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Nigeria’s House Of Reps Advances Bill On Ministerial Portfolio Disclosure
The House of Representatives has advanced a bill to its second reading, aiming to mandate the inclusion of specific portfolios in the nomination lists for Ministers and Commissioners submitted by the President and State Governors. Leading the debate, Okechukwu Dibiagwu highlighted that attaching portfolios to nominees would allow lawmakers in the national and state assemblies to conduct more effective and...
Subsidy Removal: NULGE Demands 300% Minimum Wage Increment
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for a 300 percent increment in the minimum wage for workers across all sectors due to the inflation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. NULGE National President, Mr. Ambali Olatunji, said this in a communique jointly signed by Mr. Isah Gambo, General Secretary of the union, at the end...
COVID-19 Has Taught Us Invaluable Lessons – Buhari
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated the $2.592bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas pipeline project, admitting that the COVID-19 pandemic has thought his regime invaluable lessons. He said the government also learnt from some oil-rich countries that have utilised their crude to achieve economic and industrial diversification. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President...
Hon. Ibe Osonwa Graces 2025 Iri-Ji Ohamoha Festival, Applauds Organizers For Preserving Ohafia Heritage (Photos)
The Federal House of Representatives Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, on Saturday, October 25, 2025, joined the people of Ohafia South to celebrate this year’s Iri-Ji Ohamoha Ohafia New Yam Festival, an age-long cultural event that symbolizes thanksgiving and unity among the Ohafia people. The colorful celebration,...
El-zakzaky acted provocatively in India – FG …wife accuses Nigerian security of killing her children
ABUJA - The federal government of Nigeria has claimed that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-zakzaky and his wife, acted provocatively in India during their medical trip. El-zakzaky's spouse while in India accused the Nigerian securities of killing her children, a statement by the federal ministry of information and culture, says. The government however insisted that the...
Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval On N1.15trn Loan
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sought the approval of the Senate to borrow N1.15tn from the domestic debt market to finance part of the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The request, contained in a letter read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, is the latest in a series of borrowing plans presented by the executive to sustain government...
Buhari Marginalising Ndigbo, Treating Them As Second Class Citizens — Nwodo
The immediate past President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has accused the federal government of Nigeria of treating the Igbo race as second class citizens. Nwodo who made the allegation while delivering a paper on: “Nigeria’s Political and Economic Future – the Dangers We Can Avert”, lamented the exclusion of the Igbo race in the security architecture of...
Abia Govt To Honour Dr. Sammie Echem With Ambassador Of Arts Award
Abia State government says it would honour Dr. Sammie Echem with the award of Ambassador of Arts in the upcoming end-of-year get-together. This is contained in a letter signed by the Director of Culture in the state Mrs. Okezie Folakemi. The end-of-year get-together scheduled to hold on Dec. 19 is being organised by the ministry of information and culture. It says the...
“Judiciary Strategic To Capital Market Growth” – Shettima
The Federal Government has urged the judiciary to play a strategic role in deepening the capital market through timely and technically sound judgments that enhance investor confidence. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the appeal at a two-day Judges’ Workshop organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Abuja, themed ‘Repositioning the Nigerian Capital Market for National Economic Transformation through Effective...
Kwara Crash: Nine Of Our Members Killed, 450 Cows Stolen — Cattle Dealers
Chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Kwara State chapter, Ali Mohammed Jounwiro, has said nine people were killed while 450 cows got lost during the clash with the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Friday. Some OPC members and cattle dealers clashed at Ajase Ipo market in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Speaking with Daily Trust...
