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The Federal Government, on Wednesday, revealed that it has reached out to the British Government over the threat by the UK Parliament, to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials over their roles in the End SARS protests. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey…
The Federal government on Wednesday opposed the bill to regulate the ecological fund. The government argued that such a bill will limit the power of the President over the use of ecological funds for interventions. Government’s opposition to the bill was delivered…
The lawmaker representing Idanre Constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Festus Akingbaso has rejected his appointment as the Assembly’s Deputy Minority Leader. This is following the rejection of the impeachment of the Deputy Speaker, Ogundeji Iroju, by nine lawmakers. According…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given a clear hint that the country’s land borders may be reopened soon. The borders that have been closed since August 2019. But speaking to State House correspondents on Wednesday, Ahmed…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of seven nominees to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary, read the President’s request for the confirmation of the Chairman and members of the National Commission…
Nine members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have rejected the impeachment of Ogundeji Iroju as the Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly. The Assembly members who were against the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi and…
The Imo State House of Assembly has condemned the level of discrimination meted out to some set of indigenes in Igboland regarded as outcasts. This followed a bill sponsored by the member representing Ideato-north state constituency, Arthur Egwim which prescribed stringent punishment…
The National Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ) has stressed the critical and urgent need for the stepping up of concerted and deliberate global efforts towards the elimination of all forms of violence against women. In a statement issued on Wednesday while marking…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate alleged racketeering of overseas posting, costing the ministry millions of Naira. The decision followed a motion of matters of urgent public importance moved by the Minority Leader of the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is not panicking over the demand for sanctions by the United Kingdom lawmakers. On Monday, UK lawmakers debated over alleged human rights abuses during the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has claimed the Cable News Network (CNN) are “desperate” and “trying to escape”. Mohammed stated this while speaking on NTA, in response to CNN’s second video report on the alleged shooting by the Nigerian Army at…
Former Deputy Senate President, Prof Ike Ekweremadu, will today lead discussions as eminent Nigerians gather in Abuja to discuss the possibilities and imperatives of a citizen-led approach to governance and nation marketing. Themed, “Beyond Branding: Engineering a Citizen-Led Proposition for Nigeria’s National…
A former Nigerian and Biafran soldier, Col. Emmanuel Nworah Nwobosi, is dead. The elder statesman died at the age of 82 on Tuesday. Col Nwobosi was formally Captain in the Nigerian Army, and Colonel in the defunct Biafran Army, as well as…
Popular Nollywood actress and wife of Banky W, Adesua Etomi-Wellington on Tuesday slammed social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie for sharing a picture of kids using cardboard papers as face masks. Onochie posted the picture on her Twitter page…
South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee has withdrawn her candidacy from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General’s race, according to Washington Trade Daily. Yoo, Korea’s Minister of Trade was contending with Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top job at the WTO….
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said people of the Southeast would resist any attempt to arrest Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe for standing surety for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. MASSOB…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has declared that the country is not currently part of the pilot visa bond program. The State Department had announced that certain nationals travelling to America will, from next month, will pay a bond. Consular officers…
Igbo Renaissance Forum, a pan Igbo movement, has vehemently condemned the call by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the minority leader in the Senate, to be arrested. Recall that the AYCF, in its reaction to the court…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said minimum wage earners would be exempted from Personal Income Tax payment. Buhari said the plan was one of the proposals in the 2020 Finance Bill pending before the National Assembly. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed Buhari’s plan…
Governors and leaders of the South-South, Tuesday, made a 7-point demand from the Federal Government to meet the aspirations of the region. The leaders made the demands during a meeting with the Presidential delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff,…
The people of Nkpologu in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Tuesday, paid a Thank-you visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, at the Government House, Enugu, for his special love and attention to the community especially in the areas of security,…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to honour the agreement reached at the formative stage of the party, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Fashola stated this while chatting with…
The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for a second and final term in office. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter dated October…
The Presidency has said feedback from across the country indicates that the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Survival Fund is achieving the desired result of giving succour to small businesses. Tola Johnson, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on MSMEs,…
The House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill to amend the electoral act. The bill sponsored by Aisha Dukku was debated by the House and passed for a second reading. Leading the debate on the bill, Dukku who is…
The Rivers State Government has warned school owners and heads of public schools against collecting any form of charges from parents and guardians as schools reopen in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike had directed all public and private, nursery and primary schools…
The Senate on Tuesday examined circumstances surrounding the End SARS protests which rocked the country and resolved that necessary efforts must be made by the Federal Government to provide jobs for the teeming Nigerian youths. The upper legislative chamber says its resolution…
A healthcare intervention programme was on Tuesday launched for 15 communities in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Prince Onyendozi Foundation. The medical outreach according to Nnanyereugo Ike, the group’s founder is to offer special medical…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reinstatement of Maryam Danna to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). Her hard-won victory came after four years of a spirited battle covered by ND REPORTERS. A letter to Danna by Secretary to the Government…
On Tuesday, the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, passed for second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill has a long history in the National Assembly. It was first introduced in the 5th Assembly but has constantly been marred by controversies. Leading…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has warned media outlets not to report comments by members of the House as position of the House. In his welcome back address on Tuesday, Gbajabimaila expressed displeasure at media reports ascribing comments…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said that Nigerians should be proud of the decision by the Federal government to import refined petrol from Niger Republic. The Federal government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources signed a memorandum…
The elder and major stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have affirmed the belief that it’s the turn of the South-East to produce the next President of Nigeria in 2023. The party elders and stakeholders affirmed the belief on Monday at…
The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Ogundeji Iroju, has been impeached. Iroju was impeached on Tuesday with Aderoboye Samuel representing Odigbo Constituency 2 elected as the new Deputy Speaker. The motion for the removal of Iroju was moved…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has opened up on the speculation that he may contest for the presidency in 2023. The Governor said that he has no plan of continuing in politics after his eight years as Governor. The Governor also said…
National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has urged schools to send pupils with respiratory symptoms consistent with coronavirus (COVID-19) back home to reduce risk of transmission. Aliyu gave the advice on Monday at the COVID-19 National briefing in…
The federal government would require a minimum of N500 billion every year for the next three years to develop its 35,000 kilometres network of roads. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja when he granted…
Dr. Garus Gololo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned former President Goodluck Jonathan to be wary of the governors who are visiting him ahead of the 2023 general elections. Some Governors had met Jonathan in his Abuja residence…
The Nigerian-born medical doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu, who helped in the development of COVID-19 vaccine has been hailed by the United States. The US Embassy lauded Ogbuagu for his role in the discovery of the vaccine in America. Recall that US drug manufacturing…
Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has apologised to Nigerians for the breakdown on the Abuja-Kaduna rail locomotives which occurred between November 18 and November 20. Ameachi made the plea at the Moniya rail station on Monday during the routine inspection of…
The organised Labour has said it hasn’t yet adopted a nationwide strike as the next line of action in spite of the breakdown of dialogue between it and the Federal Government over the hike in the petrol pump price and electricity tariff….
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has admitted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will only retain power in 2023 if it fulfills its promises to Nigerians. Fashola stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. According to…
Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft. The foreigners are two Pakistanis: Mohammed Ejaz, Nasser Khan; two Ukranians: Oleksandr…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has accused some in-bound travellers of refusing to take the mandatory post-seven days COVID-19 tests after arriving in the country. The Chairman of the PTF, Mr. Boss Mustapha stated this while speaking at the National…
As stern efforts are being made by the President Buhari led administration to bring to justice those who had turned the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to their ATM machine for years, some guilty elements have started another miscalculated campaign of threats…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate can still participate in the Dec. 5, Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election, NAN reports. Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa had in November…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that it will commence the implementation of the Company Allied Matters Act 2020 by 1st of January, 2020. The Commission announced via its Twitter handle on Monday that it has taken delivery of a copy…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Ali Odefa as Chairman of the reconstituted South-East Zonal Caretaker Committee. The NWC also named Laz Ogbei as Auditor of the committee. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary, made the…
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted six foreigners and a Nigerian for oil theft. They were jailed on Monday after three years of prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Peter Obi, has called on his fellow politicians to put issues of 2023 aside and focus on how to rescue the country from the current economic crisis. Obi…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the promotion of 82,779 junior officers to the next ranks. The list comprises 56,779 Sergeants to Inspector, 17,569 Corporal to Sergeants, and 8,431 Constables to Corporal. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, made…
