archiveJune 2020

 The funeral for George Floyd is due to get under way on Tuesday in Texas, as protests have continued around the country against police violence, and lawmakers at the federal, state and local levels have been moving ahead with plans for reforms. The funeral is to be a private affair...

  The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of Mrs. Diana Okonta (South-South); and Mrs. Ya’ana Talib Yaro (North-East) as Non-Executive Directors of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The appointment of both nominees was approved after the Senate considered the report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and other...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that N150 billion worth of Federal Government bonds will be up for subscription on June 17. The DMO said in a circular on its website on Tuesday that the five-year re-opening bonds of N40 billion to mature in April 2023 was offered at...

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put a halt to alleged entry of herdsmen from other African countries into Nigeria. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), at plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion earlier, Elumelu said that...

    The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of the Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem.   The request was contained in a letter read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.    The...

  Negative use of the power of social media has been blamed over the amplification of porous claims by uninformed individuals who said that Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Networks have links to Coronavirus. This was the position of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) at the webinar...

Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia-APC), on Tuesday resumed duty at the senate by attending plenary after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Kalu, who represents Abia North pledged better days for his constituents, while speaking with newsmen shortly after his arrival at the National Assembly Complex. The lawmaker, who...

  The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, delivered on Monday, June 8, 2020, on the vacation of an interim forfeiture order regarding some assets traced to former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah....

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, June 12, as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated all Nigerians at home and abroad for the entrenchment of democratic...

The Federal Government has said it was working to review the timetables for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations closer. Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Monday, while speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for COVID-19. “It requires...