Author: TheScrutinyNG

In a bid to ensure reforms of Nigeria’s electoral system, fifteen Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have presented 37 priority areas that should be considered for amendments if the country will get it right. The recommendations were made to the National Assembly and they would serve as priority areas and a guide to the National Assembly and other stakeholders towards sanitising Nigerian electoral system. The recommendations covered reforming INEC, alternating the 1999 Constitution and making amendments to the Electoral Act. The text of the coalition was read to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday by the Executive Director, Centre for…

President Bola Tinubu has submitted the names of seven inaugural Governing Board members of the North West Development Commission to the Senate for confirmation. The Presidency announced this on Saturday in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu Appoints the Governing Board of the North West Development Commission.’ The statement said this follows President Tinubu’s signing of the North West Development Commission Bill into law on 24 July, marking a crucial milestone in the establishment of the Commission. Tinubu nominated Haruna Ginsau (Jigawa) as Chairman and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji…

Ahead of the two-legged 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers between Nigeria and Libya next month, the North African country has listed 28 Mediterranean Knights to face the Super Eagles. The Mediterranean Knights are scheduled to play two very important matches against the Super Eagles on Matchday 3 and 4 of the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations, which will be held next year in Morocco. The Libyan national team will be hosted by its Nigerian counterpart on Friday, October 11, and then the confrontation between them will be renewed on October 15 in Libya. The Mediterranean Knights occupy…

An explosion tore through a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 11 others, the emergency situations ministry said. Two children were among the dead, the ministry added on social media network Telegram. The initial ministry statement had put the toll at five dead and three wounded without giving a cause for the blast. “The station’s building is destroyed,” it posted on Telegram. “The technical area and the cafeteria are burning over a surface of 500 square metres.” The ministry update said the fire had been brought under control but not…

Nigerian oil exploration has witnessed a significant year-on-year (YoY) 22 percent drop due to low investment in the country’s upstream sector of the petroleum industry. This was indicated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), citing the number of rigs deployed for operations during the period. In the latest Monthly Oil Market Report, OPEC indicated that on YoY basis, the nation’s oil exploration decreased by 22 percent in August 2024, as the rigs dropped for exploration dropped to 14, from 18 recorded in the corresponding period of 2023. But on month-on-month, MoM basis, the nation’s oil exploration remained flat…

World leaders at the ongoing 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) have canvassed for sustainable energy by unveiling initiatives that would end energy poverty in the world. According to a statement, Sustainable Energy for All hosted the ‘Raising Ambition on SDG7’ event with partners, Africa50 and Enel Corporation, focusing on global support towards an energy transition that ends energy poverty, combats climate change and powers livelihoods. It stated that the event showcased proven solutions to deliver progress on a just and equitable energy transition, with two global initiatives focused on mobilising finance and distributed renewable energy solutions as key…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ruled in favour of a suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to investigate the alleged link between the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, and the operation of bandits in Zamfara State. Cited as 1st to 3rd defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1434/2024, which was brought before the court by a Zamfara state-based human rights activist, Abubakar Dahiru, are; President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, as well as the Inspector General of Police. Specifically, the plaintiff, through his counsel, Mr Ojonimi…

Former governor of Taraba State, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the past 72 hours over his alleged diversion of more than a whopping N72 billion local government funds. Ishaku will face trial with a one-time Permanent Secretary of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero. The EFCC has already filed 15 charges against the two men in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. It was not clear when precisely they might be arraigned by the anti-graft agency. However, it…

As a form of empowerment, the Federal Government has announced plans to give out 2,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered tricycles to youths in the informal sector. The gesture, the Federal Government noted, would be done in collaboration with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) to mark Nigeria’s 64th independence celebration. This was disclaimed by Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawand, at a press conference on Friday, urging Nigerians to remain hopeful about the federal government’s Renewed Hope agenda, assuring that “better days lie ahead.” He said: “I have just concluded a meeting regarding a partnership between the…

Experts and stakeholders in prison matters have explained why popular crossdressers, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky was kept away from other inmates while at the correctional facility. Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, while speaking on Arise TV on Friday, explained the accommodations provided for inmates based on different categories. He said, “There are accommodations for condemned prisoners, those sentenced to death, who must not mingle with other inmates. The second accommodation is convicted inmates, who are the owners of the prison.” Addressing Bobrisky’s situation, Williams added, “The accommodation that is provided for males, are they…