The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today signed an agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific focus on historically underinvested areas within African frontier markets. In bringing together the expertise, experience and boots-on-the-ground presence in African markets of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and UNCDF, the two organizations…
Being presentation made by DR. SIJUADE KAYODE, ESQ., FICMC. (Vice President, Commerce ACCI) at the Award Writing Workshop for mentees of the NCC-DRC Second Series Mentorship Program on 15th September, 2022. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ARBITRATION What is Arbitration? It is a non-court alternative method of resolving disputes, where an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators is…
The Sahel is one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded regions of our planet. It is also considered one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change, as temperatures there increase one and a half times faster than in the rest of the world. This vulnerability is made worse by the region’s high…
Press Statement Highlights: Amaechi’s presence in the presidency restored the $10Bn NLNG Train 7 that Wike and his master (Jonathan) blocked; Has led to release of almost $400m of the $1Bn of the UNEP Fund to Ogoni that Wike and his master blocked; Brought back some oil wells Wike and his master ceded to other…
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa Branch Barrister Kanmu Ajibola has asked the court to commit to prison the Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) boss, Mr. Oladunjoye Oladitan over their insistence to conduct the proposed October 15th council election in…
By Ibrahim Sarafa Over the past week, Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his diminishing base of supporters have refused to come to terms that the July 16 governorship poll in Osun state has come and gone. The voters have spoken and their verdict is clear– the Oyetola administration will end on November 27, 2022. Distraught and…
Former Defence Minister, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode SAN has commiserated with the Ondo state Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN over the transition to eternal glory of his mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu. In a statement he personally signed, Prince Kayode described the late matriachy of the Akeredolu family as “a distinguished woman of God who dedicated…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, condemned in strong terms the alleged plot by the APC to rig the 2023 general elections. The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) had on Wednesday alleged that there exists a sinister plot by the ruling APC to use…
South West leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday gathered at Ibadan to host the party’s presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar with Osun state Governor-elect , Senator Ademola Adeleke describing the candidate’s economic blueprint as the best for Nigeria. Speaking while welcoming the Wazirin Adamawa, Adeleke said “the last time we hosted you,…
The Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme has been described by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami as one of the greatest innovations of the Federal government in its resolve to tackle Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit. The scheme which provides for public-private partnership intervention in the construction, refurbishment and maintenance of…
