The Nigeria Integrity Watch has described the legislative record of the 10th Senate, led by Senator Godswill Akpabio, as significant, citing its interventions in electoral reform, fiscal governance, economic transformation, security, education and institutional oversight. The group, in a statement signed by Dr John Samuel Nangi on Saturday, said the performance of the Senate should […]

By Tunde Oso The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, has convened regulators, Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), oil and gas companies and civil society organizations to agree practical steps for sustaining reforms in host-community governance and advancing implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). PIND’s […]

. Lateefat is one of us, we’ll deliver PDP, say residents By Jimoh Babatunde Obantoko communities in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State erupted in jubilation at the weekend as hundreds of residents, party faithful and community leaders gathered to declare total support for the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate for the […]

By Folarin Kehinde The Federal Government has tightened the regulatory framework for Special Economic Zones, warning operators against diverting goods into the domestic market while enjoying incentives meant to promote exports. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this at the Special Economic Zones Stakeholders’ Meeting, where she said the new […]

BENIN CITY — A stalwart of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Edo State governorship aspirant, Barrister Kenneth Imansuaghon, has described the late Chief Dan Osi Orbih as a courageous, kindhearted and loyal politician whose death has created a major vacuum in Edo State’s political landscape. Imansuaghon, in a statement mourning Orbih’s death, said […]