Recent decades have seen a drive to push more power to a local level in Japan, writes deputy editor Martin George. Local government in Japan has something its counterpart in the UK can only dream of: a chapter in the country’s written constitution that guarantees its role, including a commitment to “the principle of local…
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said the problem of Nigeria is accepting what is wrong and unacceptable as God’s wish for the country.Obi said this on Monday, while featuring on ARISE Television’s Morning Show. He was reacting to the position of some Nigerians that the…
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has presented Instructional materials to secondary student in the state today.This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Monday, signed by Gov. Adeleke at the state capital that, students stand for the future of the state and how we treat them will tell us what our society…
Governor Sanwo-Olu has urged Lagosians to accept old Naira notes stating that it remains legal tender. Sahel gathered that Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on business owners, especially retailers, to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes in line with the Supreme Court judgment that the currency remains legal tender until December 31. A…
The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo confirmed on Monday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has asked commercial banks to dispense and accept old naira notes as deposits. It was gathered that Soludo, a former CBN governor, made this known in a statement he posted on his social media handles. He explained that…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Monday commenced sitting in an appeal filed by Mr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun State. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu began sitting on the appeal at about 10am.While…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the suspension of all levies and daily tickets to tricycle and minibus operators in the Uyo metropolis. A statement by the state Commissioner for Transport, Uno Etim Uno, on Monday, said the gesture was to cushion the ongoing cash crunch and other challenges suffered by transporters as a…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for removing his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor reportedly gave orders for the removal on Sunday, following Saturday’s protest by MURIC who criticised the governor for renaming the demolished but now…
By Philomina Attah The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN), Abuja Chapter, has empowered 32 widows, single mothers and young girls with relevant start-up materials to be self-employed and eventually employers of labour. Chairperson of the association, Miss Joy Esu, in Abuja on Saturday said that the gesture was to also mark the 2023…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has dismissed allegations that he had launched a fresh plot against the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A media platform (not The PUNCH) had earlier reported that N500 million windfall was mobilised through high-level CBN agents in Lagos State. The report added that the money…
