2023: South East zone alone cannot produce next President —Ebonyi Reps member
The Member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State in the House of representatives, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, yesterday said the South East zone of the country must lobby other zones to produce the next President of the country
Obaseki forwards list of 11 commissioner- nominees to State Assembly
ELEVEN months after he was elected for a second term in office, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, in Benin City, appointed two Special Advisers and forwarded the names of 11 commissioner-nominees to the Edo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
Revenue allocation formula outdated — Gbaja
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has agreed with the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Elias Mbam, on the need to review the 29-year-old revenue sharing formula, saying it was outdated.
NASS laments poor state of roads as Senate demands N300bn emergency intervention fund
…Over 6,000 kilometers of roads damaged by excessive rainfalls – Reps …Ask FG to urgently commence repairs on failed sections, bridges nationwide By Henry Umoru & Levinus Nwabughiogu The two arms of the National Assembly, Senate and the House of Representatives, have expressed angst over the deplorable state of roads across the country. While the […]
Hard knocks for Northern govs over stand on VAT, power shift
Northern Governors received hard knocks yesterday over their rejection of their Southern counterparts’ call for power-shift to the South in 2023 and opposition to collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, by states.
PVCs for new registrants in Anambra ready October 7 — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of new registrants in Anambra state would be ready for collection on or shortly after October 7. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, disclosed this in statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He […]
8 feared killed in Shi’ites shooting in Abuja
AT least eight people were feared killed, yesterday after unidentified men in military uniform opened fire on some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, who staged the annual Arbaeen trek at Gwarinpa district of Abuja, the nation’s capital, but Police authorities said no life was lost.
Attacks on security agents: Sanwo-Olu orders CP to fish out culprits
GOVERNOR Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, vowed to punish culprits who attack law enforcement agents in the state, saying they will be brought to justice.
WHO condemns sexual allegations in DR Congo amidst Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sexual abuse and exploitation, allegedly carried out by WHO staff in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is “a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’’. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this in his remarks at the press conference on the “report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Exploitation […]
Apapa Gridlock: Reps probe persistent congestions in nation’s ports
•Task NCS on auctioning containers after 45 days •Ondo Port’ll ease gridlock, says Akeredolu By Dayo Johnson & Levinus Nwabughiogu WORRIED by the persistent congestions in the nation’s ports, especially the Apapa and Tin Can Ports, in Lagos, the House of Representatives, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise to carry out a comprehensive […]
China ready to help Nigeria reduce poverty – Envoy
Mr Cui Jianchn, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, has said the Chinese government is ready to help Nigeria reduce the level of poverty in the African country. Cui made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the closing of the Nigeria-China Cultural week and award ceremony, a lineup of activities to […]
