NIGERIA @ 66: Judiciary – Last or lost hope of common man?
In 1999, only two election petitions were recorded. The figure rose to 560 in 2003, 1,290 in 2007, 732 in 2011, 560 in 2015, 1,697 in 2019 and 1,996 in 2023, a cumulative 6,840 petitions
Police, DSS siege: How N’Delta leaders, militants played into security trap
PORT HARCOURT — UNTIL last night, leaders and members of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, are still at a complete loss over what struck them last Thursday at the “Garden City,” Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, where they converged for their fourth general assembly.
Positioning Nigeria for prosperous future
Since the middle of 2014, when the price of crude oil fell dramatically, Nigeria’s finances became challenged. This is not hard to explain: we’ve historically depended on crude oil for as much as 70 per cent of government revenues, and 90 per cent of foreign exchange earnings.
Treat PIB as a national budget — Nkem-Abonta
Hon. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, a lawyer, is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions. He represents Ukwa East/West Federal Constituency of Abia State. In this interview he spoke on challenges facing the passage of the PIB and the way forward,excerpts…
Passage of PIB will curb oil theft – Agbonayinma
In this chat, Agbonayinma revealed what transpired after a visit to the US to investigate the matter of theft of Nigeria’s crude oil
Intrigues, confusion over passage of 17 years old PIB
THE report recommended creation of Frontier Oil Services Agency in sections 193 to 217 to step up exploration activities in various Frontier Acreages of Nigeria’s oil industry which comprises, among others, the Anambra, Sokoto, Benin, Chad and Benue Basins.
