by Simon Kolawole We were stuck in traffic along Lagos-Ibadan road. Then we started hearing a familiar wailing — a police van had decided to announce its importance by blaring its siren at full volume. The van was snaking its way through the thick traffic, harassing motorists out of the way — as usual. I... Read More

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January 12, 2017

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Obazee, accountability and the Church

by Olusegun Adeniyi While only a few people would query the rationale for sacking Mr. Jim Osayande Obazee, the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), the timing of the decision has raised some fundamental questions, especially given the suspension by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechuckwu Enelamah, of the... Read More

Opinion

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January 10, 2017

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Reno Omokri missed this final dot in his attempt to link Adeboye’s resignation to the APC

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s media aide, Reno Omokri took to Facebook to air this very confusing opinion about the issues surrounding Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s resignation as General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Nigeria. The link between Pastor Adeboye’s visit to Ekiti where the cleric was effusive in his praise of Governor... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 10, 2017

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PFN queries implentation of FRC code

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for suspending the Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC). In a statement signed by its president, Rev. Felix I. Omobude, the association queried why the law was implemented in the first place. “The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) welcomes the... Read More

The News Blog

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January 10, 2017

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YNaija Analysis: Between the FRC and Pastor Adeboye – Why so much ado about the law?

by Mark Amaza The first time the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) entered the consciousness of Nigerians, it was in early 2014 when it accused the Central Bank of Nigeria under its former Governor (now Emir of Kano), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as lacking in corporate governance. As this accusation came in the thick of... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion, Thinking Through

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January 10, 2017

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House of Reps to debate FRC’s law on religious bodies

A motion to debate the Corporate Governance Code set by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has been admitted by the House of Representatives. The motion was moved by Minority Leader, Leo Ogor to be debated on Wednesday. Recall that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye had resigned... Read More

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August 6, 2014

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“The Financial Reporting Council is not through with Sanusi” | The Executive Secretary is not backing down

by Chi Ibe Mr Obazee replied that if Sanusi sued as the CBN governor, the CBN would act on his behalf but if an individual sues in his own name then he cannot be suing on behalf of the organization and further iterated that the issue was for the court to decide. If you thought... Read More

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