Mohammed Ali Ndume
7 Apr
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, decried the over 200 per cent electricity tariff increase, saying it would thwart the current administration’s effort at boosting the economy as businesses would shrink.
14 Mar
Request in different forms seeking government’s intervention on the preponderance of unexplained wealth in the country is understandable, against the backdrop of yawning gap between the rich and the poor in the country...
29 Feb
Nigerians have been having harrowing experiences since President Bola Tinubu took office, as they are confronted by mounting unprecedented hunger and insecurity as well as crushed naira whose value keeps tumbling without restraint, heading towards exchanging for probably N2000 to a dollar.
28 Feb
The rising cost of basic commodities across the federation dominated debates at the Senate, yesterday, as the upper legislative chamber adopted a motion, asking the Federal Government to introduce food stamps.
31 Jan
Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign an Executive Order to check rising cases of unexplained wealth in the country.
25 Jan
Yesterday's call by Senate Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), on President Bola Tinubu to stop the relocation of some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos, has been disputed by his colleague in the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Sunday Karimi (Kogi West).
27 Dec
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift economic, trade and other sanctions on Niger Republic.
29 Nov
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume of Nigeria has appealed to Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to consider lifting the ban on the Republic of Niger.
21 Nov
Compromise and skipping of legislative processes in passing bills, especially with the unanimous agreement of senators, are completely unknown to law, an investigation has revealed.
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In recognition of the recent gains made in the fight against oil theft in the country, the National Probity and Value for Nation building Organisation (NPVNBO) has lauded Tantita Pipeline Surveillance and Security Company for its role in complementing the military’s effort to secure the country’s critical assets. The group spoke against the backdrop of…
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A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lent its support to Umar Damagum to continue as the acting national chairman. The PDP has been embroiled in a leadership tussle, with members urging the resignation of the Damagum-led National Executive Committee (NEC). Damagun will, however, maintain his position as the party's acting national chairman…
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The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has warned against obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from carrying out its lawful duty .
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The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal.
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The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of undermining and conspiring against the suspended National Chairman of the APC Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Although the former Governor, Ganduje recently declared the rock backing he's receiving from the presidency on the heel of…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (LDR) of deposit money banks from 65 per cent to 50 per cent.
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A man identified as Paul Opemipo has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for failing to use the pedestrian bridge in Lagos State. Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X handle. Opemipo was sentenced on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, by the Mobile Court sitting at Oshodi. According to…
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As the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins Friday, April 19, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the exercise. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the directive was issued at the…
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