The Trans Amusement Park, Ibadan on Friday 2nd August played host to the Ariya Repete 2019 semi-final showpiece. There was no margin for errors as the successful semi-finalists slugged it out for a place at the grand finale in Lagos. In what doubled as both a competition and a cultural fiesta, lovers of indigenous and contemporary entertainment witnessed outstanding 5-star performances from the contestants and guest acts.

Nigeria’s largest commercial law firm, Aluko & Oyebode has  hosted a Capital Market roundtable discussion, themed: “Engendering an Effective Regulatory Landscape for Competition Law in Nigeria – Promoting a Fairer Market,” with 50 stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market in attendance, while  Mr. Oscar Onyema, CEO, Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, was keynote speaker. Ms. Olubunmi Fayokun, Senior Partner and Head of the Capital Market Practice, Aluko & Oyebode, said the objective of the roundtable  was to discuss frontline issues and to identify challenges relating to the administration of competition law in Nigeria and more specifically, the implementation of the recently enacted Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violent conflict and killings in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of the state. 

It’s 18 years today since the first call went out from an MTN line, and the company says it remains a committed believer in Nigeria.

THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has elected a new   President. He is Comrade Engr. Ndukaku Michael Ohaeri, who before the election was the Association’s   National Industrial Relations Officer NIRO. Comrade Ohaeri is expected to complete the tenure of the late Francis Olabode Johnson who died in May   31 after a brief illness, expiring in June 2020.

YENAGOA—THE Federal Government says it has spent over N5 billion on various social intervention investment programmes, including N-Power, Trader Moni and Market Moni in Bayelsa State.

  The Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi said yesterday that Nigeria needs a concerted effort to tackle the menace of corruption.

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona, Dickson Omobola, Tolulope Oke, Chiamaka Uba, Deborah Alade & Anifowose Opeyemi We are trapped in  history and history is trapped in us. #RevolutionNow is not new to us in this country; in fact, we have notable faces in our current government who were once involved in a similar scenario (#Occupy). […]

The Kaduna State Government said it respects the court’s ruling granting permission to Islamic Movement of Nigeria leader, lbrahim El-Zakzaky to travel to India for treatment.

The Nigerian Army, Wednesday, explained the circumstances leading to the killing of three police officers and a civilian in Taraba State by its men.