archiveMarch 10, 2021

 Miyetti Allah Breeders Association of Nigeria says it is tired of open grazing in Ondo State, calling on government to make provision for ranches as a way of putting an end to frequent herdsmen/ farmers’ crises.The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Bello Garba, stated this on Wednesday...

  The nation’s bourse on Wednesday overcame its negative posture growing by N128 billion following bargain buying in Dangote Cement and Nestle as well as news of approval of demutualisation. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N128 billion or 0.63 per cent to close at N20.369 trillion against N20.241 trillion...

 Gov. Nasir El Rufai on Wednesday received the Kaduna State 2020 Annual Security Report, in which 937 people were said to have been killed by bandits and 1,972 kidnapped within the period.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,...

 Workers in Lagos State on Wednesday, complied with the directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest against the move by the National Assembly to transfer the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. The workers, who took to the streets in Ikeja area of...

 The Federal Government on Wednesday approved 526 million dollars for power projects in Abia, Imo and Benue.The Federal Executive Council at its weekly meeting also approved N190.5 million for the purchase of a microscope by the University of Ibadan. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman and Minister of State for Education,...

  The Senate, on Wednesday, considered a bill seeking to provide for the position of a substantive Chairman on the board of the Nigerian Directorate of Employment (NDE). The Bill which scaled second reading, according to its sponsor, Senator Kabir Abdullahi Barkiyya (APC, Katsina Central), intends to provide for the...

  as committee presents report to Makinde bring all aggrieved members together, Makinde charges leaders - Gov The electoral committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which monitored the local government primaries in Oyo State, has declared that the process was free, fair and credible. Chairman of the panel, Senator...

  A bill seeking the compulsory insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. The Insurance Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Amosun, Ibikunle Oyelaja (Ogun Central). The bill when passed by the National Assembly and assented...

  charges Humanitarian Affairs Ministry, NEMA to intervene in displacement of residents The Senate, Wednesday, urged the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Munguno to, as a matter of urgency, deploy more security personnel to communities affected by the activities of bandits and suspected herdsmen to avert a looming humanitarian crisis...

 The Federal executive Council (FEC) has approved N500 million as variation for the completion of a road project in Delta.Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio made this known when he briefed State House correspondents, at the end of the Council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council...