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The Senate has called for an increase in the amount given to lawmakers as funds for constituency projects. The Senate, however, thrashed a bill seeking to provide an Act to provide for Constituency and other Special Projects in the Annual Budget of the Federation and for Related Matters. The bill sponsored by Senator Babaginda Hussaini […]

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled tomorrow, November 17, 2023, for judgement on the governorship election dispute between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP and Nasiru Gawuna of the APC. It will be remembered that the governorship election tribunal in Kano, in its ruling, ousted the incumbent governor, Alhaji Yusuf, and declared […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday identified education and skills development as panacea for poverty and hunger. Shettima spoke during a meeting with a delegation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, led by the President of its Global Growth & Opportunity Division, Mr. Rodger Voorhies, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a statement issued […]

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Dr Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Communication, which screened the nominee. The committee chairman, Senator Aliyu Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara Central), while presenting the report during […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reiterated its commitment to enhancing Safety Management Systems across all its units with a special focus on operational and engineering units. Chief of The Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar made the disclosure while declaring open the year 2023 NAF Safety Review Board (SRB) meeting earlier today, at […]

The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that three persons lost their lives and 22 others were injured in the 2023 flood disaster in the state. The agency said the disaster also killed seven animals and destroyed 1,838 houses and 257 farmlands between May and October 2023. The Executive Secretary of the agency, […]

The Sectoral debate billed to commence today (Thursday) at the House of Representatives has been postponed owing to the failure of the Service Chiefs to appear in person for the event. It reports that the series is part of initiatives by the Speaker Tajudeen Abbas-led House to improve its constitutional oversight of the executive arm […]

The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. However, the organised Private Sector and the […]

Seven governors from the North West are set to embark on a journey to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in a bid to harness the potential of the Special Agro-Industrialisation Programme. The governors are expected to depart Nigeria on Wednesday (today). A statement released by the a spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Idris, on Wednesday noted […]

The Director-General (D-G) of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has lamented that the scheme has lost many corps members to night journeys, while warning them against such fatal actions. Ahmed, at a working visit to the Kaduna State NYSC temporary orientation camp on Tuesday, reminded the corps members the dangers in night journeys, adding that they […]