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Male students have trickled back to their classes after universities reopened in Afghanistan following a winter break, but women remain barred by the ruling Taliban. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021 and has sparked global outrage, including across the Muslim world. “It’s heartbreaking to see boys going to the university while we have to stay at home,” said Rahela, 22, from the central province of Ghor. “This is gender discrimination against girls because Islam allows us to pursue higher education. Nobody should stop us from learning.” The Taliban government imposed the ban after accusing women students of ignoring a strict dress code and a requirement to be accompanied by a male relative to and from campus. Most universities had already introduced gender-segregated entrances and classrooms, as well as allowing women to be taught only by female professors or elderly men. Al Jazeera

Supreme court nullifies naira swap policy, says old Naira notes valid till Dec. 31 The Supreme Court has ruled that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain valid and should be in circulation till December 31, 2023. In a ruling delivered today March 3, the apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim who read the lead judgement, held that the preliminary objections by the defendants (the Attorney General of the Federation, Bayelsa and Edo states) are dismissed as the court has the jurisdiction to entertain the suit. Citing Section 23(2)1 of the constitution, the court held that the dispute between the federation and states, must involve law or facts. The apex court further held that President Buhari in his broadcast, admitted that the policy is flawed with a lot of challenges. The court also held that the policy has led to some people engaging in trade by barter in this modern age, in...

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Court sentences ex-maritime academy staff to 110 years imprisonment over N22million contract fr@ud  Charles Emmanuel Afaha, a former staff of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, before Justice Agatha Okeke of  A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, January 27, sentenced one Charles Emmanuel Afaha to 110 years imprisonment over N22million contract fr@ud. The convict, a former staff of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, was arraigned on October 13, 2018 on an eleven-count charge bordering on forgery by the Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  Afaha pleaded “not guilty” when he was arraigned, setting the stage for the prosecution to prove its case.  The prosecution, through its counsel, T. N. Ndifon called five witnesses and tendered several exhibits which were admitted in evidence. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Agatha Okeke said that “the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of forger...

Emefiele Is Not Cause Of Nigeria’s Fiscal Problem, Says Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, is not the cause of the fiscal challenges facing the country. Obi while speaking at the Chatham House in London on Monday asserted that the weakness of the country’s fiscal space is the cause of the country’s economic woes. He said, “The CBN governor will maintain his independence, he will be respected. Again, it is not the problem of the person there. Central Bank has a role of monetary policy. Then, you have the fiscal space. It’s like  you go to a football match and the person who is supposed to be playing a particular wing is no longer there. You find people playing various wings. “The weakness of the fiscal space allowed the monetary space to take over... because of the weak governance structure, that is why we are able to do what we are doing.  “Replacing Godwin (Emefiele) and put...