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14 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday wrote the Senate to seek the repeal of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, otherwise known as the Student Loan Act while also asking for the re-enactment of a new one. Tinubu decided to take this step only a day after the Federal Government had announced that the…
14 Mar
Despite the hurried suspension of budget padding whistle-blower, Senator Abdul Ningi, by the Senate on Tuesday, there were more calls yesterday for a thorough probe of the allegations.
13 Mar
Former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has said Abdul Ningi would defeat the Senate if he decides to take his suspension matter to court. The Senate on Tuesday suspended Ningi for three months ver allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 Budget. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District,…
12 Mar
Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi has resigned from his position as the Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) following his allegation of budget padding against the Senate. Ningi tendered his resignation in a letter dated Monday, Monday, March 11, 2024 and addressed to the NSF Secretary. "I will like to resign my position as the Chairman…
12 Mar
Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe has revealed that some senior senators were given N500 million each from the 2024 budget as palliatives for their constituents while others got N200 million. Jarigbe made this known during the plenary on Tuesday with the revelation about the uneven distribution of the federal government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to…
29 Feb
A bill to include Anambra State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been rejected by the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Tony Nwoye, representing the Anambra North district, was presented on Wednesday but failed to pass the second reading, facing strong opposition from a majority of senators. Currently, the…
29 Feb
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police in charge of the territory, Benneth Igweh, over issues bordering on insecurity.
29 Feb
Senate, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for the removal of Babatunde Erukera as the Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
28 Feb
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu's request for the removal of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). President Bola Tinubu had on Monday, 9th of January 2023 sacked both the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh, and the Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive…
23 Feb
Controversial Service Extension Bill introduced in the National Assembly through the House of Representatives has failed to receive the endorsement of senators as it was stepped down at plenary, yesterday.
21 Feb
The Senate has resolved to investigate the N30 trillion Ways and Means approved for the Federal Government last year.
20 Feb
The Senate Committee on Finance has flayed the N17 trillion loss by the country to tax waivers within the last five years.

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As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes. 
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A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
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Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have spent an average of N670,000 to purchase each prepaid meter and other accessories through a N273.3 billion facility obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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Former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has said that non-Northeasterners also benefit from the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) activities and projects.
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to save the image of Nigeria by avoiding being used as a weapon of political battles. 
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed April 18 for the hearing of a N1 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).
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Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
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The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024. 
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Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.