Presidents of Africa’s Three Largest Economies Missing At 81st UN General Assembly
The presidents of South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria are not personally attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, despite their countries being represented by senior delegations. The absence of Cyril Ramaphosa, Abdel…
UNGA81: Tinubu calls for fresh push to end exploitation of Africa’s mineral resources
President Bola Tinubu has called for a fresh continental push to end the exploitation of Africa’s critical mineral resources. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the third Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG)…
How and Why Sunrise, Leno Lost In Paris
By Garba Shehu There are good reasons why Leno Adesanya and his company, Sunrise Power Transition Company lost their case at the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, an outcome that sparked widespread nationwide celebrations across Nigeria. The ICC…
Power Sector Faces Challenges Across Whole Value Chain, Says Minister Tegbe Amid Ongoing Reforms
Power Minister Joseph Tegbe has said Nigeria’s electricity sector is facing serious challenges across the entire value chain, adding that the Federal Government is working to address debts, infrastructure gaps, metering problems and weak revenue…
Obasanjo Asked Atiku To Chair The Committee But He Recused Himself And France Never Called Him — Sanni
Media associate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Olusola Sanni, has revealed that Atiku recused himself from the power investment process because he did not believe in the methodology being adopted at the time. Speaking on Sunday Politics on…
Nigeria Stumble In Chess Olympiad Round 6 As Men, Women Suffer Defeats
Nigeria’s men and women endured a difficult outing in Round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, suffering defeats to Vietnam and Austria respectively. The men were handed a heavy 4-0 defeat by Vietnam, while the women lost 3-1 to…
Lawyers Petition Tinubu Over Detention Of Delta Councillor Who Challenged Local Govt Finances
…Chukwuemeke represents Ward 19, Ezhionum, in the Legislative Arm of Ukwuani Local Government Council Lawyers representing a councillor in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the detention…
El-Rufai Faces Fresh Setback as AGF Moves to Dismiss N1bn Suit
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has suffered a fresh setback in his legal battle with the Federal Government after the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to…
Cour affirms PenCom’s power to access Optimum petroleum records
The Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has affirmed the power of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to access, inspect and examine the pension records of Optimum Petroleum to determine compliance with the Pension Reform Act…
Bature Tanimu Gagare: Fighting, Not Just With His Pen – Interview
By IBRAHIM SHEME (NB: This piece was published in the Weekly Trust on Friday, August 17, 2001. Bature T. Gagare is the author of the Hausa novel, Karshen Alewa Kasa) Last week, the Sharia Commission in Katsina announced a fatwa, or ruling that says music…