THE House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend its directive increasing ATM withdrawal charges. This resolution was taken as a result of a motion on urgent national importance moved by Rep. Marcus Onobun…
THE Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections for the vacant Senate seats in Edo Central and Anambra South. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement during Tuesday’s plenary while officially…
THE United States has expressed openness to exploring a critical minerals partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a statement given to Reuters by the US State Department. The potential deal follows a pitch from a Congolese senator offering…
IN a country grappling with a high incidence of gender-based violence, female lawyers in The Gambia have embraced the concept of a legal incubator that aims to empower them to support their communities. Dr Fatou Baldeh, founder of the advocacy…
NO fewer than 150 prisoners have been transferred from Okere Correctional Facility Centre in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State facility to various prisons in northern Nigeria, SaharaReporters has learnt. The development comes amid an investigation into…
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged students across the country to imbibe the virtues of transparency, accountability and integrity and shun all forms of corruption, economic and financial crimes.…
I can not be sure if the term: ‘Youth Scouting’ has ever come across you or not as you are reading this chronicle! Even the devoted soccer lover with decades or years of experience, could easily be lost if he…
SOME Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday said that tackling the menace of illegal mining required strong political will to hold perpetrators accountable. The stakeholders said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday…
LAGOS based lawyer and veteran journalist, Osa Director has dragged MTN to court. In suit No. FHC at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, Osa vide an originating summons is seeking the court to dissolve the board of MTN…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as key drivers of regional economic growth and development. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandjé Toure-Litse,…
