An Islamic teacher, Obasanmi Waliyullahi, is to cool his heels at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for 21 years for attempting to commit sexual assault by penetration and also engaged in indecent treatment of his 15-year-old pupil, (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi…
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has advised the Chairman of Arik Air, Johnson Arumemi-Ikide, to present a reasonable debt recovery plan in order to recover the airline. The Managing Director of AMCON, Mr Ahmed Kuru, gave the advice…
By Seun Ibiyemi The past Executive Secretary, Gulf of Guinea (GoG) Commission, Ambassador Florentina Ukonga has decried the non-African country participation in maritime transportation. Ukonga said this at the 2023 Lagos International Maritime Week (LIMWeek 2023) organised by the ZOE Maritime…
By Tunde Rahman In the last one-week since President Bola Tinubu clocked 100 days in office, commentators and analysts, political observers and politicians have busied themselves, dissecting the President’s performance in office, particularly his major decisions and policy options. Many…
By Isaac Olusesi The dividing line between one and significant others as well as the limits one can violate must be the defining factor in Nigeria’s Constitution 5th Alteration (No. 45) Act that forces the submittal of the names of…
…Zenith Bank, GTCO, UBA lead way with strong financial performance In a promising development for the Nigerian banking sector, eight Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have collectively generated approximately N3.9tn in gross earnings during the first half of the 2023 financial…
The suspension of the ertwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by President Bola Tinubu had the Naira appreciate immediately which symbolised a good omen in forex market but the situation worsened with Naira trending now between N780…
Nigeria is currently managing a significant amount of debt owed to the World Bank. According to data obtained from the World Bank’s website, Nigeria is servicing approximately $14.12 billion worth of loans. These loans are spread across 108 approved projects,…
By Sodiq Adelakun Nigeria’s pension assets managed by Pension Fund Administrators (PFA’s) have reached N17.67 trillion at the end of July 2023, according to data from the National Pension Commission (PenCom). This marks an increase from N16.11 trillion in May.…
…Oyetola charges members states on ratification of conventions …As Jamoh assures The Hono-urable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has charged member states on the need to achieve full ratification and domestication of all relevant…
