Joseph Bakare BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organisation advocating for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance and OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation and policy think tank, have expressed deep concern over the weakening of Nigeria’s separation of powers, as executive overreach, legislative dilution, and judicial sangfroid undermine institutional independence and democratic governance. Over the years, Nigeria’s parliament has struggled to assert its independence from the executive, hindering its ability to exercise robust oversight and hold it accountable. This weak governance structure has exacerbated systemic challenges, contributing to poor crisis management and governance lapses. Similarly, unchecked executive dominance…
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Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian National Petroleum CompAany Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said that a flare incident that occurred at the Port Harcourt refinery has been contained. The Company denied reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State, but said rather what happened was a flare incident, which has since been fully contained. There is no danger or health hazard to staff, the surrounding communities, or the environment, it stated as it urged the media and the public to disregard any reports suggesting an explosion at the refinery, as they are entirely false.
…Marketers Urges Crude-Naira Supply Policy Sustenance Yemisi Izuora Petroleum marketers in Nigeria are worried over what they consider as unpredictable Government policy on the crude-naira supply policy to Dangote refinery. They are also asking for the policy to be extended to other refineries to reduce tendencies of importation. The marketers raised the concerns after Dangote refinery served a notice that it has temporarily halted the sale of petroleum products in Naira. This in the views of marketers would lead to increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called petrol. Spokesperson of the Crude Oil Refiners Association…
Back to Ground Zero: Who Advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Do This? I have just picked up my phone after breaking my fast to find multiple missed calls and countless messages about an alarming development: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. If this is true, then I must ask: Who advised the President to take this course of action? Whoever it is, they are certainly not a friend of his administration, nor do they have the best interests of Nigeria at heart. How could the President willingly walk into a raging…
Yemisi Izuora The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have endorsed a historic research and development initiative. The initiative culminated into the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both parties. Speaking at the event, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO), of the SON, Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, said, “Today, we celebrate not just the formalization of a partnership but a strategic collaboration that will shape the future of standardization, quality assurance, and capacity building in Nigeria. Okeke, said that SON, is dutifully committed to ensuring that the nation’s products, services,…
Moses Ofodeme The Senate has passed for the second reading a Bill for social media platforms; TikTok, Meta, X and others, to establish physical offices within the country. The Bill, which seeks to Amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, was sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District. “This Bill is not an attack on these platforms; it is a call for equity and fairness,” Mr Nwoko said during plenary on Tuesday. “It is also a demand for respect and recognition of Nigeria’s status as a global leader in digital engagement.” The lawmaker emphasised Nigeria’s overwhelming…
Joseph Bakare The Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Professor Abdulqadir Ibrahim Abikan has applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on his rising success in breaking the scourge of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the plaudits in Abuja on Tuesday March 18, 2025 when he led the management team of NIALS on a courtesy visit to Olukoyede at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. According to him, the EFCC under the watch of Olukoyede is making impressive progress, with greater prospects…
Francesca Odimgbe The Chairman, Special Committee on Renovation of Public Schools, SCRPS, Lagos State, Hakeem Smith, on Tuesday said 4000 new classrooms have been built and renovated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu since the inception of his administration in 2019. Smith spoke at a briefing held in Lagos ahead of the Wednesday opening of another 16 new classrooms by the governor built by the administration across the state. Smith said since Governor Sanwo-Olu resuscitated the committee in 2019 after he was sworn-in as the governor, the committee has been able to rehabilitate 386 blocks of classrooms in both primary…
Tunde Bakare Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3bn fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC. Otudeko was to be arraigned alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya; a former board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited, on a 13-count charge, bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N12.3 billion. The defendants,…
Ken Okeke Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, has been honored with the prestigious Logistics Innovation Award 2024 by the Air Transport Quarterly (ATQ) Magazine Editorial Board in recognition of its outstanding contributions to innovation and operational excellence in the Aviation Ground Handling sector. The award was presented to SAHCO during the 4th Annual ATQ Awards held at the Country Club Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. This recognition underscores SAHCO’s unwavering commitment to delivering world-class logistics and aviation handling services, consistently setting industry benchmarks through efficiency, reliability, and customer-centric solutions. As a leading provider of aviation ground handling…