The Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) has conducted an oversight visit to the commission in Enugu State to assess its facilities, ongoing preparations and operational readiness. Briefing the delegation on the commission’s activities, the SEDC Managing Director, Mr Mark Okoye, disclosed that the commission has continued toContinue Reading

…dismisses Deji of Akure’s suit The Ondo State High Court has dismissed a suit filed by the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, challenging the recognition of the Iralepo of Isinkan, Oba Oluwagbemiga Olofin-Adimula, as a traditional ruler, affirming the state government’s power to recognise and upgrade chieftaincies withoutContinue Reading

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said borrowing and debt financing remain necessary conditions for economic growth, urging developing countries to deploy loans productively in order to stimulate job creation and inclusive development. Oyedele, who currently chairs the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24),Continue Reading