CAN urges Tinubu to ensure good balance in appointment of Security Chiefs, Others

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure a balanced and diverse appointment of Security Chiefs and top political positions in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the CAN President, the religious body urged the President to consider individuals from different religious and ethnic backgrounds…

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Gas Distributors Seek Private Sector-led Industry to Unlock New Investment

The association of local distributors of gas (ALDG) in Nigeria says government’s regulation of tariffs in the sector has continued to hinder new investment in the industry. Joseph Ezigbo, chairman, board of ALDG and managing director of Falcon Corporation Limited, said this in the latest edition of the association’s publication. Ezigbo also noted that since the…

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Financial Crunch: I Will Concession Ports, Railways Highways, others to Private Sector-Atiku

Nigeria’s former vice president and presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), AtikuAbubakar has disclosed that he will concession ports, railways highways and other capital projects to private firms to unburden the federal government of elected as president of the country. Atiku said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Nigerian Guild…

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Mambila Power Project: Sunrise Floors FG as ICC Proceeds with Arbitration

•As international court says no reasons to stop arbitration The International Court of Arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France has affirmed the legal and beneficial ownership of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) in the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project. Sunrise and its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Leno Adesanya…

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NCC-DRC Chairman, Chief Obegolu, SAN Writes Buhari, Offers To Resolve ASUU Strike Free of Charge

The Nigerian Chambers of Commerce Dispute Resolution Centre (NCC-DRC), has offered to settle the protracted industrial dispute between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union  of Universities, ASUU. In a letter titled ‘PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES AS A NEUTRAL PARTY IN THE ONGOING PROTRACTED INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND…

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FG Commends NCC’s Regulatory Strides

The Federal Government has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission for the remarkable strides of the agency that has earned spectacular international reputation for Nigeria and placed the telecom regulator in the forefront of the nation’s quest for forward looking national economic growth. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. William…

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MRA Calls on NBC to Rescind N5 Million Fines on TV Station and Three Pay TV Platforms

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to rescind its decision to impose fines of N5 million each on a television station and three pay TV platforms for allegedly undermining Nigeria’s national security by carrying documentaries on banditry in Nigeria, saying the regulator’s action is wrong and unjustifiable in a…

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