News

NACCIMA seeks review of lock down order

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2020 0

The Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA)  says it has become necessary to review the near one-month old lock down order and replace it with a more strategic approach favourable to the Nigerian economy. Its Director-General, Amb. Ayoola Olukanni

Opinion

Is the constitution review c’ttee ploy to blunt the clamour for restructuring?

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2020 0

The decision by the Dr. Ahmad Lawan-led Ninth Senate to set up a 56-member Constitution Review Committee seems to have raised more questions than it answered. The Committee, headed by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, consists of eight principal officers who are to serve as a steering committee within the larger committee, […]

News Nigeria

FCT to hold stakeholders conference on Abuja master plan

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2018 0

In view of the urgent need for the review of the already distorted Abuja master plan, the Administration has braced to address critical issues arising from the implementation and abuse of the FCT master plan. Consequently, a stakeholder conference on the theme: “Repositioning Abuja for the Development of a Sustainable City,” is planned to hold […]

Aviation

Stakeholders back review of airport concession

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

Stakeholders in the Nigerian aviation industry have backed the Federal Government‘s attempt to review some concession agreements in the sector. Those spoken to by our correspondent observed that majority of the concession initiatives were skewed in favour of the concessionaires at the expense of the country. Also, Mr. Ikechi Uko, an aviation analyst, said that […]

News Politics

PDP strategises for 2019, prays for President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2017 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Strategy Review and Inter-Party Affairs Committee has urged the party to return to its traditional direct primaries for nominating candidates for elections. Chairman of the committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, made the call while submitting the committee’s report to the Chairman of the party’s National Caretaker Committee, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, on

News

23 rights groups seek review of EFCC Act by NASS

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2016 0

A coalition of 23 concerned Nigeria Political Pressure groups has called on the National Assembly to review certain aspects of the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is even as the coalition frowned at what it described as the unwarranted persecution and ridiculing of the immediate past first lady of the […]

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Review of data price inevitable, says NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2016 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday hinted that data price hike by telecom operators in the country was inevitable, citing high cost of foreign exchange, poor power supply and taxation as some of the reasons for this. The NCC however quickly added that before the review of the data price is reviewed, necessary wide consultations among […]