Court stops NBC from shutting down indebted broadcast stations
The federal high court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country. Akintayo Aluko, the presiding judge, granted an order of interim injunction on Monday while ruling on an ex parte application filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability […]
Community Development Charter (CDC) Protocol: Deepening Participatory Budgeting in Kaduna State
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje Kaduna State has continued to attract the attention of the global Open Government Partnership (OGP) community. Evidently because the State government has never shied away from initiating bold reforms in public fiscal transparency, management and accountability. This is exemplified as the State is the first sub-national in Nigeria to subscribe to […]
Shekarau defects to PDP
Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, representing Kano Central Senatorial Zone, has officially declared his defection from New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The declaration was made at a grand ceremony at his residence in Kano on Monday. Shekarau, said he had already written a letter to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, National, State, […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday, said it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African States. He argued that at least 10 Nigerian States “have bigger GDPs than those countries.” 2. Former President, Chief Olusegun […]