As part of measures to restructure the north east region, the Senate recently passed the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill into law. The bill empowers the federal government to set up an independent commission to fast-track the rehabilitation and development of the states in the North-east region devastated by insurgency. The states to benefit are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, […]
Zurich/Geneva, 7. November 2016 Flanked by a container full of dirty air from Ghana’s capital Accra, Public Eye in Geneva today handed Trafigura a petition signed by almost 20’000 people asking the commodities giant to stop selling „Dirty Diesel“ to Africa. While Trafigura continues to deny all responsibility for its health damaging business, public pressure moved the government of Ghana […]
Anti-corruption groups have called on the leadership of the Senate to expedite confirmation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) so as to give the ongoing anti-corruption fight the impetus it needs to sustain the Buhari administration in curtailing impunity in governance. This latest call on the National Assembly reiterates an earlier call made by […]