•Ex- Niger Delta militants Stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have warned the Tinubu-led federal government of the possibility of another round of unrest and militancy in the region if the “unlawful” exclusion of their companies from the 2022/23 mini bid round and licensing of oil blocs by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commi...
Stakeholders across the country are using the current Christmas and New Year period to review and discuss the controversial Tax Reform Bills ahead of resumption of debate on the bills by the National Assembly early in 2025. It is understood that governors and federal legislators have been reaching out to critical interest groups and individual...
•Voting Calls for electoral reform intensified yesterday as a coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) proposed comprehensive changes to Nigeria’s laws to strengthen democracy. The CSOs convened to deliberate on independent candidacy, the role of independent observers, and the immediate implementation of electronic transmission of elect...
•COVID-19 vaccines Some stakeholders in the health sector have called on governments across Africa to increase political will and efforts towards the manufacture of vaccines on the continent. They made the call during the Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa (ECOVA) conference in Abuja, reports Daily Trust. It was organised by the A...
The Commonwealth Institute for Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) will host an international one-day workshop on class action law. According to the organisers in a statement issued today and made available to The Frontier, the workshop is the first of its kind in Africa. “The programme is designed for individuals and entities that...
Media owners, editors, and other stakeholders have called on President Bola Tinubu to save the nation’s media industry amid the ongoing economic hardship in the country. This came as President Tinubu urged media managers to focus on factual reporting and uphold professional integrity, reports Vanguard. The stakeholders spoke at the All Nigeria...
The federal government met with stakeholders in Lagos yesterday to discuss the proposed Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill, part of a series of consultations designed to shape a nationwide legal framework for the digital economy. The Lagos meeting followed earlier sessions held in several states as the government works to gather input from ...
Yiaga Africa, a citizen-led movement under the Watching The Vote (WTV) Working Group, and Justice Development and Peace Centre (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, have again called for the review of the just concluded Edo governorship election, saying several unwholesome acts undermined the integrity of the election. Speaking ...
Stakeholders unanimously called for concerted efforts towards adding value to non-oil export products by processing them into semi-finished and finished goods in order to unlock significant economic benefits for the nation. This clarion call was made at the 9th Edition of the Annual Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar themed “Nigerian Non-...
•Cement A cross-section of Nigerians have expressed reservations about the inability of BUA Cement to keep to its promise of reducing the price of cement in the country. This is coming on the heels of the statement credited to the Chairman of BUA Cement, Abdul Samad Rabiu, where he stated that cement dealers frustrated his […]

