Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police who was granted a three-week bail to bury his mother, is back in prison for alleged drug deals. The federal high court sitting in Abuja denied him bail after the expiration of the temporary bail. Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, held that Mr. Kyari’s bail was…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has gone for broke by announcing the expulsion of former deputy governor Philip Shaibu and the party’s vice national chair, South-South Chief Dan Osi Orbih, from the party. Shaibu was the deputy of Governor Godwin Obaseki before his impeachment and removal for allegedly leaking classified government documents,…
The Integrity Youth Alliance has berated the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission (PSC) for asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun for undermining the police recruitment process. According to a press release on June 19, 2024,…
● governor emphasizes the nexus between effective leadership and business-friendly environment… The management of Nigeria’s leading domestic gas infrastructure development, gas liquefaction and distribution company, Greenville LNG, paid a courtesy call on the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, last Friday. The Greenville LNG delegation to the meeting with the Governor was led by the…
Nigeria cannot have real development without a sustainable industrial growth and manufacturing capacity which is the solution to poverty, unemployment and insecurity. No doubt having an industrial goods production base and or a competitive industrial economy is the only remedy to Nigeria’s dependence on importation of goods, technologies and services from other nations. What is…
Last week, Guinness Nigeria Plc announced that Tolaram Group acquired 58.02 percent of shareholding divested by Diageo, its ultimate parent company, in a deal which is expected to be finalised in 2025. President Bola Tinubu had commended Tolaram Group for the expression of faith in Nigeria through the acquisition in a statement issued by his…
There is disquiet among the staff members and management of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority as well as in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development over the decision of who becomes the substantive director-general of the aviation regulatory agency. There has been tension within the NCAA over the past six months, due to a…
Investors in modular refineries have commenced discussions with the African Export-Import Bank in a bid to access part of the $18billion fund being planned by the bank for the development of refineries in Nigeria and other African countries. Operators in the modular refining space confirmed that this was following the successful financial assistance rendered by…
An Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Arik Air to pay eight months’ salary arrears to an ex-worker, Mrs Andreia Perdigao, after she was wrongfully sacked. The Arik air worker approached the court after she was sacked in 2017, having worked for the airline for about three years. She prayed that the court would…
