Agora Policy: Nigeria needs to create 3.6m jobs annually for 10 years to reduce unemployment
Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank, has recommended ways the government can tackle the country’s unemployment problem. In its policy memo titled ‘Nigeria Needs Comprehensive and Coordinated Interventions to Tame Unemployment’, Agora Policy said jobs are one of the foundations for a stable society and key to improvements in quality of life. […]
INSIDE STORY: The two Italian prosecutors facing the law for ‘hiding vital evidence’ in OPL 245 trial
They were determined to secure a criminal conviction against Royal Dutch Shell and Eni S.p.A. in the OPL 245 case so much that they were ready to go to any length to hit the target. They might have gone too far. Fabio De Pasquale, the deputy prosecutor of Milan, and Sergio Spadaro, the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Aviation workers threaten shutdown of airports next week
Reports on the Adamawa governorship election and the leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Fintiri: I contested against enemies of democracy | They ganged up against me
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, says he contested the gubernatorial election in the state against “enemies of democracy”. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview with Channels Television after his victory, Fintiri said those against his reelection wanted a woman to become governor without considering his performance. Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
‘It’s the proper thing’ — PANDEF asks APC to zone senate presidency to south-south
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) should zone the senate presidency to the south-south. The socio-political group said the office of the number three citizen should be zoned to the south-south because the region has not produced a senate president since 1983. Meanwhile, some senators including […]
Binani: I did not give N2bn to be declared winner of Adamawa guber — I’m a democrat
Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, has denied bribing an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following the declaration of the March 18 poll as inconclusive over alleged irregularities. The collation of election results […]
Leadway Assurance deploys security measures as hackers threatens to leak customers’ data
Leadway Assurance Company Limited says it has deployed “mitigation measures” after it detected a breach in its system by hackers who have threatened to leak customers’ data. On Sunday, the ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, threatened to leak data allegedly stolen from the insurance firm. In a tweet, ALPHV said […]
Fintiri defeats Binani to win drama-filled Adamawa governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, as the winner of the state governorship election. Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the election, declared Fintiri as the winner after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of […]
IGP replaces Adamawa CP over governorship poll
The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has asked Mohammed Barde, commissioner of police in Adamawa, to withdraw from the state. The IGP ordered Etim Equa, commissioner of police in Gombe to proceed to Adamawa immediately to provide election security in the state. Muyiwa Adejobi, police spokesperson, made the announcement on […]
Adamawa guber: Court declines Binani’s request to stop INEC from voiding declaration as winner
A federal high court in Abuja has refused to hear an ex-parte application by Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from invalidating her declaration as winner of the Adamawa state governorship election. At the court session on Tuesday, Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, asked Binani’s lawyer, Mohammed Sherif, […]