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Reps Step Down Motion Asking Tinubu To Rescind Decision To Rename Niger Delta Ministry
The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescind the decision to change the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to the Ministry of Regional Development. The motion which was sponsored by Oboku Oforji (PDP, Bayelsa) was stepped down by the House with the claim that “it had been overtaken by events”. Speaking on the...
Immigration Plans Digital Passport Renewal For Nigerians Abroad
The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced the launch of a phased, contactless passport renewal system to begin in Canada on Nov.1, 2024. This new system allows Nigerians to renew their passports online, greatly reducing the need for in-person visits to NIS offices. The NIS shared the announcement on Wednesday through a video posted on its official X account (formerly Twitter). Following the...
“Workers Wretched Now Despite Salary Increment” – Oshiomhole
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has fault Nigeria's wage exploitation and cautioned that low pay negatively impacts security and economic productivity. He stated this at the Distinguished Personality Lecture organised by the National Institute for Security Studies, NISS, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oshiomhole highlighted how inadequate wages create a cycle of economic hardship, making workers vulnerable to manipulation and radicalization. Ex-Edo State Governor, Comrade...
Building Collapses In Ibadan, Claims 10 Lives
A building collapsed in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Thursday morning, killing ten people and injuring seven more. A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency disclosed that the incident happened at 2 am at the Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in the Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state. The statement added that while 10 persons...
Ondo Governorship Election: Parties To Sign Peace Accord As INEC Flags Security Concerns
Ahead of the Ondo State Governorship Election scheduled for Nov. 16, political parties will participate in a Peace Accord signing on November 8. This initiative, coordinated by the National Peace Committee and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), aims to secure a peaceful election process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced on Thursday in Abuja that the Commission has identified potential...
Fubara Appeals As Court Halts Rivers Allocations
The Rivers State Government has appealed to the Federal High Court, Abuja’s judgment retraining CBN from further releasing allocations to the state. This came as the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, celebrated one of the failed attempts to impeach him by the Martin Amaewhule-led state House of Assembly loyal to the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications,...
Oil Marketers Adjust Petrol Prices Nationwide
Major oil marketers across Nigeria have raised the petrol prices from N1,010 to N1,050 per litre, marking a 4% increase in Lagos and other areas. Meanwhile, independent oil marketers have adjusted their prices to between N1,100 and N1,200 per litre, up from about N1,060 per litre, with variations depending on location. Vanguard’s investigation revealed that due to the deregulated market, petrol...
“Tinubu’s Intervention Empowered My Opponents” – Fubara
Rivers State Governor Fubara has stated that he does not care about the Federal High Court's ruling preventing CBN from issuing state allocations. This is as the governor said his approach to the crisis, in adherence to the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, empowered his opponents. While Governor Fubara expressed no regrets for seeking peace, he acknowledged that this approach may...
Tinubu Appoints Maj Gen Oluyede As Acting Chief Of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Major General Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. ABN TV reports that the Nigerian Army had insisted that Lt. General Lagbaja was hale and hearty and only...
Senate Confirms President Tinubu’s 7 Ministerial Nominees
The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed the nomination of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Ministers and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Senate’s resolution followed hours of screening of the ministerial nominees by the Senators at the Committee of the Whole. The Minister-designate includes Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs...
