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Article 88 of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, as amended, empowers the Legislature to conduct inquiries into matters over which it has power to make laws and into the conduct of any person or ministry charged with certain responsibilities. Known as Oversight, it is a legislative body created by the Constitution to redefine the role of checks and balances in a …

The dramatic battle between the Kaduna State Government and the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO) has been played out in the open, with the latter taking the drastic step of cutting off power to the Government House over an accumulated debt of N2.9 billion. In a statement released by the Head of Corporate Communications, AbdulAzeez Abdullahi, on Friday, KAEDCO explained …

The ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests to draw attention to the economic situation in the country entered its fourth day on Sunday with protesters still taking to the streets to join the demonstrations. In Jos, the capital of Plateau State, Christians among the protesters chose to attend church services at the protest site, rather than going to a physical church. They held …

By Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore ll On July 26, 2024, Liberia celebrated its 177 years of independence. Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey, a young Liberian lady, gave the oration, entitled: A Radical Agenda for Re-Imagining Liberia. Liberians expressed a mixed view of the speech. While the address talked about many issues, the opinions on the oration focused on what she said regarding …

On Sunday, hundreds of demonstrators continued their protests in Kano, marking the fourth day of nationwide demonstrations against hunger and bad governance. The protests came hours after President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation, urging youths to end their demonstrations, and claiming he had heard their concerns clearly. Simultaneously, the Kano State government eased the previously 24-hour curfew by six hours …

  ● To set up a Situation Room in Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) said at the weekend that they would set up a task force to monitor the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (NNPCL) compliance with the presidential directive to sell crude oil to the Dangote refinery in naira.   (LR) Civil Society Organization (CSO) leaders, …

    In its editorial on August 2, 2024, BusinessDay newspaper, as usual, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial titled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd as a liability to Nigeria rather than an asset as it …

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to claim his first Olympic gold medal in the men’s singles tennis event at Paris 2024 on Sunday, August 4. Djokovic, who had suffered defeats to Alcaraz in the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon finals, redeemed himself by winning gold and completing his career ‘Golden Slam’.Read also: Basketball: Nigeria’s Junior Tigers secure …

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that its agents have intercepted numerous shipments of illicit drugs concealed in cans of baby food and Cerelac clothes destined for the United States and the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and a courier firm in Lagos. According to the NDLEA, no fewer than 36 packs …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to the Honourable Patricia Scotland QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold Nigerian authorities to account for reported attacks on journalists covering the #EndHunger protests and peaceful protesters in several parts of the country.” SERAP urged Mother Scotland to “apply the Commonwealth Charter …