The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) has announced April 12, 2025, as the date for the Presidential Inauguration Dinner & Awards Night at Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, in honour of Alhaji Sheriff Balogun.

This announcement was made recently at a press conference held at Adna Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.

In his welcome remarks, Dr. Ikenna Nwosu, Chairman of the Inauguration Planning Committee, outlined the core objectives of the event, followed by an inspiring opening address from Alhaji Balogun.

The president emphasised the Chamber’s rich legacy as a pillar of excellence in fostering trade relations and economic development.

He also highlighted his personal dedication to advancing economic growth through strategic initiatives, citing his successful organisation of the Annual NACC SME Conference when he was Chair of the Kaduna State Chapter of NACC, which attracted major investors and secured substantial funding agreements.

While addressing the media, Alhaji Balogun unveiled a 10-point strategic agenda aimed at driving economic transformation.

The agenda includes SME development and training, an export focus group, financing opportunities, enhanced member engagement, and geographical crop identification.

Other key areas include synergy between the chapters and headquarters, alignment with national strategies, chapter expansion, business incubator and accelerator programmes, and trade missions and expos.

Deputy President, Ehi Braimah, emphasised the need for stakeholder support, stressing the importance of inducting new members to strengthen the Chamber’s membership.

National Treasurer, Mr. Tobi Oduyale, highlighted the significance of expanding income channels and attracting foreign exchange to sustain the Chamber’s financial strength.

Acting Director General, Ms. Wofai Samuel, acknowledged the media’s role in promoting NACC’s vision and called for increased media and stakeholder support in celebrating visionary leadership across both private and public sectors.

The presidential inauguration dinner and awards night also marks NACC’s 65th anniversary and promises to be a groundbreaking celebration, where distinguished Nigerian and American business leaders across private, public, and social enterprise sectors will be honoured for their contributions to economic development.

“The 65th Anniversary Celebration of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce will be nothing short of a trailblazing, trend-setting, and statement-making event,” Dr. Nwosu declared.

This prestigious event will also mark the unveiling of NACC’s new headquarters building, a 3D model showcasing an architectural multistorey masterpiece, which is clearly a testament to the Chamber’s sustainable growth and long-term vision.

As the chamber embarks on this new chapter, its unwavering commitment to economic prosperity, innovation, and strategic partnerships will continue to drive growth and investment for its members and the broader business community.

Samuel Enenche, the younger brother of Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja has deposed a counter affidavit on behalf of his brother denying any involvement in the arrest and detention of Alexander Enenche, Peter Enenche and Abraham Daniel by the Nigeria Police Force.

Abraham Daniel, a former pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Alexander Enenche and Peter Enenche had sued Pastor Paul Enenche, the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force as first to third respondents in their separate application for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights before the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging the violation of their fundamental rights.

Abraham Daniel, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/60/2025, specifically is seeking a N100million against Dr. Paul Enenche, and the police for their violation of his fundamental rights.

The plaintiffs seek an order compelling the respondents to pay N100 million as compensation for what they described as an “unwarranted infringement” of their fundamental rights.

They seek: “A DECLARATION that the arrest and detention of the Applicant by the men, officers and agents of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents on the instigation of the 1st Respondent on Tuesday 7th January, 2025, to Wednesday 8, January 2025, and 13th to 14th January 2025 over an opinion expressed on the Family WhatsApp Group constitutes a gross violation of the Applicant’s fundamental right to liberty guaranteed and protected by Section 35 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“A DECLARATION that the arrest and detention of the Applicant by the men, officers and agents of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents on the instigation of the 1st Respondent on Tuesday 7th January, 2025, to Wednesday 8, January 2025, and 13th to 14th January 2025 over an opinion expressed in the Family WhatsApp Group constitutes a gross violation of the Applicant’s fundamental right to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions guaranteed and protected by Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

However, in counter affidavit, Paul Enenche through his brother Samuel Enenche stated that he did not report the applicants to men/officers of the Nigerian Police Force talk-less of instigating them against the applicant to arrest, detain or torture them as alleged or at all in this matter.

“I, Samuel Enenche, do hereby make Oath and state as follows:

“That I am the younger brother of the 1st Respondent herein by virtue of which position I am conversant with the facts herein deposed to in this matter.

“That I have the consent, permission and instruction of the 1st Respondent to depose to this affidavit

“That it is the applicant who, for reasons best known to him that not only left Dunamis Internat onal Gospel Centre, but also the Christian faith and declared openly/himself to be an atheist/humanist.

“That the applicant in pursuit of his atheist/humanist ideology, divorced his wife who refused to follow him in that pursuit, decided to join forces with people of like minds with him to do anything and everything calculated to rubbish the Christian faith, the name and image of the 1st Respondent in particular as his focal object as clearly depicted in EXHIBIT Enenche 4 and Enenche 5 attached to the affidavit in support of applicant’s motion before this court.

“That it is a matter of public notoriety especially in the social media circle that the applicant has always teamed up and walked hand in gloves with all persons that publishes any negative news against the Christian faith, Fathers of the Christian Faith, the 1st Respondent or Dunamis International Gospel Centre such as but not limited to sahara reporters (Omoyemi sowore), Kelechi tv, Alexander Enenche, Reno Omokri, Enenche Enenche and the likes; and the applicant has been engaged in this acts consistently, relentlessly and aggressively.

“That the 1st Respondent did not report the applicant to men/officers of the 2nd and 3rd Respondent talk-less of instigating them against the applicant to arrest, detain or torture him as alleged or at all in this matter.

“That Exhibit Enenche 1 attached to affidavit in support of the applicant’s motion clearly shows that 2nd and 3rd Respondents men/officers were simply carrying out their lawful statutory duties of Criminal investigation of alleged offences expressly stated on the face of Exhibit Enenche 1.”

He added, “That I know as a fact that the Redeemed Christian Church of God where Pastor Enoch Adeboye serves the General Overseer, actually made a publication which was circulated in the media, affirming its support for the relevant lawful authority to be allowed to carry out their duties of professional investigation activities as far as online criminal defamatory statements and allegations against the Church/Christian Faith Fathers/leaders are concerned. A copy of the said publication is hereto attached as EXHIBIT B.”

Samuel avowed that he was not a proper party in the case, adding that the applicant is out to annoy, irritate and ridicule him and put him to unnecessary inconveniences of time and cost.

Pay-TV operator MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a 21 per cent increase in the subscription fee for its DStv Compact package, raising the price from N15,700 to N19,000, effective March 1, 2025.

This latest adjustment follows a similar price hike in May 2024, which the company attributed to inflation and rising operational costs in Nigeria.

The announcement has triggered widespread criticism from subscribers, many of whom took to social media to express frustration over frequent price hikes without a corresponding improvement in service quality.

In a notice sent to customers on Monday, the company said the price adjustment was part of a review of its pricing structure.

While the DStv Compact package will see an increase, MultiChoice confirmed that the Compact Plus and Premium bouquets will remain at N30,000 and N44,500, respectively.

The notice, titled “Price Adjustments for DStv and GOtv Packages,” read in part, “Dear Customer, please note that effective March 1, 2025, there will be a price adjustment on all DStv packages.

“This is to enable us to continue offering our customers world-class homegrown and international content, delivered through the best technology.”

The price increase has sparked renewed discontent among customers, who questioned the value for money amid persistent complaints about content repetition and service disruptions.

A subscriber, Okechukwu, criticised the platform’s programming, saying, “Apart from repeating movies—sometimes on two channels at the same time—there’s a constant interruption to check if you’re subscribed or authorized to watch a channel, even when you have the Supa+ package.”

Another user, Kevin Okeke, suggested that more subscribers would explore alternatives: “More people will switch to better options, especially those who don’t care about football matches.”

Others lamented the lack of competition in the pay-TV sector, blaming MultiChoice’s market dominance for what they perceive as unjustified price increases.

“It’s always easy for them to increase prices because there’s no real competition. That’s what a monopoly does to consumers,” a user complained.

Another subscriber, Ramsey, called for a boycott of the service, “The last increment was less than a year ago, and now another one? It’s time to boycott this company.”

Oburu Chinedu, expressing broader frustration with Nigeria’s high costs of living, added, “The way we pay tariffs in this country, you’d think we were in London or Dubai! Even electricity is outrageously expensive. How did we get here?”