Labour’s war on transparency Labour are breaking their own rules and showing total contempt for Parliament NEIL O’BRIEN Under Labour it has become totally normal to completely ignore Parliamentary Questions. Labour set out rules that anything which should be released under Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation should be released in answer to a Parliamentary Question….
As part of measures to strengthen the regulatory framework and expand access to mortgage finance in the housing sector, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Professor Muttaqha Rabe Darma, has directed the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to increase mortgage disbursements and raise the loan ceiling to ₦85 million. The minister gave the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) over its “failure to explain and account for ₦211 trillion in oil money recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements as ‘Sundry Receivables’ and ‘Accrued Expenses.’” NNPCL reportedly recorded over ₦211 trillion (₦211,015,245,000,000) in its 2023 audited…
A human rights lawyer, Mr Chinedu Egbugo, of Anthony O. Ejili and Associates, has petitioned the Enugu State Police Command to investigate and prosecute one Mr Ozoemena Nwaojobe of Nwaojebeagu family of Ozalla in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State following the death of one Emmanuel Asogwa, a trader. In the petition, dated July…
From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved a Smart Education Project for 43 secondary schools across the state to transform teaching and learning through digital technology and artificial intelligence. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abakaliki, the state capital, on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has marked the first anniversary of Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its National Chairman, declaring that the ruling party has witnessed renewed unity, expanding nationwide support and stronger internal cohesion under his leadership. In a statement issued by the Chairman’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Yusuf Abubakar Dingyadi, the party…
