Assembly passes vote of confidence on Zulum, denies plan to impeach him
The Borno House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Gov. Babagana Zulum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online media outfit had reported that the House was working towards impeaching the governor for gross misconduct. Speaker of the House, Abdulkarim Lawan told newsmen after an emergency sitting on Friday in […]
Law restricting foreign vessels on Nigerian waters underway in House of Reps
By Levinus Nwabughiogu A law seeking to restrict foreign vessels on Nigerian waters and allow only the carriers built and owned by Nigerians with locals as crew members is underway in the House of Representatives. Essentially, the bill is seeking amendment to the existing cabotage act to promote the development of indigenous tonnage and also […]
Rejection of Tiv petition: I stand by our rules – Wase
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Idris Wase has said that he would not jettison the country’s constitution and the rules of the House to accommodate individual or group’s interest. Wase spoke against the backdrop of the rejection of a petition by the Mutual Union of Tivs in America (MUTA) […]
Akwa Ibom Electoral Fraud: Court has vindicated APC, Akpabio — Nabena
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Mr Yekini Nabena, has hailed the court judgment which handed a three-year jail term to Prof. Peter Ogban, a professor of Soil Science at the University of Calabar. Ogban who was the Returning Officer for the Akwa-Ibom North-west senatorial election […]
Insecurity: Reps ask FG to erect perimeter at NICT, Edo State
By Levinus Nwabughiogu House of Representatives, Wednesday, urged the Federal Ministry of Education to erect a perimeter fence around the National Institute of Construction and Management (NICT) Uromi, Edo State. The House said the call was necessary because of the wave of insecurity which had led to many school abductions by armed bandits recently. Considering […]
2021 UTME: Why we made NIN mandatory ― JAMB explains
By Joseph Erunke THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained that it introduced the use of National Identity Number, NIN, for registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to checkmate examination malpractices. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who said this, disclosed that the use of NIN as a prerequisite for registration […]
