Tinubu calls Bamidele, senate majority leader, as first witness in Obi’s petition
President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima have called Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central and the majority leader of the senate, as their first witness. At the tribunal session on Wednesday, Bamidele testified as the sole witness of the president and vice-president, in the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour […]
INVESTIGATION: For a fee, a foreigner can get a Nigerian certificate of origin without hassle (I)
A certificate of origin is an essential document in Nigeria. From job placements to admission into educational institutions and political appointments, the certificate, issued to only indigenes of a particular state, validates that one is indigenous to a community in the area. It is like a password to many opportunities in the country. […]
NNPC misses deadline for IPO launch
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has missed the deadline for the launch of its initial public offering (IPO). This is contained in the national oil company’s latest quarterly report published on Monday. On July 19, 2022, the national company transitioned from a state-run oil corporation to a commercial venture, in line […]
Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu hasn’t given directive on border re-opening, says customs
Stories on opposition to the new majority leadership of the national assembly by the All Progressives Congress (APC), dominate the front pages of the dailies today. Source: Top Stories
Tinubu’s documents | INEC director’s testimony — highlights of Tuesday’s tribunal session
Lawrence Bayode, an assistant director with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), testified before the presidential election petition court on Tuesday. These are the highlights from the tribunal session. ‘ONLY POLLING UNIT RESULT SHEETS RELEVANT’ Bayode told the tribunal that only the result sheets from polling units are used for the […]
Ganduje’s ex-commissioner, five others arrested over alleged N1bn fraud
The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested Idris Saleh, former commissioner for works and infrastructure in the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of the state. The former commissioner, in a report by DailyTrust, was arrested on Monday alongside five others alleged to be involved in N1 billion […]
APC disowns n’assembly principal officers announced by Akpabio, Abbas
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it was not aware of the principal officers of the party announced in the senate and house of representatives on Tuesday. The ruling party has the highest number of seats in the 10th national assembly and is meant to produce principal officers for the […]
Tinubu opens defence at tribunal, tenders academic records from Chicago State University
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have opened their case at the presidential election petition court. At the resumed session on Tuesday, Wole Olanipekun, counsel to Tinubu and Shettima, tendered several documents in their defence, including the president’s academic documents from the Chicago State University. The documents tendered are itemised […]
Reps to probe ‘abuse’ of N2.3trn tertiary education tax by TETFund
The house of representatives says it will investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion tertiary education tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) from 2011 to 2013. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during the plenary session on Tuesday after the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Olusola Fatoba, David Fouh […]
Tinubu: My administration on right track to success
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is on the pathway to success despite the challenges facing the country. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday when he received the officials of Bank of America at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The president told the bank officials that his administration is committed to implementing reforms that […]