Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for the review of the Revenue Sharing Formula in favour of local governments and states in view of dwindling finances at the two tiers of government. Governor Ahmed made this call at a meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Labour ... Read More »
Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said he remains the Governor of Abia State despite the Certificate of Return issued to Dr. Samson Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Ikpeazu in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, urged the people of the State to remain calm. He said: “I have received with concern, report of the purported issuance of Certificate ... Read More »
The police on Thursday arraigned the President of an oil firm, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and an ex-employee of the United Bank for Africa, Deji Somoye, before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. The oil firm and the bank were also joined in three counts bordering on forgery and conspiracy preferred against the defendants ... Read More »
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has appealed a ruling by Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Lagos striking out its winding-up petition against Honeywell Group Limited and its sister company Anchorage Leisures Limited. Justice Dagat delivered the ruling on Monday on the basis that Ecobank’s suit was an abuse of court process. But, Ecobank, through its lawyer Kunle Ogunba ... Read More »
Today, MasterCard set a goal to connect 40 million micro and small merchants to its electronic payments network within five years. This expands on the company’s Universal Financial Access 2020 commitment made last year. To date, financial inclusion has been predominantly centered on providing the underserved and the unbanked with tools and transaction accounts. This remains a critical need with ... Read More »
In the light of the circumstances regarding the case of our client, Chief Olisa Metuh with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), we want to explain the reasons for our client’s proposal to refund the N400 million released to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan, and which was expended on a project approved by the ex-President on national issues ... Read More »
-There was mild drama in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Wednesday as the state House of Assembly held a plenary session right in the middle of highway protesting the freezing of the account of Governor Ayodele Fayose at the Zenith by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had on June 21 had frozen two account numbers ... Read More »
A former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has insisted that he did not collect money from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Lt. Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.). Omisore asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to stop blackmailing opposition leaders in the country. The former deputy governor said this in a statement on Wednesday while ... Read More »
…We’ll Ensure Credible LG Elections, Says Philips Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday swore-in the Chairman and members of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), just as he charged them to live above board and be fair to all parties in the discharge of their duties. Governor Ambode, who spoke during the swearing-in ceremony at the Lagos ... Read More »
> > A good friend of mine Ugo Chikezie wrote that people who do critical thinking will tell you that the Nigeria we are living in today was actually designed yesterday, therefore if we do not want to live in this kind of Nigeria again tomorrow, we must begin now to plan for tomorrow so that tomorrow will not take ... Read More »
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