The desirability or otherwise of the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census took the centre stage at the 2022 budget defence session of the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly. Media report indicated rigorous legislative interrogation and expression of divergent views emanating from the Senate. While some Senators were of the view…
BEING A PAPER DELIVERED AT THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE DISPUTERESOLUTION CENTRE, ABUJA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, ONMONDAY THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2017. BY CHIEF BAYO OJO SAN, CON, CHARTERED ARBITRATOR.INTRODUCTIONLet me start by expressing my appreciation the organizers of this event for the opportunity tospeak on this seemingly simple but profound topic…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday explained the reason behind the federal government’s decision to honour the late Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi with Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). Osinbajo who spoke at the thanksgiving service in honor of the…
Residents of Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State and its environs are groaning over the acute shortage of drinking water that has hit the capital city recently. Most residents are currently entertaining fears of an outbreak of waterborne disease as they source their drinking water from River Niger. “We treat raw water from River Niger…
Ex-Niger Delta militants have urged companies and businesses that left the region following the era of militancy to return because they have resolved to ensure uninterrupted peace in the region henceforth. The former militant warlords, who also called on interventionist agencies to work together with them to sustain the peace and ensure the development of…
The former FSB Managing Director, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has said that the nation and its economy are in a free fall with sharp unraveling of people’s ways of life. According to him, the free fall in deterioration also includes people’s dignity, self-worth and some established institutions in the country. Hayatu-Deen raised the alarm, yesterday (Saturday) in…
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest person, says the refinery will begin processing crude by the third quarter of 2022. According to bloomberg the business mogul said mechanical work on the refinery is done, and “hopefully before the end of the third quarter we should be in the market”. He said this…
By Ted McCoy(Contribute to Globe and Mail) Kaycee Madu is on leave from his position as Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, pending a probe into whether a call to Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee to discuss a traffic stop was an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice. The scandal around Kaycee Madu’s actions…
Germany holds the presidency of the G7 in 2022. We take a look at the Group of Seven and the goals of the German government 2022 is the third time that Germany has assumed the G7 presidency. The German government has set itself a number of goals for its one-year presidency of this group of seven leading…
A Mauritanian delegation to Bamako, including Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Minister of Interior and the Director General of Security, has met the Malian authority to reveal the circumstances surounding the killing of seven Mauritanians on Malian soil. After the meeting, the Bamako government pledged to open a transparent and diligent investigation into…
