INEC restates commitment to conduct free, fair supplementary election in Kano
Businessam Staff
March 15, 2019
By Jacob Ajakaiye, in Kano Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC`s office in Kano has affirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship supplementary election come next Saturday (March 23rd) in the state . The commission said the supplementary elections would determine the winner of Kano state governorship election, explaining that cases of […]
MRA to empower lawyers with FOI litigation skills
Jacob AjakaiyeMarch 1, 2019
By Jacob Ajakaiye, in Kano Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day sensitization and training workshop for lawyers from across Nigeria on March 5 and 6, 2019 to enhance their effectiveness in litigating Freedom of Information (FOI) and Freedom of Expression (FOE) cases on behalf of media organisations and journalists. It will take […]
In Kano, Buhari promises electorates peaceful, prosperous Nigeria
Jacob AjakaiyeFebruary 1, 2019
By Jacob Ajakaiye, in Kano Nigeria ruling political party, the All Progressive Congress, flagged off its campaign in the commercial city of Kano, with a promise to make Nigeria a more peaceful and prosperous nation for the benefit of all. President Muhammadu Buhari promised that his party would do this through scaling up on the […]
Wike alleges NSA plans to use ISPs to shutdown internet access during elections
Ben EguzozieFebruary 1, 2019
103.67mn active users may be affected Nyesom Wike, governor of Nigeria’s sub-national oil-rich Rivers State has accused the Federal Government of planning to use the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to ask all internet service providers (ISPs) to shutdown internet access during the forthcoming elections. To achieve that Wike alleged that ONSA has directed […]
Wike signs Rivers’ N480.411bn 2019 appropriation bill into law
Ben EguzozieJanuary 21, 2019
…as 2018 budget achieved 79% performance Nyesom Wike, governor of oil-rich sub-national Rivers state, has signed the state’s 2019 appropriation bill of N480.411 billion into law, with a pledge to sustain the tempo of development of the state. The budget of N480,411,324,647 was passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly following its presentation by the […]
Government revenues down by N32.5bn as national, sub-nationals share N812.7bn in November
Nse Anthony-UkoDecember 21, 2018
Nigeria recorded N32.533 billion shortfalls in gross statutory distributable revenues for the month of November 2018, the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has said. FAAC confirmed in its communiqué at the end of its last monthly meeting for the year 2018 that the gross statutory distributable revenue was N649.629 billion in November, lower than the […]
Infrastructure, water, education get N83b in Kano
Chris IkosaNovember 15, 2018
Jacob Ajakaiye in Kano Development of infrastructure, provision of water and school construction received the lion share of the 2019 Kano State budget proposal presented to the Kano State House of Assembly by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. A copy of the financial plan obtained by Business a.m. confirms this, as #83 billion out of the total […]
Chair of Nigeria policy think tank, NESG, calls for speedy passage of CAMA, CPC bills to ease business environment
Nse Anthony-Uko in AbujaOctober 24, 2018
Asue Ighodalo, chairman of policy think tank, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has urged the National Assembly to expedite actions on the passage of the Companies and Allied Matters Act and other bills that would facilitate ease of doing business in the country.The NESG chairman who lauded the efforts of the legislature in the […]
Nigeria to represent Africa at global Cyberlympics
Businessam StaffAugust 13, 2018
Two Nigerian teams of cyber security professionals from a group called the “NaijaSecForce” have emerged the African Champions in Global Cyberlympics – the Olympics for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers around the world. NaijaSecForce and Ek0pwn3rs came first and second respectively and they are to represent Nigeria and Africa at the global stage. Both teams […]
Kano hands over land to Dangote for $150m solar project
Abdulrafiu EdidiJanuary 23, 2018
The Kano state government has handed over 150 hectares of land to Dangote Group for the development of its $150m Dangote/Black Rhino solar power plant in Zakirai, Gabasawa local government area of the state. Bello Danmusa, managing director, stakeholder management, Dangote Group received the land on behalf of the business group The land is for […]