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The motion by the Senate that mobile courts be established for trial and imprisonment of parents and guardians refusing to enroll their wards in school may appear to be drastic; but it is a wake-up call to all stakeholders to save the children from a bleak future and save Nigeria from chronic underdevelopment,
31 Mar
Recently, news made the round that there was an alleged plan to remove the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.The development, again, brought to the fore the sensitive issues of suspicion and sharp political division between the Southern and Northern parts of the country.
26 Mar
The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security has pledged to support the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) through legislation to deliver on its mandate. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Shuiab Salisu, made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the…
22 Mar
The Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), a progressive change organisation, has commended the Senate for increasing FCT statutory 2024 budget from N1.15 trillion to N1.282 trillion.
22 Mar
Our democracy wobbles because we often sabotage our fitful efforts to deepen it. The National Assembly has the constitutional duty to make laws to guide the country in its long trek towards good governance with the rule of law as its cardinal principle.
20 Mar
The Senate has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND that considered the Bill. Chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse (APC – Katsina South) presented the report…
20 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written the Senate to consider an executive bill seeking the review of the salaries, allowances, and official benefits of judicial officers in Nigeria. Tinubu made this request in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary session on Wednesday. The executive bill in question has been…
19 Mar
A northern group, Amalgamation of Bauchi State Concerned Groups has asked the Senate President Godwill Akpabio to step aside for proper investigations into the alleged N3.7trn 2024 budget padding. The Chairman of the group, Umar Sa’idu Maigamo, said this in Bauchi on Tuesday while speaking with journalists. He described the suspension of Senator Ningi, who…
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…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicts sunshine and thunderstorms throughout the country from Wednesday to Friday. NiMet's weather forecast, released on Tuesday, predicted a sunny atmosphere over the northern region for the entire forecast period. NiMet predicted isolated thunderstorms in parts of Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, and Kaduna during the afternoon and evening hours. The agency…
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Tradegy struck as a newborn baby drowned inside a well at Ruguzau in Takai Local Government Area in Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. ”We received an emergency…
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ekiti from NERC to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (EERB). It also directed the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ondo State from the Commission to the Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (OSERB) in compliance…
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Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party, had his bail extended Wednesday in his first court appearance on sex offence charges. Donaldson, 61, one of the province's best-known politicians, has previously said he will be "strenuously contesting" the allegations. In Wednesday's court hearing, he did not enter a plea. He is…
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday ordered that a 35-year-old cattle rearer, Adamu Idris, be held in the Kuje correctional centre for allegedly kidnapping a Bolt driver. The police charged Idris, with two counts of kidnapping. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Aliyu Shafa ordered that…
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Authorities have cancelled hundreds of flights at French airports on Thursday despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. In Paris around 75 percent of flights at Orly and 55 percent at Charles de Gaulle airport would be dropped Thursday, the…
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…