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By Paul Dasimeokuma Nigeria currently manages a staggering ₦68.32 trillion budget through an audit framework that is effectively a colonial relic. The Audit Ordinance of 1956, which remains the primary reference for federal audit reports, technically ceased to be part of Nigerian law in 1990 and is conspicuously absent from the 2004 Laws of the…
A non-governmental organisation, SINOAFRIK Media Documentation and Development Network has reacted to a recent viral video showing six Nigerians in the Central African Republic (CAR) complaining about abandonment and passport seizure by a Nigerian businessman working for a Chinese company. In a press statement signed by its Programme Director, Austin Maho, and made available to…
Nigeria is positioning itself for a major leap in the global knowledge economy as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to protect intellectual property, unlock the economic potential of the creative industry and attract innovation-driven investments. The push gained fresh momentum on Monday with the announcement that the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation…
…Gives 48 hours’ Ultimatum to comply Katherine Abayomi. Rumuekpe community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, after a massive protest as a result of Alleged marginalisation, deceit, and neglect of the community, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Renaissance, formerly Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). This Ultimatum is to address a series of…
A Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You and an 80-year-old grandma, Mrs. Grace Ekpeme were among those arrested in the course of last week by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in nationwide interdiction operations leading to the seizure of consignments of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis hidden in bean pudding (moimoi)…
Access Bank supports Nigeria Customs Service’s modernization efforts, particularly the “B’odogwu” system, to improve trade finance and payment automation, boost transparency, revenue, and economic growth.
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called for a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to combating human trafficking in the country. She made the declaration at a strategic meeting with Hajia Binta Adamu Bello, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), at…
The Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council, has denied allegations that it is aligned with any faction in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the union in the state. It also dismissed claims that the five-man committee, led by Prof. Monday Lewis Igbafen, is opposed to the Edo State Government. In…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which began six months ago. Tinubu, who announced this in a statement he signed on Wednesday, explained that from the intelligence available to him, there was a new spirit of understanding, “a robust readiness, and potent enthusiasm on the part of all…
Rivers Southeast Youth Rejects Imposition of Sen. Barry Mpigi Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt The political atmosphere in Rivers Southeast Senatorial District took a dramatic turn as deep-seated divisions rocked the Wike Support Group following the controversial endorsement of Senator Barry Mpigi by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The gathering, which took place at the minister’s…