Day: October 8, 2023
Nigeria can’t be surviving on debt @ 63- Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has expressed concern about Nigeria’s reliance on debt at 63 years of Independence anniversary.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue on the implementation of Section 45 of the Fiscal Res…
SMEDAN empowers women farmers cooperative societies in Oyo
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has conducted training and empowerment programmes for selected women-owned farmers’ cooperative societies in Oyo State.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the primary obje…
Fiscal Responsibility Commission cautions banks on non-compliance to Act
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) on Saturday highlighted the risks associated with banks lending in a manner that contravenes the Section 45 of its Fiscal Responsibility Act.Its Executive Chairman, Mr Victor Muruako, who spoke at a one-day st…
25 states pass Fiscal Responsibility Law – Governors’ Forum
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says not less than 25 states in the country have passed the Fiscal Responsibility Law.It also said that 30 state have passed the Debt Management law.The Director-General, NGF, Mr Asishana Okauru, said this while deliv…
Tendering fresh evidence at Supreme Court is herculean task-Erokoro, SAN
A legal luminary, Mr Paul Erokoro, SAN, says tendering additional evidence at the Supreme Court is an uphill task that requires a great deal of effort.According to him, the rules admitting fresh evidence at the Supreme Court are very stringent.Erokoro …
Inconsistency in election tribunal rulings hurting democracy – Hyat
Mr Felix Hyat, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has said that the inconsistencies in the decisions of the election petition tribunals were hurting the nation’s democracy.“The electoral law and the guidelines are the same,…
Kaduna PDP unperturbed by ex-govenor Yero, Gaiya’s exit – Hyat
Mr Felix Hyat, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Kaduna State, has said that the exit of former governor Ramalan Yero and Rep. Godfrey Gaiya would not affect the party’s strength.The duo recently left the party with Gaiya, currently an aide to…
Ile-Ife history deeper than what is available in academic institutions – Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has said that the history of the ancient city of Ile-Ife is deeper than what is available in academic institutions.Ooni disclosed this on Saturday during the press conference on the theme: “International…
