Faruk Yahaya, a former Chief of Army Staff, has called on the federal government to intervene in the critical areas of equiping, governor kitting and provision of accommodation and other basic needs to the Nigerian Army. Yahaya made the call in a lecture he presented on Saturday at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, as…
President Bola Tinubu, has urged universities to partner industries and entrepreneurs in their researches to commercialize their ideas. Speaking on Saturday at the 43rd convocation ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state, he noted that Nigerian universities have contributed immensely to research and development, hence the need for them to partner industries…
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has signed the state’s 2024 budget of N314.8bn into law. Mutfwang assented to the Appropriation Bill on Tuesday at his office at the Government House, Rayfield Jos, the state capital. Speaking after signing the document, Mutfwang said the budget would provide the framework for his administration to address the developmental needs…
The decision to ease the lockdown is obviously more political than realistic and scientific. The economic reasons adduced for proposed easing of the lockdown are purely political excuses that do not explain much. It should be pointed out that Nigeria’s economy is a monoculture economy depending on the sale of oil. Even if we increase…
Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed has responded to comments by Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives. Dogara had in a statement on Sunday berated Mohammed for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s polices, noting that the governor has performed dismally in Bauchi state. However, reacting to Dogara’s vituperations in a statement on Monday, the…
By Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) INTRODUCTION In an article titled, “Presidency: Supreme Court has resolved FCT 25% quandary, my younger friend, Dr Kayode Ajulo, specifically mentioned my name (amongst other senior lawyers), whom he respectfully referred to as “revered to be authorities in their fields”. He even generously described us as “legends of Inner Bar…
