Reps pass controversial infectious diseases bill into law
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Against all odds, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at its last plenary day in the year, passed into the law the controversial infectious diseases bill. It will be recalled that at the peak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, the House came up with the bill to […]
Use of paper by civil servants must end by 2025 ― HoS
The Presidency has inaugurated an IT training Centre to be facilitated by Internet giant, Galaxy Backbone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Centre, located within the State House Auditorium, was built with a robust Internet Connectivity to assist the staff in modernising their work processes. Inaugurating the project on Tuesday, the Head […]
Ugwuanyi wins ‘Best Pilgrimage Governor in South East Nigeria’ award
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State was, on Tuesday, conferred with the ‘Best Pilgrimage Governor in the South East Nigeria’ award by the National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) “for committing resources towards the growth and sustenance of Christian Pilgrimage in Nigeria”.
Electoral Bill: NASS unlikely to challenge Buhari’s stance — Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum, on Tuesday, said the National Assembly is unlikely to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to assent the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
Gulder Ultimate Search: Tosin returns to the jungle after viewers’ votes
The two-part season finale episodes of the much-anticipated Gulder Ultimate Search will come with unpredictable twists and turns, one of which was the introduction of boomerangs.
Cross River 2023: Any aspirant from Central Senatorial District is on his own — Group warns
..says only zoning can keep Cross River together By Ike Uchechukwu A Youth organisation under the aegis of Rescue Cross River Movement has distanced itself from the ambition of any aspirant from the Central Senatorial District of the state stressing that anyone with ambition to run for governor was doing so at his or her […]
Bonnie Iwuoha’s death devastating, painful, say Editors
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed shock and sadness over the death on Monday evening of former Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Abia State and Fellow of NGE, Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha.
Reps pass 2022 budget, raises it from N16trn to N17trn
The House of Representatives has passed the 2022 budget into law. The House also increased figure from N16,391,023,917,692 to N17,126,873,917,692.
Opinion: Nnamani and initial fallouts of standing strong
COMRADE Ini Ememobong, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Akwa Ibom State, was pleasantly surprised that a ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would applaud the strides of a state governor elected on the platform of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. And this was at a well-attended event organised by journalists in the state.
NASS passes Finance bill two weeks after transmission
By Henry Umoru & Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja The National Assembly has passed the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, on December 7, 2021. The passage of the bill two weeks later was sequel to the consideration of a report by Senator Olamilekan Adeola, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos West […]
OPINION: Igbo leaders and South-East secessionists
By Chiedu Okoye THE fallout of Lord Lugard’s yoking together of disparate ethnic nationalities to make up the political entity called Nigeria without getting the concurrence of ethnic leaders is the incessant threats of secession which are being mouthed by Nigeria’s ethnic champions. The chequered history of Nigeria is replete with morbid tales about how […]
