Benue Assembly
30 Dec
The Benue State House of Assembly, presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajo, on Monday, passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N550.1 bn
19 Dec
The Benue House of Assembly, presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajo, has summoned the former special adviser to Gov. Hyacinth Alia on the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr Dennis Akura. Akura is to appear before plenary on Tuesday to explain and refund N1.78 billion that was not accounted for while he…
27 May 2024
The Benue State House of Assembly on Monday annulled the law for the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies for the rest of their lives. The controversial pension bill was passed by the 9th Assembly in May 2023, a few days before their exit. Former Speaker of the 9th Assembly, Titus Uba,…
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The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, had filed the suit marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22, seeking the enforcement of her fundamental…
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The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin marking illegal buildings on Banana Island for demolition, by Monday. Mr Gbolahan Oki, General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Banana Island, on Thursday. He said that the buildings were encroaching on prohibited areas, violating building…
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Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi will participate in an African Union summit this weekend but will not attend a meeting on the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the president's office told AFP on Thursday. The M23 armed group, supported by Rwandan forces, made advances in the province of South Kivu on Wednesday, after a…
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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants to hold talks with Russia and China on a mutual reduction in military spending, with a possible summit for the countries' leaders. Outlining his vision for a shake-up in the world order, Trump also said he would "love" to have Russia back in the G7, from which…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Thursday, raised alarm of an alleged plot by some people to attack local government secretariats in the state A statement in Osogbo by Malam Olawale Rasheed, quoted Adeleke as saying he had received credible reports of the plan to also attack leaders of the Peoples Democratict Party (PDP) and…
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Senegal's government on Thursday announced that it could take legal action against those responsible for "serious breaches" and mismanagement of the country's public finances under former president Macky Sall. The Audit Office, which is independent of government, on Wednesday pointed to "omissions" in the accounts during Sall's last term of office between 2019 and 2024,…
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The Anambra government has vowed to continue with the demolition of unapproved structures and prosecute owners of such buildings for gross violation of the law. Mr Chike Maduekwe, Managing Director of Anambra State Physical Planning Board (AnPPB), said this at the continued demolition exercise in Nkisi Layout, Onitsha on Thursday. In Enekwasumpu, Obosi area, the…
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Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has promised quick resolution of the indefinite strike declared by primary school teachers in the territory. The strike, which included area council workers was declared on Thursday, over non-implementation of N70,000 minimum wage and other pending welfare issues. Wike made the promise while interacting with…
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The National Assembly, on Thursday, approved an upward review of the budget for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), increasing it to N140 billion from N40 billion initially proposed by the Federal Government. The fund is to support INEC operations for 2025 in preparations for the upcoming elections, the Anambra governorship election and ahead of…
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Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano, has made history as the first university in Nigeria to attain corporate membership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). To mark this achievement, 50 Mass Communication students of the institution were inducted into the student membership cadre of the NIPR. The induction ceremony, held on…