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http://ift.tt/2e2ufEm As Nigeria marks its 18th Democracy Day anniversary, a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday gave Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) a victory in Round One of the groups’ attempt to secure the release of Federal Government audited reports for 1999-2015. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo gave SERAP and PLSI the permission to apply for judicial review and seek an order of mandamus directing and compelling the Federal Government and the Auditor General of the Federation to publish the audited reports for 1999-2015. The order granting leave by the court followed the hearing of an argument in court on exparte motion by SERAP deputy director Timothy Adewale. The order by Justice Oguntoyinbo has now cleared the way for SERAP and PLSI to advance their case against the government. The motion on notice is set for Wednesday 28 June 2017 for the hearing of argument on why the government shoul...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Waritobo Soweibo Continued from Friday IT is important for every Nigerian to understand that there should be adequate collaboration between the government of Bayelsa State and the Federal Government principally because the challenges posed by the environment cannot be surmounted by the state government alone. The  dip  in revenues accruing to the states of the federation makes this doubly difficult. The failure of the former President to adequately take care of the Niger Delta has been seized upon by the Buhari administration to reject requests for collaboration from the Bayelsa State government. The Buhari’s administration’s default question  is: Why did such collaboration not take place when a Bayelsan was President? While I am not an admirer of Governor Dickson, I am persuaded that his disappointment with the former President is well founded. I think this is the position of well-meaning Ijaw persons. It is a fact that oil exploration start...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Innocent Anaba Members of staff of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, have cried out to the Federal Government to ensure the release of their Chairman, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah is  in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, following his arrest over allegations of economic sabotage and alleged diversion of petroleum products to the tune of N11 billion. It will be recalled that while a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, where he(Ubah) had challenged his continued detention had ordered the DSS to release him within 48hours, an Abuja High Court also on the same day extended his detention for another 14 days. A statement by Mr. Saturday Igbarease, the Manager, Distribution, Capital Oil & Gas Industries Limited, weekend, said that Ubah’s continued detention has led to the shut-down of operations at Capital Oil & Gas with about 2,000 workers currently on the verge of losing their jobs. He said, “As another month ends, the workers ar...