archiveMarch 2021

  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...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the trio of Abdulmumin Ohikwo, Usaini Shehu and Rilwanu Abdullahi before Justice Tukur Muazu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a 10-count charge of obtaining by false pretense. The defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to defraud the complainants...

Wife of the Governor of Ondo State, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said the governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, is in government to justify his re-election. The First Lady described her husband as a man who is committed to making Nigeria a better place. The First Lady said...

  The National Assembly has expressed its readiness to amend the Constitution to ensure gender parity and enact laws to improve the fortunes of women and girls in Nigeria. This was just as the Senate resolved to expunge provisions of the law as contained in the Police Act, Federal Character...

  The Index aims to enable data-driven decision making for health and reveals correlations between economic strength and health system sustainability Findings show that countries with good access to services do not always have similar scores for quality of the health services provided, suggesting holistic policies that prioritize access and...

The Court of Appeal in Gombe State has ordered that the case involving a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama and four others to be reassigned to another Federal High Court for retrial. It could be recalled; the former minister was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Office...