Новости за 09.05.2023

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, has urged the Federal Government to reverse the depreciation of the naira by helping the currency to regain its value. Speaking at the celebration of the 2023 edition of Wealth Festival (Odun Aje) in Lagos on Monday, Adams said the depreciation of the naira had affected the

The Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, has said he will, at the right time, unveil his running mate ahead of the November 11, 2023 poll. Sylva hinted that he and the state chapter of the APC were still searching for a suitable person that would join him to contest

Some politicians have taken to pledging to reshape their states into some version of Dubai or Singapore. It’s, of course, a farcical goal. For one, mimicry is hardly ever impressive, being the domain of people deficient in imagination. There’s also a dollop of delusion at play. Nigerians, so-called leaders and ostensible citizens alike, invested decades

Global efforts to raise budding badminton players code-named ‘Shuttle Time’ has moved to Nnewi, Anambra State as 11 secondary schools and 13 Physical Education teachers gathered to nurture new set of players. Shuttle Time, according to the Badminton World  Federation, is a project designed to provide children with a positive image of badminton through many

The State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Gombe State, on Monday, reaffirmed the expulsion of former Governor Danjuma Goje,and two others from the party. The two others are the senator representing Gombe South, Bulus Amos; and the lawmaker representing Yalmatu Deba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Our correspondent reports that

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Monday, raised the alarm that no fewer than 40 worshippers were kidnapped on Sunday at Bege Baptist Church, Madala, Chikun Local Gvernment Area of Kaduna State. The CAN chairman in Kaduna State,Rev. John  Hayab, who spoke to newsmen on Monday, said the incident happened at about 9.30am when the

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, in Abuja, said it would take “serious” private sector investment in Nigeria’s power sector to meet the country’s rising energy needs. Osinbajo made the observation when he presented the discharge certificate to the Chairman of Transcorp Ughelli Power Limited, the core investor in the Ughelli Power Plant, Mr Tony

The legal battle to overturn the election victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, commenced on Monday with the Presidential Election Petitions Court promising to deliver justice ‘’for those deserving it.’’ The long-awaited pre-hearing proceeding, which was held at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, was presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, who gave the assurance that

USSD code has opened the door for many Nigerians to utilise financial services, improving the adoption of e-payment systems and financial inclusion generally.  But the progress made so far is currently threatened by an age-long dispute between telecommunication firms and banks. In this piece, TEMITAYO JAIYEOLA examines how this disagreement may impact the country’s financial

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National lnland Waterways Authority, Dr George Moghalu, on Monday, ordered the demolition of all illegal structures built on its right of ways in Onitsha, Anambra State. Moghalu, gave the directive while inspecting the proposed site for the building of a maritime institute at the NIWA’s right of

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will sanction banks assisting the operations of unlicensed foreign firms. It stated on Monday in its ‘Guidelines for the regulation of representative offices of foreign banks in Nigeria’, signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Muhammad Musa. ‘Any CBN regulated entity found to be assisting,

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, approved the payment of 13th-month salary to Edo civil and public servants this year. He also urged the collaboration of the workers to ensure the sustainability of ongoing reforms by his administration to guarantee improved livelihood for the people and economic prosperity for the state. Obaseki disclosed

Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has termed as inappropriate and diversionary media reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 poll, Peter Obi’s visit to his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence on Sunday was for reconciliation. Soyinka made the clarification in a statement on Monday titled, “A visitation, and the allure

If you asked most Nigerians or Africans, they would tell you that through pampering Western children are badly raised. They believe that because most Western countries have stringent laws against all forms of corporal punishment directed at children, children raised in Western countries are not disciplined, well behaved, respectful, resourceful, etc. But is there any

The Niger Delta Development Commission has said it is in talks with global consultants to establish a Memorandum of Understanding to establish its corporate governance structure. NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Mr Charles Ogunmola, was quoted as saying this on the sidelines of the recent Oil Technology Conference in Houston Texas, USA. “We are currently in

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it would partner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist Nigerian women in Iraq. The spokesperson for NAPTIP, Zacks Dauda, disclosed this to our correspondent on Monday. The PUNCH reports that the NAPTIP had on Wednesday last week raised the alarm over

IMPRUDENT as ever, senators have pushed a bill to establish a ‘National Centre for Christian Education’ through to the second reading stage. According to its sponsors, the law “will regulate and set standards” for the practice of Christianity in Nigeria, and “strengthen religion” for national cohesion. It is another foolhardy step in the federal and

The Bayelsa State National Assembly and state House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Yenagoa has been split into two panels. While Justice Sabiu Shuaibu would be in charge of panel one, Justice Oluwatoyin Fagbemi would preside over panel two to determine petitions filed by aggrieved candidates and their political parties before the court.

Female legislators in the 9th National Assembly, under the aegis of Women in Parliament, on Monday called on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to enforce the National Gender Policy of Nigeria by allotting 35 per cent of appointments in the public sector to the womenfolk. According to them, anything less than 35 per cent would not

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, says her country has disbursed €3m to the World Food Programme to tackle food shortages and malnutrition among children in Nigeria’s North-East. The envoy said the €3m was part of a total of €6.9m that France had so far budgeted for humanitarian aid in Nigeria, having spent  €7.7m

Africa’s thriving tech sector has received a total of $12.5bn between 2021 and 2022, a report by Partech’s Africa Tech Venture Capital has revealed. During the period under review, African tech startups attracted US$6.5bn and $6bn in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Partech stated, “The forces of growth driving the African tech ecosystem were strong enough

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have expressed hope for victory as the Supreme Court today determines the authentic winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election in the state. The PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke, was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission, but the APC candidate at

As the hearings of presidential election petitions started on Monday, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE examines the profiles of five justices who are members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday began hearing the election petitions filed by five candidates in the last presidential poll. The candidates are challenging the victory of

Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has termed as inappropriate and diversionary media reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 poll, Peter Obi’s visit to his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence on Sunday was for reconciliation. Soyinka spoke in a statement on Monday titled, “A visitation, and the allure of “reconciliation.

A civil society organisation, Fixing The Future, has demanded that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu; Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, incoming governors and other public officials should declare their assets ahead of their inauguration on May 29. The group noted that spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 of the public officials  are also mandated