A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the administration of the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa to account for the spending over N200bn public funds collected from the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC). The judgement followed a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The Presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Osiagor directed the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to disclose details of budgetary allocations and actual spending by...

President Bola Tinubu has let Nigerians in on the measures he has taken to address the current economic challenges wrought by the removal of fuel subsidies. In a national broadcast on Monday night, the President explained the reason his administration had to do away with fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate system. He also allayed the fears of Nigerians on the current state of Nigeria’s economy, saying, “We are exiting the darkness to enter...

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has terminated the contract with TEC Engineering Nig Ltd, the contractor handling the rehabilitation of Niger Street road project in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State. The Governor terminated the 2.17km Niger street road Fegge with a 1.1km flood control channel contract when he paid an inspection visit to the project and discovered that the contractor was not delivering according to the timelines and agreement reached before the...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective immediately Sunday 30th July, 2023. According to Fintiri the curfew followed the dangerous dimension the activities of hoodlums had assumed across the state capital as they attack people with matches and breaking into business premises carting away property. Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in a statement said with the curfew imposed, there will be no movement...

To reduce the impact of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government on their citizens, the governments of three states have started taking measures to alleviate the issue of hike in transportation occasioned by the policy. The governments of Adamawa and Borno which operate their own transport companies, have continued to ensure that their fares remain lower than other commercial transport companies. In Adamawa, the state government had constituted a special committee on mitigating the effects...