Country director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi says the organisation will make an example of Francis Fadahunsi, senator representing Osun east, by shaming him across the 150 countries where it operates over his remarks ahead of the Osun State governorship election . Sanusi spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily…
In what is expected to be a closely watched earnings release, Reliance Industries may report a subdued set of numbers this quarter, with pressure emerging largely from its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business. Market participants are likely to keep a close eye on the Nifty heavyweight, given its significant influence on the benchmark index. Speaking to ET…
“As for where the tariffs will land, predicting that is very difficult at this point. But it’s a safe assumption that 25% is close to the worst-case outcome, and the final agreement will likely be around that or slightly better,” says Seshadri Sen, Emkay Global Financial Services.Just grappling with how you manage to adjust to…
By Idowu Bankole The statement credited to Senator Seriake Dickson on Democracy Day, alleging silence and complicity on the part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the political situation in Rivers State, is not only regrettable but an unfair attack on a leader whose commitment to democracy and regional development is evident in both history…
•Nigeria must stop ethnicising insecurity •Warns against selective prosecution in anti-corruption campaign By Chioma Gabriel, Editor, Special Features The pioneer Chief whip of the Senate, Senator Roland Stephen Owie, was elected Senator for the Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Peoples Democratic Party,…
FOR UPDATE ONLY JOIN WHATSAPP | JOIN TELEGRAM By Hon. Gloria Okolugbo …………………………………..The Nigerian Senate has commenced deliberations on a critical legislative proposal to establish the Federal College of Agriculture, Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State. Sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North), the bill is designed to institutionalize advanced agricultural training, research, and extension services,…
Ikom, Cross River – The Senator Representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, Sen. Eteng Jonah Williams, has facilitated solar-powered boreholes as well as street lights in 27 communities of the district. Converseer reports that the solar-powered boreholes were constructed to provide water in nine communities while the solar-powered street lights are to light up 16…
Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Ali Ndume, has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its position on hike in electricity tariff, saying Nigerians are yet to recover from the removal of fuel subsidy. Ndume, who gave the advice in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, described the timing on electricity increase as unfavorable. The…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has disclosed a debt burden inherited from the previous administration led by Nasir El-Rufai. At a Town Hall Meeting held at the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall in Kaduna, Governor Sani painted a dire financial picture, citing a whopping $587 million and 85 billion Naira debt, alongside 115 contractual…
An advocacy group for good governance, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre(CISLAC ) has faulted Senate’s suspension of Sen. Abdullahi Ningi, over his allegation that the 2024 budget was padded. Mr Ibrahim Musa, the Executive Director of the group, in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday ,said the suspension of Ningi was an attack on freedom…
