The Sokoto Division of the Appeal Court in Wednesday, dismissed appeals nos. CA/S/160/2022, CA/S/159/2022 and CA/S/157/2022 filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Muhammadu Admau Aliero and Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi. The appeals were filed by Aliero against Haruna Dandio Saidu and Abdullahi against Sani Bawa Abdullahi who contested against them in the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi state. Details later…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sought Senate’s confirmation to appoint his Special Adviser on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President also named 15 others as members of the Board. Buhari’s letter to the Senate was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan at plenary on Wednesday. Details later…
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto on Wednesday affirmed the ruling of the High Court in Zamfara nullifying the candidature of Dr Dauda Lawal as the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections. A PDP governorship aspirant, Ibrahim Shehu, dissatisfied with the conduct of the party’s primary election in the state, had challenged Lawal’s emergence as candidate at the Federal High Court Gusau. He had argued that the primary election was marred by irregularities and non compliance with electoral act and PDP guidelines. The court rule in Shehu’s favour while ordering the PDP to conduct…
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the redesigned naira notes of N200, N500 and N1000 at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday. The unveiling of the naira notes preceded the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) with a number of cabinet members in attendance. N500 note The unveiling of the new redesigned notes hitherto slated for December 15 was brought forward to Wednesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). N1000 nnote The Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who announced the shifting of the date on Tuesday at a media briefing to mark the…
“That the revised code shall distinguish between paid content and editorial content to preserve editorial integrity; and a new clause would be inserted to obligate journalists to promote the right of the people to know, freedom of the press and responsibility” The Nigerian media industry has adopted the new co-regulation and code of ethics to address ethical and professional concerns in the industry. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the media roundtable on Monday, convened by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in conjunction with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of…
“Many local government areas are enjoying the benefits of the 1.5 million litres semi-urban water supply project except Binji” Wadata Maikulki, the Chairman of Binji local government area of Sokoto state, has appealed to contractors handling 1.5 million litres semi-urban water supply project to complete the project for peoples benefits. Maikulki made the appeal when a team of Journalists led by Chairman of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council, Mr Dalhatu Safiyal-Magori, on projects monitoring tour visited the area on Tuesday. He said the water project was part of local government uniform project initiated by Sokoto state government…
“We are thus committing over $700 million to our investment in the Backward Integration Programme (BIP) to enable us put in place needed infrastructure for the eventual commencement of full-scale production” President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has announced that the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is significantly scaling up its investment in the sugar sub-sector in line with the requirement of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). Speaking at the Flag off ceremony of the 2022/2023 Crushing Season and Out-grower Scheme Awards in Numan, Adamawa State, Dangote said the company is making massive investments in Adamawa State through…
“The survey used quantitative method to elicit responses from the consumers, and also focused on such demographics as gender – Male 50%, Female 50%; Social Class: AB 15%, C1 C2 40%, DE 45%; Age: 18-25, 30%, 26-35, 30%, 36-50, 25%, 51+ 15%” The Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and its Africa’s leading cement manufacturer subsidiary, Dangote Cement Plc have been adjudged the Largest Corporate Bond lodgment on FMDQ in the gold category and the 2022 Most Trusted Brand of the Year respectively. On the back of the Largest Corporate Bond lodgment on the FMDQ award came recognition with the…
“We must strengthen our synergy in the realisation of our quest to leave a legacy that will take Nasarawa state to the promise land” Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule has presented a budget of N148.9 billion for the 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for approval. Sule, while laying the appropriation bill tagged “Budget of Economic Consolidation and Continuity” before the assembly on Tuesday in Lafia, said his administration would continue to ensure transparency, accountability and rule of law for the development of the state. The governor explained that N90.56 billion representing 60.8 per cent of the…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, increased the country’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent from 15.5 per cent. Announcing the committee’s decision at the end of its two-day meeting on Tuesday, the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the MPC also decided to hold all other parameters constant. The Assymetric Corridor of +100/-700 basis points around the MPR was, thus, retained, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) was retained at 32.5 per cent and Liquidity Ratio of 30 per cent was also retained. According to Emefiele,…