A prominent legal scholar has mounted a robust defense of Nigeria’s electoral chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, following a series of highly publicised attacks on his integrity by a former federal minister. Dr. John Mahwel, an alumnus and lecturer at the University of Jos, described...
Nigeria’s tax reform committee has hit back at reports that the Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, admitted to “errors” in the country’s newly implemented tax laws. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms...
A powerful coalition of West African lawmakers has adopted a series of emergency measures aimed at dismantling the networks of child exploitation and providing a legal “safety net” for thousands of children living on the streets. Meeting in the Sierra Leonean capital...
A major Northern Nigerian state has unveiled plans to become a regional centre for electric vehicles (EV) and compressed natural gas (CNG), as high fuel prices force a radical rethink of the country’s transport sector. The government of Katsina State has entered into a strategic...
Officials in Nigeria say a targeted crackdown on heavy goods vehicles has led to a dramatic drop in accidents on one of the capital’s most dangerous stretches of road.The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reported on Saturday that there have been zero crashes involving articulated...
