The Supreme Court has fixed April 22 for a hearing in the appeal filed by the National Chairman of a faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, over the leadership tussle in the party. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, chose the date after granting an accelerated hearing. CHANNELS TV reports that the Apex Court also ordered counsel to the former Senate President, Jibril Okutepa, to file the appellant’s brief and serve it on Wednesday. It ordered the respondents to each file and serve on the appellant a respondent’s brief within three…
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The National Chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is implementing a historic and deliberate economic masterplan to transform Kano State into the foremost regional hub for commerce, manufacturing, logistics and transnational trade in Nigeria and across West Africa. Professor Yilwatda stated this in Abuja, weekend, that the Federal Government’s ongoing infrastructure and industrial investments across Kano and the wider Northern corridor are neither accidental nor isolated projects, but part of a coordinated strategy to restore Kano to its historic status as the economic heartbeat of Northern…
Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has alleged a plot by political elites to take over the party, as he criticised the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the lingering leadership crisis. INEC had stated that it would not recognise any faction within the ADC until all pending court cases are concluded. Reacting to the development during a press conference in Abuja, Kachikwu said the action had triggered widespread reactions, raising concerns over the state of the party and its future. He traced the crisis to the tenure of former National Chairman,…
President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Professor Idris Muhammad Bugaje as the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for a second and final term of five years. Professor Bugaje was appointed as Executive Secretary of NBTE on March 14, 2021, for an initial term of five years. President Tinubu renewed the appointment following a careful review of his performance, leadership record, and the significant transformation in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sub-sector under his stewardship. Some of the achievements the NBTE recorded, in line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda for…
The Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, Chinedu Eneanya, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, told Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Emefiele violated the provisions of the CBN Act in the 2022 naira redesign exercise. Emefiele is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge, bordering on the alleged unlawful printing of new naira notes. Testifying under cross-examination by defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, at Wednesday’s proceedings, the witness disclosed that “the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the successful conclusion of the banking sector recapitalisation programme initiated in March 2024. Over the 24 Month period, Nigerian banks raised a total of ₦4.65 trillion in new capital, strengthening the resilience of the financial system and enhancing its capacity to support the economy. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the CBN Acting Director of Corporate Communication, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali and the Director of Banking Supervision, Dr Olubukola A. Akinwunmi and made available to the press on Wednesday. According to the statement the programme recorded…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wednesday in Bauchi, held a closed-door meeting with Governor Bala Mohammed, apparently to woo him to join the ruling party. The delegation included the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf. According to CHANNELS TV, only the three politicians attended the meeting, as other members of the state party executives were excluded. The media was also barred from covering the meeting. Governor Mohammed and Nentawe Yilwatda declined to grant interviews, describing the visit as private. The meeting came a day after the governor expressed interest…
DBI Releases Nigeria Digital Economy Outlook 2026: Q1 Intelligence Report (Executive Edition) LAGOS — DigitalSENSE Business Intelligence (DBI), an initiative of ITREALMS Media, has released the Nigeria Digital Economy Outlook 2026: Q1 Intelligence Report (Executive Edition), offering strategic insights into the trends, risks, and opportunities shaping Nigeria’s digital economy. The report provides a concise, data-driven overview of key developments across telecommunications, financial technology (fintech), digital infrastructure, policy, and investment dynamics. It highlights the increasing role of digital transformation in driving economic growth, financial inclusion, and innovation across the country. According to the Publisher of DBI, Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke, the report is designed…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today expressed concern over the poor allocation of funding for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, in the 2026 Federal Government budget, with over 99 percent of public institutions having no dedicated funds to carry out their obligations under the Act. It accused the Government of institutionalizing a culture of secrecy in governance. Following a detailed review of the allocations made to public institutions in the Federal Government’s budget, MRA noted in a report released today that only 13 ministries, departments and agencies, representing less than one percent of all Federal public…
By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied by the NNPC to the Dangote Refinery. Since the launch of the naira-for-crude initiative on October 1, 2024, Nigeria has experienced a strategic breakthrough amid the ongoing economic turmoil resulting from the Iran-Israel-US conflict in the Middle East. Since its inception, the technical committee on naira-for-crude, which has the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji and others as…