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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun investigation into alleged financial misdeed by suspended Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatosin Ogundipe, document seen by SaharaReporters has showed. Recall that a retired professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, had asked the EFCC to investigate Ogundipe, Acting VC, Prof Folashade Ogunshola; Bursar of the University of Lagos, Mr Lekan Lawal; and Director of Procurement of the institution, Dr James Akamu. Oye-Adeniran in a petition to the anti-graft agency accused Ogundipe and his management team of awarding contracts amounting to N5bn without the approval of the governing council of the institution, awarding contracts beyond his N2.5m approval limit and breaching the Public Procurement Act (PPA) between 2017 and 2020. In a letter to the Acting VC of the institution, EFCC confirmed that it had already commenced an investigation into the activities of the ...

EiE A civil society organisation, Enough is Enough Nigeria, has denied being deregistered by the Nigerian Government. The Corporate Affairs Commission had in a series of tweets on Tuesday announced the removal of a company, Enough is Enough, from its database. EiE The CAC noted that the entity had deviated from the original purpose of registration and therefore it resolved to cancel the business name. “Based on the provisions of Section 579 (2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, (CAMA), the Corporate Affairs Commission has cancelled the registration of the business name “Enough is Enough BN 2210728” with immediate effect. The above section provides amongst others that the Commission has the power to cancel the registration of a Business Name where the name is deceptive or objectionable. — Corporate Affairs Commission (@cacnigeria1) November 10, 2020 “The business name “Enough is Enough” which was registered in 2012 to engage in general contracts, sales of spor...

EiE A civil society organisation, Enough is Enough Nigeria, has denied being deregistered by the Nigerian Government. The Corporate Affairs Commission had in a series of tweets on Tuesday announced the removal of a company, Enough is Enough, from its database. EiE The CAC noted that the entity had deviated from the original purpose of registration and therefore it resolved to cancel the business name. “Based on the provisions of Section 579 (2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, (CAMA), the Corporate Affairs Commission has cancelled the registration of the business name “Enough is Enough BN 2210728” with immediate effect. The above section provides amongst others that the Commission has the power to cancel the registration of a Business Name where the name is deceptive or objectionable. — Corporate Affairs Commission (@cacnigeria1) November 10, 2020 “The business name “Enough is Enough” which was registered in 2012 to engage in general contracts, sales of spor...

Uche Ugboajah The past month has been revealing to the government and people of Nigeria. As the dust of the epochal youth protest tagged #EndSARS settles and the billows die down, everybody is taking note of the costs, what was done, what shouldn’t have been done and the possibilities ahead. For once, the young people have said it loud and clear to the people in government that they are watching and can change the course of history.  Yes, for the period the protest primarily targeted at ending police brutality lasted, these defiant youths proved how activist they are, and if care is not taken, the next time around, they might even be vanguardist. Many observers watched with amazement how these young men and women from different social backgrounds organised themselves properly on the streets in protest against police brutality in a peaceful and orderly manner. Just discountenance whatever new narratives now being pushed out by the government to discredit these young people wh...

Otive Igbuzor, PhD. PRESENTATION AT A SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY NILDS ON 10TH NOVEMBER, 2020   INTRODUCTION It has been recognized all over the world that democracy is the best form of government. Democracy is so important in the world today that it has become the driving force of development making many scholars to draw a nexus between  democracy and development. Although different people put emphasis on different issues which they consider to be crucial to democracy, majority of people agree that liberal democracy contains some basic principles which include citizen participation; equality; political tolerance; accountability; transparency; regular, free and fair elections, economic freedom; control of the abuse of power; bill of rights; accepting the result of elections; human rights; multi-party system and the rule of law. However, it has been recognized that liberal democracy is facing a crisis of legitimacy and declining confidence in political leaders and institut...