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30 Oct
A committee comprising state governors and traditional rulers has been mandated to compile key recommendations to be included in a bill to establish a National Council of Traditional Rulers. The 15-member committee, chaired by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, is tasked with harmonising recommendations to clarify the role of traditional rulers in ensuring security…
30 Oct
The House of Representatives has successfully passed a bill during its second reading aimed at establishing a Federal Medical Centre in Lagos State. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Medical Centres Act and Establish the Federal Medical Centre, Orile, Lagos State and for Related Matters,” was sponsored by…
23 Oct
The Gombe Network of Civil Society (GONET) has sought the accelerated passage of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Amendment Bill, which is awaiting passage by the National Assembly after having gone through its second reading. GONET, in a communique issued at the end of a one-day dialogue session with the theme “Towards…
20 Oct
The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) on Sunday faulted the National Assembly on a bill seeking firearms for personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The National President of the CHSR, Mr Alex Omotehinse, expressed this position at a news conference in Lagos Omotehinse said that the bill to allow FRSC officials carry…
4 Oct
A bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Surrogacy Regulatory Commission has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. READ ALSO:How to recall Senators, House of Reps members, by INEC The bill, which sought monitoring and supervision of surrogacy arrangements and to provide for the registration and regulation of surrogacy, was sponsored by…
2 Oct
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) on Wednesday condemned a recent Senate bill proposing the establishment of a Local Government Election Commission, calling it a dangerous move that threatens democracy in the country due to its fraudulent intent. Titled “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission ‘Establishment’ Bill, 2024 ‘SB. 531,’” the bill is sponsored by the…
23 Sep
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Economic Stabilisation Bill to enhance Nigeria's economic stability and growth. The piece of legislation will soon be transmitted to the National Assembly, and has key provisions, to amend the Foreign Exchange Act, and encouraging electronic transactions over cash to increase liquidity, the Council said after its resumed…
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Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has commended the Osun chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) for facilitating the reabsorption of sacked workers. This is contained in a statement issued by the APM Chairman in the state, Mr. Wale Adebayo, on Wednesday in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov.…
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Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has approached the Supreme Court, Abuja, to seek the reversal of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which set aside the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages awarded to him against the Federal Government. It is recalled that operatives of the Department of…
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The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, says the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remains one of the gravest threats to security personnel across theatres of operations. Laka said this at the Counter Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) Symposium organised by NCTC, in collaboration with the British High Commission and the…
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Traders at the Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan have expressed displeasure over the lack of a functional fire station at the market of about 2,000 shops. The traders expressed their discontentment while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday following Tuesday’s fire incident. NAN reports the incident affected parts of the…
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The incongruity of the recent resuscitation of sole administration in the Nigerian university system by the Tinubu presidency has started manifesting its unwholesome ugliness at the University of Abuja, where impossible policy decisions and actions are fast becoming the norm. Thought to be legally long dead and buried, nobody expected or even anticipated that the…
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Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has appealed to residents to cooperate with contractors executing various projects in the territory. Wike made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, when he inspected the ongoing construction of Obafemi Awolowo Way from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III. The minister also inspected the…
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Following the planned nationwide protest by women under the aegis of the Purple Women Foundation, allegedly sponsored by a suspended senator and her husband, the Niger Delta Youth Leaders Association has called on security agencies to take decisive action against the perpetrators. The group, in a statement signed by Comrade Ufuoma Erharhine, emphasized that their…
27 mins ago
The transformation of the Nigerian Army has undergone significant developments with a dynamic and pragmatic approach aimed at enhancing operational efficiency within joint and multi-agency environments, an official has said. Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Nigerian Army, said this in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, the Acting Deputy…
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The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise rehabilitation of the vandalised pipelines linking the Ore depot in Ondo for immediate resumption of operations in the facility. The call followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Festus Adefiranye (APC-Ondo) at plenary on Wednesday. Adefiranye noted the…
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Kano State House of Assembly has screened Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, one of the commissioner-nominees presented to it by Gov.Abba Kibir-Yusuf. The nominee, who previously served as the Managing Director of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA), was screened during the plenary on Wednesday . Responding to questions from the lawmakers, Adamu emphasized…