By Luminous Jannamike, Vanguard News Nigeria The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has expressed its readiness to support the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to ensure gender parity and enact laws to improve the fortunes of women and girls in the country. This was just as a network of over 100 women
By Emmanuela Obaje-Daniels, Channels TV The Supreme Court has declared as unlawful and unconstitutional, Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature. In a split decision today, Friday, a majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that the President exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing the EO10. Six of the seven
By Archibong Jeremiah The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoleye Sowore; Arise TV Presenter and celebrated columnist, Dr. Reuben Abati; Hit 95.9FM MD, Patrick Ugbe, and renown rights activist, Barrister James Ibor and 96 others have been named Nigeria’s Changemakers, 2022. Other outstanding Nigerians that made the list include Grammy award-winning Nigerian afro-fusion singer, songwriter and
The Cross River State of Nigeria suffered two significant losses in 2004 and 2010, respectively. The first was the Bakassi peninsula’s loss and then lost 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom. These losses were a loss of the bungling of the two cases by the governments at the Federal and State levels. The loss of
By Ushang Ewa The end of the plight of returnees of the Bakassi peninsula and the historic judgment of the International Court of Justice which ceded the peninsula to the Cameroons is not near in sight as the Director General of the Nigerian Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji says the final demarcation will happen by
By Patrick Obia Association for Table Water Producers of Nigeria (ATWAP), Cross River has flagged off its South-South Zone Good Manufacturers Practice (GMP) campaign in Calabar, the State capital. The association announced it has officially increased the price of a bag of sachet water also referred to as pure water to ₦200 in the country
By Archibong Jeremiah A 3-day workshop aimed at boosting journalists and civic activists’ capacity in covering, reporting and working in the Nigerian security sector has ended in Lagos State. The workshop is part of the European Union/Friedrich Ebert Stiftung project, security for all: promoting democratic governance and inclusive security measures through the engagement of civil
There’s no doubt that blockchain and cryptocurrency have revolutionised the global financial landscape, with market-leading asset Bitcoin alone boasting a total market cap value in excess of $939 billion. The latest trend has seen various central banks propose digital currencies, with Nigeria the first nation to release a formal digital currency in South Africa. We’ll