The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the national assembly has embarked on the amendment of the NIMC Act No. 23 to enhance the Nigeria identification (ID) system. According to a statement on Friday issued by Kayode Adegoke, head of corporate communications unit at NIMC, this move aims to strengthen the regulatory function of the commission. NIMC…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied reselling shipments of crude oil from the United States (US) and Nigeria. On Wednesday, Reuters reported three sources said the Dangote refinery was reselling due to technical problems at the refiner. When questioned about the offers and talk circulating in the market regarding the refinery’s operational problems impacting the crude…
The police command in the federal capital territory (FCT) has deployed 4,200 officers ahead of a nationwide protest scheduled for August. Tagged ’10 Days of Rage’ by organisers, the marches will reportedly commence on August 1. In a statement on Friday, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, said the deployment of the officers is “aimed at…
In light of what we had always believed and thought of the United States as a country where no one was deemed to be above the law, the ruling that came down from one of the most powerful and most respected courts in history granting wide ranging immunity to Donald Trump looked very much like…
Dangote and Nigeria’s regulatory authorities have been in dispute in recent weeks over the refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources [Oil] Heineken Lokpobiri and other stakeholders have held a meeting with the Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote over issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. Dangote…
I wish Biden were not running. Period. But, he is, and no one around him including his wife, his son or any other family member would dare to say anything about it to him. The reason is simple. The aura and glamor of office; Airforce One; The West Wing; The Resolute Desk; The Pomp; The…
Not since the era of the Mau-Mau in the days of the struggle against colonialism have we heard from the Kenyan people as we have authoritatively in the last two weeks. There is fire in the Safari. Young people are tired. They are demanding that government make a turn-around from catering for themselves to catering…
Hunger in the land is real. How the poor feed and what they find to feed on remains a puzzle to solve. What do the poor eat these days? What can we do about it? Are solutions beyond us? Is our desire for greed too much for us to think of how to put out…
And so, a High Court gave a ruling about a pre-election matter concerning delegates of the PDP who went to court to seek redress concerning the violation of their rights as delegates. The case which was filed in February was ruled on just last week, long after the Primaries had been held. This matter has…
For all intents and purposes, one would assume, one thing that differentiates Homo Sapiens from other species is constant improvement of the species in sophisticated thinking. That ruling was in my view, anything but sophisticated. We might as well call back King George 111 to apologize to him for launching the American revolution. SCOTUS, 2024…
