NEITI, STAKEHOLDERS CONDEMN PIONEER STATUS

The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, and other experts in the oil and gas sector have called on the Federal Government to desist from issuing pioneer status, PS, to companies in the oil and gas industry. Pioneer Status is a tax holiday incentive, designed by the federal government and backed by the law granted to targeted industries, products and services, designated as priority areas and growth drivers of the economy.

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT NEW INEC CHAIRMAN, YAKUBU

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a professor of political history and international studies, Mahmood Yakubu, as new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Yakubu, a professor of political history and international studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

SARAKI APPEARS IN CCT WITH 84 SENATORS, SITTING ADJOURNED

Reports reaching us have it that Senate President, Bukola Saraki has appeared at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) where his trial for alleged false declaration of assets is continuing, with 84 senators.

This much was confirmed by Premium Times, where it was reported that his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, Dino Melaye, Stella Oduah, Samuel Anyanwu, are among some of the senators who stormed the venue of the trial earlier today.

Bukola Saraki appears in court this morning

The senate president had been arraigned on September 18, over allegations of corruption and false assets declaration and was granted bail on self recognition.