By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Corruption remains one of the most significant impediments to Nigeria’s development as it erodes trust in public institutions, undermines the rule of law, and stifles economic growth, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, declared in Zaria today. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), spoke when he delivered a keynote address at the ongoing International Law Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The ICPC chairman, who spoke on “Law and Contemporary Societal Issues: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities”, also pointed out that corruption…
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has said supplies from Nigeria-based world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will put pressure on the performance of Europe’s oil industry, especially the Northwest Europe (NWE) Gasoil. OPEC in its newly released monthly Oil Market Report for June 2024 listed Dangote Refinery among the top Diesel and jet Fuel suppliers that will disrupt Europe’s oil & gas Industry, a development expert forecasted will positively impact the Nigerian economy. Recall that Standard & Poor Global quoting trading and the ship tracking sources had earlier predicted that Nigeria’s $20 billion Dangote refinery would shake…
In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Kaduna has declined jurisdiction in the suit filed by the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, seeking to set aside the indictment of the Adhoc Committee report of the Kaduna State House Assembly over alleged corruption, among other declaratory reliefs. Delivering two separate rulings before the judgement, Hon. Justice R.M. Aikawa held that the applicant failed to prove any of the circumstances that would warrant setting aside the proceedings of the court as sought for by the Applicant and furthermore, dismissed the application for the judge to recuse…
Following the recent announcement of the duty free policy by the federal government, the Association of Freight Forwarding Practitioners of Nigeria (AFFPON) has called on the Nigerian government to put in place mechanisms that will monitor importers and traders enjoying duty free policy to sell commodities at affordable prices commensurate to waivers they derive. AFFPON added that the price monitoring mechanism will make Nigerians feel the real impact of the duty free policy that is introduced. The call was made by the president of the Association Miftahu Ya’u Bachirawa while responding to questions from newsmen shortly after granting interview with…
Leadership News Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the fuel subsidy removal, stating that it was poorly implemented and has led to biting inflation. The former president suggested that the Nigerian government should have implemented specific measures to cushion the impact on the economy before removing the fuel subsidy. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Obasanjo said the government should have prepared adequately for the economic impact of the subsidy removal, asserting that it has effectively returned due to rising costs. According to him, the fuel subsidy removed in June 2023 by Tinubu’s…
Hunger protesters in Kano have been called upon to stop raising the flag of Russia during the ongoing nationwide protest describing it as a treasonable offence that disrepute the true intentions of the outing. The call was made at a special press briefing on Tuesday by the Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council in Kano led by the Vice President of group Balarabe Rufai. He further condemned the wanton destruction of live and property that marred the protests in some northern cities. “The ongoing protest as we are all witnessed have been characterized with looting and destruction of public and…
Hajj and Umrah Tour Operators Union of Nigeria, HUTOUN, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria ,NAHCON, for the improved services provided during the 2024 Hajj exercise. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Union Suleiman Bemekun and it’s secretary Alhaji Muhammed R A made available on Monday August 5th, 2024 in Abuja, The union expressed delight with the manner NAHCON under the chairmanship of Jalal Arabi airlifted Nigerian 2024 contingents from Nigeria to Saudi- Arabia and also from the holy land to Nigeria after the Hajj Exercise with out delay and postponement which…
The Management of Dawanau International Grains Market in Dawakintofa local government area of Kano has taken a robust step to secure the market by engaging over 800 security personnel to secure the market. The President of the market association Muntaka Isa, told newsmen in a telephone interview on Monday that the measure would effectively protect the market from vandalism and theft embarked upon by angry hoodlums. Isa highlighted the collaborative efforts of the Nigerian Army, Police, and state security agencies, which have significantly enhanced the market’s security. He noted that an additional 400 vigilantes are working alongside the security personnel…
Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida IBB has disowned X handle endorsing the virtues of military rule over democratic governance. In a statement signed by Mamoud Abdullahi from his media office in Minna, he said that he found Nigeria’s Democracy resilient. The statement said, “Our attention has been drawn to a post on a parody account on X, formerly known as Twitter, which carries the handle @General_Ibbro, in which former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR, was supposed to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance”. “This dubious account carries our principal’s picture and name and the coat…
By Sani Bello Hamza In his Motivational-Hygiene theory, the renowned American Philosopher Fredrick Hertzberg exhaustively differentiates between hygiene factors and motivational factors and their impact on organizations. You see, I was dumbfounded when I read some of the examples he gave of hygiene factors, among them, I found salary at the forefront, electricity and other basic social amenities sitting comfortably in their terrain. Thus, In Nigeria, Hygiene factors are the motivational factors and the supposed-to-be motivational factors are no where to be found. For clarity, Hygiene factors are those factors in organization which neither gives satisfaction nor dissatisfaction. Their…