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Reps To Host National Dialogue On Local Government Autonomy Dec 2
The House of Representatives will convene a national dialogue on local government autonomy on Monday, December 2, 2024, in Abuja. The event, organized by the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, aims to provide a platform for robust discourse on strengthening local government administration in Nigeria. Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Rt. Hon. Benjamin...
Tinubu To Swear In New Ministers On Monday
President Bola Tinubu will swear in his cabinet on Monday, August 21, 2023. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the State House Conference, Aso Villa in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the ministers are permitted to bring two guests...
PDP: Adeleke,Others Absent From Osun Primary As Adebayo Emerges Gov Candidate
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and other key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state were absent on Tuesday as the party held its governorship primary, where Adedamola Adebayo emerged as the PDP candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship election. Adebayo polled 919 votes out of the 957 accredited delegates who participated in the exercise held in Osogbo. Declaring...
CBN Alerts Nigeria, Others On New Debt Risks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a warning message to Nigeria and other West African nations regarding trends in borrowing practices. Traditionally, nations often relied on loans from the Paris Club, a group of creditor countries. However, the CBN has observed a significant shift towards borrowing from non-Paris Club members and private lenders, such as banks and investors who...
Cult Killing: ABSU VC Charges Security Team To Flush Out Culprits
Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Maxwell Ogbulu has charged the joint security within the school to flush out every form of cult groups from their hideouts. He has also charged the security team to arrest and bring the suspected killers of a student of the institution to book. The Vice-Chancellor stated this while reacting to the killing of...
Massive Turn Out Of Young People At Political Rallies Indication Of Joblessness — Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed concern over the massive participation of young people in political rallies, saying that the majority of them were as a result of joblessness in the country. Speaking during the RCCG January Holy Ghost Service on Friday, Adeboye accused political parties of hiring crowd to attend their...
It’s Unacceptable For Mining Sector To Contribute 0.3% To Nation’s GDP, Deputy Speaker Says, Blames Insecurity
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on Monday stated that insecurity, inadequate infrastructure, and lack of skilled labour have continued to act as bottlenecks hampering the growth of Nigeria's mining sector. Kalu made the assertion while delivering his address at a Public Policy Dialogue on Nigeria's Minerals and Mining Legislation in Abuja, Udora...
Trump Calls Putin “Crazy” While Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack On Ukraine
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump referred to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as "crazy" after Moscow launched a lethal volley of drones against Ukraine, despite the fact that the warring nations had just finished exchanging many prisoners. At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to Sunday. ”I’ve always had...
NDA Alerts Kaduna Residents On Commencement Of Shooting Exercise
The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna, has called on residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya, and Afaka general areas not to panic ahead of its scheduled shooting exercise. The Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, said this in a statement on Monday, stressing that the exercise is meant for the Army cadets of 71 Regular Course of the institution. The NDA,...
Real Palliatives Shared by Abia Speaker Rt Hon Orji Emerges (Photos)
Contrary to the pictures being circulated on the internet as the palliatives distributed to the People of Umuahia Central State Constituency by their representative, and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, the real picture of the food palliatives distributed by the lawmaker has emerged, says Promise Uzoma Okoro, the Special Assistant (Media)...
