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Group known as the Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition, has said that the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, should not stop board inauguration.

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio PHOTO:Twitter The Niger Delta Minister Chief Godswill Akpabio recently hinted that the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, which he had earlier said would be concluded and the report submitted before April (this month) will now be concluded in July, following which the Governing Board will be put in place. We consider this an insult to good governance and the Niger Delta people, that an external audit is not only ta...

The fresh restrictions imposed in Maharashtra to contain the second wave of COVID-19 are likely to impact the festive season auto sales, as Navaratri and Gudi Padwa are falling in April, according to rating agency Icra. These two festivals account for a sizeable chunk of the annual vehicle sales across the country, especially in Maharashtra, it said. Gudi Padwa, which is a major festival of Maharashtra, will be celebrated on April 13, while Navrarati will also begin on the same day. The Mah...

Gavel PHOTO: iStock The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed May 25 to hear a motion brought by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), seeking a stay of execution of orders it granted the businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, over alleged N69 billion debt. The new date was fixed following the inability of Justice Okon Abang to preside in today’s proceeding. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observes that AMCON, through its lawyer, Ade Adedeji, SAN, had indicated to appeal the orders...

Commissioner Secretary L&E inaugurates various e-services JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment (L&E), Saurabh Bhagat today inaugurated online system for auto renewal of license, online services for submission of integrated consolidated return under different Labour laws and availability of online dashboard. Under these online services, there will be auto generation of licenses under Shops and Establishment Act, Contract Labour Act, Interstate Migrant Workers Act and Factories Ac...

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By Alex Enumah The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. Justice Okon Abang set aside the order made on January 4, allowing a receiver/manager appointed by AMCON to manage the assets belonging to Ibrahim. The judge set aside the order on the grounds that AMCON concealed facts relating to the case...

By Deji Elumoye The Senate has ordered a probe into the petition written against the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mrs. Muheeba Dankaka, over allegations of abuse of office. To this end, its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs yesterday began investigative hearing into the allegation against the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCC who was appointed in April, 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some Commissioners of the Federal Characte...

TODAY February 10, 2021 The Senate has ordered a probe into the petition written against the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mrs. Muheeba Dankaka, over allegations of abuse of office. To this end, its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs yesterday began investigative hearing into the allegation against the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCC who was appointed in April, 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some Commissioners of the Federa...

The government is following a four-pronged approach to reduce the compliance burden on businesses and promote ease of living, said DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra. These are decriminalising minor offences in all central government laws, removing redundant laws, introducing citizen governance, and easing license requirements for businesses, Mohapatra told journalists. Ministries have asked to identify outdated laws, rules and regulations that “do not promote ease of living living or ea...