MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLEDGE TO GIVE UP 50 PER CENT OF THEIR SALARIES FOR SIX MONTHS TO ADDRESS THE HUNGER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
The House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the hunger across the country. During the session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu amended the motion, urging his colleagues to sacrifice 50% of their […]
NIGERIA TO HOST DAVIS CUP AFRICA GROUP III QUALIFIER ROUND SAYS MINISTER OF SPORTS
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh said Nigeria Would be hosting the 2024 Davis Cup Africa Group III Qualification Rounds to win. Owan Enoh, said this while declaring the event open at the National Tennis Centre, Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The minister who emphasized the significance of tennis in […]
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, LABOUR PARTY MOURN LATE KADUNA LAWMAKER.
Senate has once again been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of House of Representatives member, hon. Ekene Adams. The Red Chamber adjourned plenary until Wednesday in honour of the late lawmaker, who died on July 16. Mr Adams represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, in the House of Representatives before his death. […]
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) HIGH COURT DISMISSES AN APPLICATION BY FORMER GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), GODWIN EMEFIELE TO TRAVEL ABROAD FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to travel to the United kingdom for medical treatment. It would be recalled that the anti-graft agency has charged Emefiele with criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain by […]
KANO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 2ND CLASS EMIRATES IN THE STATE.
Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law for the establishment of 2nd class Emirates in the state. It would be recalled that the House took the first reading of the bill before embarking on recess, which they resumed yesterday. After the second and third reading of the bill, the Deputy Speaker, […]
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) SAYS MORE THAN 10 MILLION SUDANESE HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.
More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20 per cent of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, as the world’s largest displacement crisis continues to worsen. The number is the latest dire figure out of the east African country, devastated […]
NIGERIA & UAE TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON VISA BAN
Meanwhile the federal government, through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, yesterday announced that Nigeria and the UAE have reached an agreement on the issue of the visa ban. Addressing newsmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the minister said that Nigeria has been discussing with the United Arab Emirates on the issue […]
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) ACCREDITES ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR GROUPS TO SERVE AS OBSERVERS IN THE UPCOMING GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS IN EDO AND ONDO STATES.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited One Hundred and Thirty Four Groups to serve as Observers in the upcoming Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo States scheduled for September and November 2024 respectively. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr. Sam Olumekun, made this known in a statement issued on Monday, 15th July […]
INTER-PARTY ADVISORY COUNCIL (IPAC), DESCRIBES SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AUTONOMY AS VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA.
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), says the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government financial autonomy is a victory for sustainable democracy in Nigeria. IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, who stated this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, called for the immediate implementation of the Apex court’s judgment on the matter. Supreme Court had […]
NATIONAL ARTS THEATRE LAGOS, BECOMES PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA CENTER.
President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a letter he wrote to the iconic figure in commemoration of his 90th birthday. Tinubu said his government did not only celebrate Soyinka’s remarkable literary achievements but also his unwavering dedication to the […]