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20 Nov
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Suleiman has expressed the commitment of the 10th Assembly to address the obstacles facing children in the state, by formulating child-friendly laws, child representation, and legislative oversight to ensure child rights. Abubakar said this on Wednesday when the representatives of the Bauchi State Children’s…
6 Nov
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday offered his congratulations to "president elect" Donald Trump, though the ex-reality TV star had not been widely declared winner of the White House race. "There is hope and morning in America again! Donald Trump is now our President-elect, chosen by the American people for such a time as this,"…
1 Nov
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has presented official vehicles to legislative staff in the directorate cadre. This is contained in a statement issued by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Eromosele Ebhomele, in Lagos on Friday. According to the statement, the presentation of the cars to the staff was the second…
31 Oct
Speaker of House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass has admonished Nigerians yearning to be billionaires to explore avenues of starting any meaningful business of their own. Speaking during the book launch and public presentation of the book titled: "Recycling in Nigeria: how to start and run a successful recycling business" written by Rep Terseer Ugbor,…
24 Oct
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, has decried the astronomical rise in the smuggling of illegal ivory and pangolin scales from Africa to Asia. The Speaker disclosed that between 2016 and 2019, more than half of the pangolin scales seized globally originated from Nigeria. He further stated that in January 2019,…
22 Oct
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for alternating presiding roles between the Senate President and the Speaker at joint sess
2 Oct
The House of Representatives has turned down the planned conferment of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Day broadcast to the nation on Tuesday had conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President Godswill Akpabio,…
22 May 2024
The Cross River State House of Assembly has impeached its speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ekom Ayambem, over allegations of misappropriation of funds. Ayambem, who represents Ikom 2 State Constituency in the Assembly, was impeached on Wednesday, May 29, by 17 of the 25 members of the House. The impeachment motion was moved by Hon. Effiom…
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is on the heels of some suspected vandals allegedly responsible for stealing sewage manhole covers in Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Wike said that efforts were ongoing…
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that students can retake papers they failed during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from January 2025 in the following year. This initiative will allow candidates to quickly improve their grades and qualify for the next admissions cycle, avoiding a year-long delay in their academic…
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The 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) operating in the country paid a total of N137.06 billion to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in the first nine months of 2024 as transmission and administrative charges
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With feelers suggesting that many of the state governments have yet to communicate when the N70,000 minimum wage implementation will commence or lack the resources to pay, there are signals of a possible fresh struggle ahead of the full take-off of the year, The Guardian can report.
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The cost of revenue collection by Nigeria’s key agencies – the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) – continued to rise despite improved technology that has aided efficiency, hitting N924.7 billion last year.
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Terrorists have killed Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, Amadu Surajo.
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has vowed to continue fighting for a better Nigeria, even if it means paying the supreme price.
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2025 will be a challenging year for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Governorship hopefuls and camps are gearing up for a supremacy battle that will determine the outcome of the forthcoming party congress and local council elections
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As many governors remain reluctant to implement the new national minimum wage of N70,000, it has become imperative that they rethink, given the harsh economic situation Nigerians are going through.
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With a fresh policy underway to ban the use of foreign currency for local transactions, there are concerns that the proposed legislation will inhibit foreign direct investments and trigger ‘black market’ transactions in the real estate market