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 Supreme Court Affirms Caleb Mutfwang as duly elected governor of Plateau state  Justice Emmanuel Agim who read the lead judgment held, that the validity of nomination and sponsorship by his party is not a ground for nullifying an election. The Plateau State High Court order has nothing to do with the NEC of the PDP. The court of appeal was wrong in its judgment as the order was for the state executive who had no powers to nominate a candidate for the governorship election,The petitioner's case was an abuse of the court process. A lot of people have suffered because of what the Plateau Court of Appeal did with the appeal.

The Supreme Court has set aside the lower courts' decisions sacking the Kano state Governor,  Yusuff Abba.  The tribunal had set aside Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party victory after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal held that the deducted votes were from ballot papers that were neither stamped nor signed.   He then approached the appeal court for redress. The appeal court upheld the tribunal's decision and faulted the lower court for not disqualifying the governor. The Supreme Court has, however, on Friday, reinstated the governor.

Access Bank asks customers to repay CBN COVID 19 loans Access Bank on Monday urged its customers to promptly repay any outstanding debts acquired under the Central Bank of Nigeria loan scheme. The directive comes as part of the bank’s efforts to ensure timely and responsible loan repayment, aligning with regulatory guidelines. The bank in an email encouraged customers to fulfill their financial obligations to maintain a healthy and sustainable banking relationship with Access Bank. Access Bank said all existing CBN development finance intervention funds with approved interest rates remain unchanged and are to be fully repaid in line with the terms and conditions, the statement noted. The bank also advised customers in need of funds to consider alternative loan products and services tailored to their banking needs. The CBN had in December issued a circular to Deposit Money Bank to stop accepting new loan applications and recover previously granted loans under the scheme.