N’Assembly
28 Feb
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has hinted that members of parliament are willing to adjust their salaries as sacrifice and in solidarity with Nigerians over the prevailing hardship in the country.
20 Feb
A coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has urged the National Assembly to hold a public hearing to discuss the planned divestment by Shell and other companies from onshore operations in the Niger Delta.
16 Oct 2023
Strict compliance with the January - December life cycle for national budgets, achieved since year 2020, could suffer a setback. In spite of provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act for early commencement of budget processing, to ensure prompt realisation of the country's economic objectives for the year, no serious groundwork has begun. One lawmaker lamented…
9 Aug 2023
Federal Government, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with executives of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to avert a proposed nationwide protest and picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health and other government institutions
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Pep Guardiola has revealed Erling Haaland could miss Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.
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The WHO announced Friday it had approved a new, simpler version of an existing oral cholera vaccine, which should help increase the number of available doses as global cases surge.
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
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Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled Friday to recover from record rains.
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Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Zamfara State government has stated that all political office holders and heads of agencies must get permission before conducting interviews, issuing statements, or airing programmes on television, radio, and social media. Also, the state government warned media organisations to desist from conducting or airing any radio or television programme without the approval of the Ministry…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…