ICC Nigeria harps on growing competence of local arbitrators
Members of the International Chamber of Commerce Nigeria (ICCN) Commission on Arbitration and ADR have harped on the growing competence of local arbitration in business dispute resolution at a recent meeting in Lagos.
Death toll rises in Lagos building collapse
At least five yet go be-identified persons were recovered dead from the debris of an early hours collapsed building at number 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate Maryland, while five others were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Protest: Why we must give peace a chance – Nwosu
John Alechenu, ABUJA A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress( APC), in Imo State, Chief Uche Nwosu, has admonished promoters of the nationwide mass protest scheduled for August 1st, to shelve the idea in the interest of the nation’s stability. Nwodo, who served as Chief of Staff to former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, appealed […]
LG Autonomy: why they may not be significant difference – Don
A renowned professor of Political Science, with a specialization in governance, Robert Dode, has hailed the recent Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in the country.
Dode, who is the first Deputy Vice Chancellor, (DVC) Academics, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, however, expressed fears that in practical terms the autonomy might not translate to an independent Local Government system because of the overbearing influence of the states on the third tier of government.
World’s richest 1% gained $40 tn in a decade – Oxfam
Oxfam said that the $42 trillion figure was nearly 36 times more than the wealth accumulated by the poorer half of the world’s population.
Edo: I gave my all to Obaseki but… – Philip Shaibu
Court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo state, Hon. Philip Shaibu has explained how he sacrificed everything for the state Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki but that despite that, the latter still treated him as an outcast.
