Senators have vowed to override the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act amendment bill. This is just as Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, moves to prevent the embarrassment of the President. But the Nigeria Governors’ Forum supported Buhari for not assenting to the bill, saying his reasons were cogent. The President had withheld […]
Continue ReadingCBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele Amid a surge in demand for more cash by bank customers as the Yuletide season approaches, some Deposit Money Banks have slashed the withdrawal limits of their customers. Findings across bank branches in some key cities in the country revealed that many customers could not withdraw the total amount they […]
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In its quest to ensure that the South East region gets the presidency in 2023, the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has set up a 20-member committee to lobby other ethnic nationalities, religious organisations and groups in the country. The group disclosed this, yesterday, in a statement issued by its Assistant National Publicity […]
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The Senate has extended implementation of the 2021 budget to March 31, 2022. The resolution at plenary, presided over by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, is to ensure execution of developmental projects across the federation. Consequently, a bill in that respect scaled second and third readings on the floor of the upper legislative chamber, yesterday, in […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N483.1billion into law, promising to ensure 80 per cent implementation. He signed the Appropriation Law No. 11, 2021 at the Executive Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt. The governor said: “By the grace of God, we’ll hit the ground running from […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2022 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja The allegation by the Senate on the N16 billion padding of the 2022 Federal Government budget proposal by Ministry of Environment showcases the sorry state of the budgeting process in Nigeria. There are many others like this and […]
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Following the discovery of Vanguard Newspaper’s reporter, Tordue Salem’s body, the human rights community has raised fresh concerns over safety of newsmen in the country. The deceased was last seen on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, after the close of work at the National Assembly on that fateful day and a colleague dropped him off at […]
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Sowore’s petition to free Akinlabi hits over 1,000 signatories as NYSC queries corper, who proposed to female soldier Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani have faulted the recent decision by Nigerian Military to punish two of […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, lamented his administration’s helplessness following the inability of security operatives to locate the hideout of bandits terrorising the state. El-Rufai spoke to journalists after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to brief him on the security situation in the state, where terrorists recently killed […]
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• We’ll decide next line of action in 2022, says Gbajabiamila • You have 30 days to override President or remove contentious clauses from bill, CSOs to NASS • Falana: Buhari, a beneficiary of direct primary, reasons for rejecting bill misleading • We’re not scared of direct primary, governors insist • President has rubbished democracy, […]
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