•Governor Umo Eno In a decisive stride toward deepening institutional reform and strengthening public service delivery, Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has approved the release of employment letters to 125 newly recruited Safety and Law Officers. The move marks a significant milestone in his administration’s commitment to rebu...
It is a peculiar feature of Nigerian political commentary that verifiable evidence is often sacrificed on the altar of sentiment. A recent Editorial of Leadership Sunday questioning the relevance of the 10th Senate and portraying it as a mere appendage of the executive, though expressing the legitimate anguish of citizens battling hunger and i...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has advanced efforts to improve landlord-tenant relations as the Lagos State Tenancy Bill scaled through its second reading during plenary. Titled “A Bill for a Law to Regulate the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in Lagos State Including the Procedure for the Recovery of Premises and for Connected P...
•Nigerian workers A legal practitioner and labour law expert, Mr Kehinde Bamiwola, has called for the reform of labour laws in Nigeria, saying workers’ constitutional rights are being trampled. He said this while answering questions from journalists after the public presentation of his two books “Practical Approach To Labour Law in Niger...
•US President Joe Biden A Texas judge yesterday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in […]
•Biden US President Joe Biden announced plans today for urgent reforms to the conservative-dominated Supreme Court, in a bold but long-shot move as he seeks to make a mark in his last six months in power. The 81-year-old Democrat is calling for a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court’s recent ruling backing Donald Trump’s [&hel...
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso Yemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the actions taken by the apex bank to stabilize foreign exchange rates have begun to show promising outcomes. He pointed out that since high exchange rates and inflation are strongly associated, the steps would assist in stabilizing [&hel...
•Computers A cyber-security specialist, Mr Chidiebere Ihediwa has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to devise methods of re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to become information technology specialists. According to him, this strategy is better, rather than allowing them to languish in detenti...

