President Tinubu woos German investors at G20 Summit

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu woos German investors at G20 Summit

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 22, 2023

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, enthusiastically marketed Nigerians to the international community at the G20 Compact with Africa summit taking place in Berlin. According to the President, beyond the abundant natural resources in the country, Nigeria’s young population makes it an attractive investment destination. “We are eager and ready to partner with you,” President Tinubu said at a panel discussion titled, “Fostering Local Value Chains and Investments in Africa – The Role of the German...

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FG reads riot act to illegal miners, revokes 1,633 mining licenses

NewsNigeriaFG reads riot act to illegal miners, revokes 1,633 mining licenses

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 22, 2023

The Federal Government has announced the revocation of 1,633 mining licenses due to default in payment of stipulated service fees by operators. Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development announcement this on Tuesday while addressing a press conference in his office. He stated that the revocation becomes imperative following the expiration of a 30-day notice to defaulters, as stipulated by sections 11 and 12 of the Nigerian Mineral Mining Act (NMMA), 2007. The...

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Abia State Government Spend Over N397m On Feeding, Welfare In Third Quarter

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAbia State Government Spend Over N397m On Feeding, Welfare In Third Quarter

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 21, 2023

The Abia State government has spent a total of N397,520,734.84 on meals, refreshments, feeding, and welfare in the third quarter period. Kazie Uko, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Alex Otti, in a press statement, debunked the reports in some social media that the government had spent close to one billion naira on meals and welfare within the period. The press release captured figures of expenditures of all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), not...

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Federal Government Releases 4,068 Inmates Nationwide

NewsNigeriaFederal Government Releases 4,068 Inmates Nationwide

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 19, 2023

As part of an effort to decongest custodial centers nationwide, the Federal Government has flagged off the release of 4,068 inmates sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with the option of a fine and compensation. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, who performed the symbolic release of the inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, on Saturday, said the aim was to decongest custodial centers across the country and make them humane...

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Appeal Court sacks Dauda Lawal as Zamfara Governor

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAppeal Court sacks Dauda Lawal as Zamfara Governor

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 18, 2023

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the March 18 governorship election that brought Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State to power. The governorship poll was a hard-fought contest between Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Bello Mattawale of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Lawal won the election with a total of 377,726 votes while the APC candidate polled 311,976 votes, according to official results. Matawalle, now serving as the Minister...

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NGO accuses FG, mining stakeholders of sidelining host communities

NewsNigeriaNGO accuses FG, mining stakeholders of sidelining host communities

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 17, 2023

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Rights, has accused the federal government and critical stakeholders of exploiting mining communities, including taking decisions without input from host communities. The allegation was contained in an address by the Country Director, Global Rights, Nigeria, Mrs. Abiodun Baiyewu, at 2023 West African Mining Host Communities conference, INDABA, held in Abuja. Baiyewu, noted that due to faulty governance systems, the extraction and trade of the resources found in mining communities often...

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Court of Appeal declares Zamfara guber election inconclusive

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt of Appeal declares Zamfara guber election inconclusive

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 17, 2023

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the March 18, governorship election in Zamfara State which returned Dauda Lawal as the elected governor, inconclusive. In a judgment on Thursday, a 3- man panel of Justices of the appellate court unanimously voided and set aside the declaration of Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP as the lawfully elected governor. In a lead judgment read by Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagi, the panel ordered that...

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The Voices in Governor Soludo’s Government

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsThe Voices in Governor Soludo’s Government

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 17, 2023

“Information Commissioner has also not facilitated any interface between the government and the media community.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Recent developments, particularly political exchanges in Anambra State, have ignited concerns about how duly committed the government of Anambra State led by Prof. Soludo is on governance protocol or perhaps, if the government is merely using governance instruments as political tools. What is clear is that there is a mismatch of responses from the government, which raises the...

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A Year after Soludo’s Letter on 2023 Presidential Election: What Changed?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsA Year after Soludo’s Letter on 2023 Presidential Election: What Changed?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 17, 2023

“Soludo’s letter, though realistic, was also an assault on the dominant feeling of the majority of Southeasterners at the time.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu By this time a year ago, there were ragging fireworks all over the media, ignited by an open letter written by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor. The letter entitled “history beckons, and I will not be silent (part 1)” signified Soludo’s deliberate entry into the political ring of the 2023 Presidential Election....

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Feds Reduces Charges Against Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFeds Reduces Charges Against Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2023

…Now face six procurement charges out of Initial 20 charges The immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is to face six procurement charges out of the earlier 20 charges filed against him by the Nigerian government. The Federal Government in the original charge filed in August charged Emefiele alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, and her company, April 1616 Investment over procurement fraud to the tune of N6.5 billion....

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