The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta who disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable with Academia,…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said it will reintroduce a seven-step security strategy to curb threats and attacks in the nation’s capital. It said the strategy called ‘G7 Security Operations’ will be reinvigorated to enhance the provision of security in Abuja. The announcement followed a series of terrorist attacks witnessed in the federal capital…
By UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and International Trade Centre Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of COVID, climate change, conflict and cost-of-living has undone years…
The Yobe State Government has earmarked N7.77 billion to complete capital projects in the health and education sectors of the economy. In accessing healthcare services, Governor Mai Mala Buni recently enrolled over 50, 000 vulnerable persons into the Expanded Healthcare Delivery (EFHD) scheme. Earmarking the funds for the various projects, at the weekend (Friday), in…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training towards enhancing maritime safety and security in Nigeria. The Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and his counterpart at the NITT, Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, signed the…
Mr. Olorundare Sunday Thomas, Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will CHAIR the public presentation of Business Journal newspaper on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja (Lagos). The NAICOM letter to Business Journal which was dated July 18, 2022 and signed by Mr. Rasaaq Salami, NAICOM’s Head of Corporate Communications and Market Development read in part:…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has agreed to enter into partnership and collaboration in the area of vocational training and development of manpower. This was made known when the Assistant Secretary General of OACPS, Dr Ibrahim Nobert Richard led a four-man delegation from…
Security agencies have launched a manhunt for a suspected member of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who recently threatened to kill the supporters of the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar. and All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A security source told PRNigeria that operatives would soon arrest…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have agreed to adjust some sections of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the efficient management of the free trade zones tax system in order to accommodate salient concerns of the stakeholders. Recall that the agencies on June 7…
By Emeka Obegolu SAN(Being a paper delivered at the 2022 Pan African Lawyers Union Conference.) INTRODUCTIONAlternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) refers to any method of resolving disputes without litigation. ADR provides a confidential and alternative method of tackling legal disputes which avoids going to court.ADR has gained broad acceptance by the public and the legal profession…
