The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and being challenged in court, human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, … [Read more…]
Naira inched close to a 15 per cent gain against dollar in the parallel market within a week, trading around N820/$ in Lagos and Abuja yesterday evening. Reliable sources informed The Guardian that traders at major market clusters were hurriedly dumping dollars yesterday as fear of a further slide in the value of the greenback … [Read more…]
The President Bola Tinubu administration has no respect for the rule of law, a judge said during a ruling on Thursday. Nicholas Oweibo, a federal high court judge, in Lagos said this while giving his ruling on the ‘illegal possession of firearms and ammunition” charges against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. On Tuesday, … [Read more…]
The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess … [Read more…]
World Athletics has cleared sprinter, Tobi Amusan to participate in the world championship in Budapest, Hungary after she was found not guilty of doping. In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter), the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU said Amusan did not commit an anti-doping rule violation. Amusan successfully secured the upturning of the provisional ban … [Read more…]
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N5billion to each State of the Federal as palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The decision was taken at Thursday’s meeting of the Council presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended State governors and other statutory members of NEC at the State House, … [Read more…]
The Chiefs of Defence Staff of member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have declared their readiness to intervene militarily to restore democratic order in Niger Republic if diplomatic measures fail. Rising from a meeting of the Defence Chiefs in Ghana on Thursday, the officers said they were ready to participate in … [Read more…]
Popular Afrobeats artiste, Naira Marley, has urged his fans popularly called Marlians and Nigerian youth to shun drugs and substance abuse as it is not good for their wellbeing. The Issa Goal crooner gave the advice during a visit to the Abuja headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday. The singer was in … [Read more…]
Nigeriens have called for mass recruitment of volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS who insists on tighter sanctions and military invasion if the junta refuses to reinstate the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. The call for volunteers, spearhead by a group of locals … [Read more…]
The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been stalled due to the absence of two other co-accused in court. The duo was said to be indisposed, while Emefiele was, however, present in court. Emefiele, facing fresh charge before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in … [Read more…]
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has canvassed the adoption of a five-year single tenure for the president, governors, National Assembly and statelegislators to check the problems usually arise associated with the quest for a second term in office. The governor made the call at the retreat of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) held at … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The newly sworn in Enugu State Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, has promised to ensure the development of a robust justice system in the state, optimize service delivery and see to the actualization of the mandate of the Ministry in line with the vision and core … [Read more…]