National Assembly
27 Dec
The Senate, will on Saturday, hold a plenary to pass the 2024 Appropriation Bill. During his submission of a N27.5 trillion proposal to the joint session of the National Assembly in November, President Bola Tinubu had urged the lawmakers to ensure its approval before the end of the year.
21 Dec
Esosa Iyawe, the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, has said that wanton neglect of public assets and untapped economic benefits to the country are some of the reasons for his motion on the floor of the house on December 18, 2023. Iyawe moved the critical motion, at…
21 Dec
Morning Yet on Creation Day" Chinua Achebe's elegant book of African life best captures the birth trajectory of famous Ned Nwoko.
14 Dec
The successful transition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a commercially driven national energy company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has repositioned the company...
13 Dec
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has said airlines will start to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights by January 2024. Keyamo said this at Tuesday’s Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation where he defended his ministry’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. He gave assurance that a list of airlines that delayed or cancelled…
9 Dec
Rebecca Obianuju (not real name) is happily married to her childhood friend who doubles as leader of a fast-growing religious sect. Although all seems rosy for the mother of four and her nearly two decades of marriage...
8 Dec
Sir: The fresh request being made to the National Assembly by Nigeria’s President for more loans from foreign bodies leaves a very sour taste in the mouths of all well-meaning citizens of the country...
6 Dec
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, charged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to cooperate with committees of the Senate in the quest to pass the 2024 budget before the end of December 2023.
2 Dec
Stakeholders have begun to worry about the paltry 12.5 per cent allocation for both health and education in the 2024 Appropriation Bill, predicting that the social sector of the economy may suffer acute funding in the coming years...
1 Dec
Following Wednesday’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, lawmakers, yesterday, began debate on general principles of the N27.5 trillion proposal.
1 Dec
Another year around the sun is always something to celebrate. When an outstanding personality, a star, completes this existential and transcendental course, there is even more reason to roll out the drums in festivity.
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Popular Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, known as Cubana Chief Priest, will be arraigned in court the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for naira abuse. Cubana Chief Priest is facing a three-count charge for allegedly violating the Central Bank Act of 2007. EFCC accused Cubana Chief Priest of spraying and tampering with the naira by…
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Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow to 3.3 per cent this year, while it may recede to 3.0 per cent in 2025. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, ‘Steady but slow: Resilience amid divergence,’ the International Monetary Fund said that Nigeria’s economy is expected to better 2023 growth which was pegged at 2.9 per…
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The electricity crisis in Nigeria has defied various attempts at solving the problem and giving Nigerians the benefits of enjoying stable electricity and a good quality of life for more than half a century. It is no secret that the nation’s power infrastructures were abandoned for several decades, by successive governments notwithstanding the exponential growth…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a 13-man adhoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants, and project execution under the immediate-past Governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Specifically, Yusuf Mugu, a member representing Kaura constituency, moved the motion on a matter of public importance that the loans borrowed by…
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Gunmen on Tuesday invaded the Secretariat of Ilejemeje local government area in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, vandalized the council buildings and injured one person. The hoodlums who were heavily armed with dangerous weapons like guns, charms, and cutlasses invaded the Secretariat at about 10:am. An eyewitness who did not want his name mentioned told newsmen that…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is unhappy with the Governor Abba Yusuf led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration of Kano state for allegedly masterminding what it termed as "the political persecution" of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. APC, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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The Federal Government has announced it has kicked off the disbursement of the N50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to nano businesses nationwide. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, dislcosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Nano businesses are enterprises that have…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, closed its defence in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi.
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Former campaign spokesman President Bola Tinubu in southeast and current Chairman of Forum of Former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly (FOF-MENHA), Dr. Josef Onoh has through his weight behind the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, in urging the president’s appointees from the northern extraction to stand up in Defence of…