CPDI urges govt to improve budget allocation in housing, urban development
To improve Nigeria’s housing stock, the Director of Community Planning and Design Initiative (CPDI) Africa, Nmadili Okwumabua, has urged the government to increase budgetary allocation to the housing and urban…
Abuja master layout plan review: Alleged marginalisation of indigenous professionals
The ongoing review of the Abuja Master Plan, backed by collaboration between the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has ignited a simmering controversy…
Imperative of strengthening Nigerian banks
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma “The recapitalisation programme has strengthened the capital base of Nigerian banks, reinforcing the resilience of the financial system and ensuring it is well-positioned to support economic…
Exit of Edun : Where Truth is inconvenient
By Olufemi Aduwo The removal of Wale Edun as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance is not an isolated administrative adjustment. It is a revealing moment, one that lays bare a deeper…
Not too early for ADC to Anoint a candidate
By Alabi Williams If parties are going to do well in next year’s elections, this is the time to do a realistic assessment of areas of strength and weak points.…
Single Digit Inflation Rate Target Possible Despite M’East Crisis
By Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, said Nigeria will achieve single digit inflation rate despite marginal rise in inflation rate to 15.38 per cent in…
After The Courtroom Empties, Everyone Moves On Except The Victim
By Sola Adeola A conviction may close a case, but it does not always heal a victim. A justice system that forgets the victim is only doing half its job.…
$6.23m Fraud Trial: Emefiele pray court for foreclosure to EFCC’s case over witness delay
The immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to foreclose the prosecution…
Don’t wear Robes at Court-Martial proceedings or risk LPDC sanctions — Falana tells lawyers
*Says directive breaches professional rules Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has warned that lawyers appearing before the General Court-Martial set up to try 36 military officers over an…
Statute-Barred: Court dismisses NAPO suit against Labour Minister, others
The President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, has dismissed a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Association of Plants Operators (NAPO) and two others…