•Pass bill to separate positions of board chairman from governor BY JAMES AKINOLA A bill to create the position of Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, separate from the position of the governor, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives yesterday. Sponsor of the bill, FrancisContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU There was pandemonium at the popular Balogun market, Tradefair complex,Lagos, when officials of the Ministry of Physical and Urban Planning led a cabinet member of the government stormed the market with thugs and mobile policemen. The Police were said to have shot into the air as theyContinue Reading
Justice Inyang Ekwo, rejected an ex-parte motion that was brought against the candidacy of Achonu by the LamidiApapa-led faction of the party. BY GODWIN OBI BARELY 48 hours to the governorship election in Imo State, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, thwarted legal moves to stop the candidateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Imo Elders Council says there should be consequences for the action of the Organised Labour in Imo State. The group on Thursday described as “unprecedented in the history of the world”, the action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of NigeriaContinue Reading
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday grounded activities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International in Abuja. The move is part of actions by the unions following an attack on the president of the NLC Joe Ajaero in Imo State. But what startedContinue Reading
Nigerian Senate BY EFE MODESTUS Senate Committee on Gas Wednesday summoned the Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Limited Justin Ezeala, requesting for the details of Gas sales agreements with gas companies. The Committee Chaired by Senator Agom Jarigbe resolved to summon the Managing Director of Gas Marketing CompanyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With a real GDP growth of 3.8 per cent in 2022, which was than higher than the global average of 3.5 per cent, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President of Africa Development Bank, (AfDB) has described the African continent as the land of immense opportunities for discerning investors. ThisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nembe Crude was previously blended with the popular Bonny Light grade and exported via the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal. The unique selling point of the Nembe Crude Oil grade with an API gravity was highlighted by both the Aiteo E & P and NNPC LimitedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Despite growing controversy and calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official. “The REC will conduct the election,” said Rotimi Oyekanmi on ChannelsContinue Reading
Katsina—No fewer than five people have died and several others wounded after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The fresh attack came on Monday night. A security official, whose name was withheld, confirmed the incident, yesterday. He noted that seven personsContinue Reading