Nigeria has fulfilled its financial obligations to the Africa Union (AU) by making full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023. The confirmation was made on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, on the sidelines of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has pleaded with banks’ Chief Executive Officers in Nigeria to reopen their closed branches in towns across Osun State, assuring that “there is a new Sheriff in town”. Speaking at the commissioning of the rebuilt Ede branch of First Bank of Nigeria on Friday, he said his administration has reworked […]
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Access Bank Plc has taken a bold step in expanding its strategic presence in Africa with the acquisition of Standard Chartered’s majority shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone. Access Bank is also set to take over Standard Chartered’s Consumer, Private and Business Banking (“CPBB”) business in Tanzania. The Nigerian […]
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Chief Justice Olukayode Arowoola The trend by key players in the judiciary arm of government to sanitise the sector, and ensure adherence to court processes is commendable, just as it deserves encouragement. As a veritable third arm of government essentially charged with the dispensation of justice, the judiciary plays an indispensable pivotal role in the […]
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Former President, of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu (SAN), human rights lawyers, and a rights advocacy group – Centre for Social Justice and Accountability (CSJA), have at various fora, tasked the Federal Government to respect the principle of rule of law and justice in treating the case of former Governor of Central Bank of […]
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President, of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON), Mogaji Wole Arisekola, has cautioned publishers of fake news in Nigeria to desist from the illegal act adding that there is no law restricting security agents from prosecuting such persons. He expressed displeasure with irresponsible journalism while urging traditional media to join the fight […]
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A picture shows an ambulance outside the emergency entrance to the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel’s Ramat Gan City on July 15, 2023, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalised. – Netanyahu was hospitalised on July 15, his office said, adding that the politically and legally beleaguered 73-year-old was “in good condition”. (Photo by Ahmad […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, and the rule of law, and ensure political stability. He said this at a high-level event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of the Fifth Mid-Year African Union (AU) Coordination Meeting. The President urged African […]
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Seme, a boundary settlement between Nigeria and the neighbouring Benin Republic, is an entry and exit point for citizens of both countries and others who ply the route. But beyond that, large-scale legal and illegal trade is going on there daily. Albert Uba who was there for two days, returned with details of how security […]
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Prepaid meters Calls for auditing and legal action taken against defaulting electricity metre manufacturing firms in the country resonated yesterday as stakeholders queried the bid for a $155 million World Bank loan to import metres as the Federal Government continues in its efforts to bridge the over 8.1million metering gap. The stakeholders also advised the […]
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