As we celebrate the great events that followed the annulled election of June 12 1993, let us not forget that the event was a very long time ago, 31 years is ancient history for a majority of Nigerians where the median age of the population is 17.2 years. For those of us of a certain age and a tradition of democratic struggles, it was Nigeria’s rite of passage to becoming a true and enduring democratic society as President Tinubu declared in his address to Nigerians. Would young Nigerians accept the assertion that we now have a true and enduring democracy?…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Without mentioning names, the businessman stated that foreign banks are not interested in helping Africa grow, explaining that indeed some of them clandestinely attempted to push the company into loan default during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This combined total of $2.25 billion will offer essential financial and technical support as the government continues to address economic distortions.
“That politically-exposed Yahaya Bello, whose crime has been traced to him by allegation and has been invited by EFCC to come and explain, and for months he is acting drama and we are all here wanting to ask questions! The shame is our own shame!
The new data, released to Carbon Brief via freedom-of-information (FOI) requests, reveals how “international climate finance” (ICF) was dispersed in the financial year 2023-24. This builds on larger Carbon Brief analysis tracking ICF spending back to 2011.
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) had said that the 774 local government councils cannot afford to pay the ₦62,000 minimum wage proposed by the Federal Government, neither can they pay the ₦250,000 being demanded by the Organised Labour. The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodima had said “The committee has worked so hard and the committee has reach an agreement. The tripartite committee is made up of three parties -the government, the Organised Private Sector(OPS) and the organised labour. ALSO READ: NGF: ₦60,000 minimum wage not sustainable “In the wisdom of the committee, it has put together a recommendation…
Delivering the ruling on jurisdiction on Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi M. Liman, ruled that the court has jurisdiction to entertain the matter bothering on the applicant’s fundamental human rights.
“Further investigations by the Force Intelligence Department revealed that Alhaji Auwal, his sons, and other associates are part of a cartel involved in dealing in stolen jewelleries. This group has been linked to previous similar cases under police investigations at various formations within the FCT.
Tuggar, in his letter dated May 27, 2024, and addressed to the Head of Service, says in view of the gravity of the allegation, “I feel it necessary to draw your attention to it and ask that you handle it accordingly.”
“The lady lacks knowledge of the civil service rule on financial records and confidential documents restricted to certain officers. She was therefore frustrated that the permanent secretary denied her access to such privileges and other financial requests that cannot be defended,” the source said.