The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has said that the Independent Nationa Electoral Commission (INEC) was not mandated to send election results electronically. The five-man tribunal said this during the PEPT ruling in Abuja on Wednesday. Tsammani said, “There is no provision for the electronic …
Read More »Labour Party rejects Presidential Election Petition Court Judgement
…says justice was not served …begins consultations with lawyers on next step The Labour Party has rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court upholding the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25, 2023 election. National Publicity Secretary of the …
Read More »CBN worried over local fish production despite Anchor Borrower Scheme
. . . Fisheries Cooperative makes demands At the backdrop of significant presence in the African fish output level, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has indicated that the current local fish production in Nigeria is still inadequate to meet the demands of the domestic consumption. This is also despite …
Read More »Return to work Thursday, NLC tells workers after warning strike
Joe Ajaero THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told all the affiliate unions to return to work on Thursday after the successful execution of the two-day warning strike to draw the attention of the government to the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the petrol subsidy removal. …
Read More »Forex turnover hit N22tn in seven months on FMDQ
Forex The turnover of foreign exchange on the FMDQ hit N22.98tn ($44bn) in the period between January and July 2023. This was revealed in the August edition of the FMDQ Spotlight, a monthly publication by the exchange. FMDQ is now the only recognised forex market following harmonisation of the foreign …
Read More »Contractors protest as FG dumps asphalt for concrete roads
Minister of Works, David Umahi The Federal Government and leading road construction companies working on several major highways across the country may clash any moment from now following the decision of the government to dump asphalt for concrete technology, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. The new Minister of Works, David …
Read More »Tribunal dismisses APC petition on Obi’s eligibility to contest 2023 election
Tribunal in session The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday afternoon, dismissed the petition of the ruling All Progressives Congress challenging the eligibility of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to contest the 2023 general election. The APC had challenged Obi’s membership of LP, declaring it incompetent. …
Read More »Tough Times Ahead For Electricity Consumers As NERC Increases Prepaid Meter Price From N109,684 To N143,836
Nigerians may be in for another tough time as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Wednesday, approved an upward review of the price of pre-paid electricity meters in the country. The Commission confirmed the increment in a circular dated 5 September 2023, and signed by its Chairman Sanusi Garba …
Read More »ACCI Targets Over N1bn Revenue As 500 Companies Set To Attend Abuja Trade Fair
L-R The Director of Abuja Trade Centre Ezekwesili Nnam, the Director-General, ACCI, Victoria Akai during a media briefing on the 18th Abuja International Trade Fair The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry is targeting over N1bn in revenue for exhibitors that will attend the 18th Abuja International Trade Fair scheduled …
Read More »Chiedu Ebie: A technocrat takes on the NDDC, By Tonye Timi
#image_title #attachment_caption On the day announcement was made of the appointment of Mr. Chiedu Ebie as new Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the oil flow station at Owa-Alidinma, a shouting distance from Agbor-Alidinma, Chiedu Ebie’s community was crowded with workers and engineers of Pan-Ocean Oil Company …
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