By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja House of  Representatives, yesterday, resolved to set up an ad-hoc Committee to investigate duplication of alleged overlapping functions in government agencies, departments, boards, parastatals and corporations in the country. The mandate of the ad-hoc committee also includes finding the root causes of regular bickering among the MDAs. The committee will also […]

By Efayomi Carr The impacts of environmental  change on agricultural production, food security, and water resources will progressively inhibit sustainable development in Africa over the next few decades. While home to 15 per cent of the world’s populace, Africa is liable for just four per cent of carbon emissions around the world. Of the seven […]

Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum has described as untrue and scandalous, stories and videos, circulating on social media and some sections of the media, alleging that some governors’ wives left Nigeria for Dubai to attend a birthday party of Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

Ace comedian, skits director and event planner Jeremiah Ojiealekhe, better known as King Chooper is set to host his live comedy show. The highly anticipated show will be featuring Mr Funny, Madiba Of Comedy and many Others. In a terse post shared via his social media handles on Thursday, the talented comedian said the event […]

ON Friday, February 25, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari performed a duty that went down very well with most well-meaning Nigerians: he signed (at last!) the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Given the tortuous journey the crucial piece of legislation went through, it was a memorable historic moment. With the stroke of his pen, […]

**AGF satisfied reasons for extradition request not political **Says it will not be unjust or oppressive to surrender Kyari By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Oyedele Alao, has raised an alarm over what he called serial looting of the resources of the state by Governor Seyi Makinde, describing his administration as deceitful.

The Federal Government, yesterday, expressed the hope that the one-month warning strike embarked upon by Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU, on February 14, 2022, would soon end. Recall that ASUU called its members out on the warning strike to compel the Federal Government to address their demands, some of which had been lingering since 2009. […]

•Restores membership of 2 lawmakers By Peter Okutu Abakaliki—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, reinstated Mr Odefa Obasi Odefa as the Deputy Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly. The Court, in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/223/2022, also restored the seats of Odefa and two other Lawmakers, Ngozi Ezuilo representing Afikpo North East and Oliver […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Abuja—THE battle for local government autonomy is now shifting to the states as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees NULGE, yesterday accused state governors of plots to scuttle local governments’ autonomy at the state assemblies, barely 24 hours after the National Assembly, NASS, passed a bill providing financial autonomy to local governments. […]