. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), the United Action for Democracy and staffs of Automobile, Boatyards, Transport Equipment and Allied Senior Staff Association (AUTOBATE), stormed premises of the company, carrying placards conveying various messages. They cried to members of the

By Dipo Olowookere Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah, has disclosed that the Federal Government will have to raise import duty on tomato in order to boost local production. Mr Enelamah dropped this hint on Wednesday while addressing reports in Abuja. He said further that government will soon announce the new tariffs, but pointed out that import duty on some farming equipment would be waived to stimulate local production and investment in the agriculture sector. “We are going to go up. We will be announcing what the new tariffs are but clearly there is a new set of

By Dipo Olowookere Schools have been urged to choose Ecobank Nigeria Limited as their preferred financial institution for fee payments and collections because of the exciting advantages the lender offers. The Head of Consumer Banking at Ecobank, Mrs Korede Demola-Adeniyi, made this appeal while rolling out the special loan packages designed by the bank for its back-to-school initiatives. Mrs Demola-Adeniyi said the financial institution created some packages for parents, guardians and schools in line with its overall strategy to support the development of the nation’s education sector. According to her, there is a Banking-for-School pack for educational institutions to access

By Dipo Olowookere The World Council of Churches (WCC) has vehemently condemned the apparent arrest of Pastor George Chibubi, who was picked by the police in Ndola for organising a meeting with fellow pastors to discuss Zambia’s economic crisis. A statement issued by the group quoted its general secretary, Rev Olav Fykse Tveit, as saying that, “We condemn the arrest, detainment and harassment of pastors and other people attempting to meet as part of a civil society discussing, in a democratic fashion, ways to improve the lives of people in Zambia.” “The WCC stands in solidarity with the church leaders

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh After extensive negotiations these several months, Germany has accepted to host the “Invest in African Energy Reception” at Frankfurter Botschaft on February 23. The programme primarily aims at showcasing investment opportunities across Africa’s burgeoning energy sector as the next significant phase of the organization’s European investment tour. The Invest in African Energy gathering at Frankfurter Botschaft is organized by the South African-based African Energy Chamber (AEC). Following successful Invest in African Energy Receptions held in London last year and Oslo in January 2023, in partnership with global energy market research firm, Rystad Energy, and leading pan-African

By Adedapo Adesanya  The global manufacturing output growth slowed down by 1.2 percent in the third quarter of 2019, a report by the United Nations Industrial Organisation (UNIDO) has revealed. According to the report, the slow development was caused by rising tensions over international trade between major economies of the world as production declined in major industrialised countries including Germany, Japan, and the United States. Business Post gathered that in industrialised countries, manufacturing output fell by 0.7 percent, compared to the same quarter in the previous year, with the production of general machinery, electrical goods and automobiles the sectors mainly

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday resolved to intervene in the crisis rocking the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) over the disagreement between the management and staff of the institution. Majority Leader, Mr Sanai Agunbiade, who moved the motion which was seconded by one of his colleagues, Mr Adedamola Kasunmu, stated that LASPOTECH had been embroiled in crisis which had paralyzed academic activities in the institution. Speaking during plenary, Mr Agunbiade said, “I wish to present to this House the crisis in the only polytechnic in the state which is within my constituency.” The lawmaker representing

By Modupe Gbadeyanka It was a special moment for a leading player in the media monitoring and measurement industry, P+ Measurement Services, recently in Lagos. At the 13th Nigerian Media Nite-out awards (NMNA) held in Lagos State, this agency, which commenced operations few years ago, was rewarded for putting the budding industry on the map again. Before its existence, there was little or nothing known about media measurement in the country, but P+ Measurement Services opened the eyes of many to this vital sector of the economy. At the event, which had governors, prominent personalities, media experts and publishers in