The leadership of the Labour Party, on Wednesday, urged members of the National Assembly to consider passing a bill barring ageing politicians from running for presidential, governorship and other political positions ahead of the 2027 elections. The demand was made by the National Youth Leader of the party, Kennedy Ahanotu, and LP lawmaker representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie […]
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recommenced the purchase of crude oil from the United States in its ongoing efforts to ramp up oil production and enhance its refining capacity. The new purchase comes after a three-month hiatus in purchasing crude from foreign countries, focusing instead on domestic supply. A report by Bloomberg on Wednesday said […]
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The Senate on Wednesday invoked Section 157(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, from office. The decision followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), during plenary. The motion, titled “Invocation of Provision of Section 157(1) […]
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Consular officers deployed to embassies in Spain, Malaysia, Brazil, others, concerns raised over state of country’s missions abroad The Federal Government has begun deploying consular officers to diplomatic missions worldwide before the anticipated release of the ambassadorial list. This move comes 14 months after 83 ambassadors were recalled in September 2023. Following President Bola Tinubu’s […]
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the state of the North under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, blaming poor socio-economic policies for the region’s deteriorating conditions. The Forum warned that unless urgent steps are taken, the region may face even harsher realities. To address this, the ACF has declared support for Northern […]
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Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal and State governments to implement the Child Rights Law to provide free education to pupils from primary to Junior secondary school in the country. He also condemned the failure of the 34 State government and Federal Capital Territory to access the N135 billion […]
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The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Saturday;s governorship election in Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the poll’s result of announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. Ajayi, who said he has been studying and examining the election results across the state, disclosed that he would be heading […]
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The Senate on Tuesday at plenary paid glowing tribute to late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, who died on July 26. Ubah, born on Sept 3, 1971, represented Anambra South Senatorial District in the 9th and 10th senate. Ubah, until his death, was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum […]
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President Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria will do everything possible to align with other African countries to access international climate finance to address climate-related challenges. He made the assertion in an address at COP29 Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan, saying, “We are demanding greater, easier access to these funds, like grants to support mitigation and […]
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President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to seek the approval of a fresh $2.2bn as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. If approved, the loan […]
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