Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the Federal Government to address the economic hardship that Nigerians are going through in 2024.
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The National Assembly will on Saturday pass the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Both the Red and Green chambers will pass the harmonised 2024 budget as prepared by the respective committees in charge. According to a statement by the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, the plenary will be held by 1pm on Saturday to pass the appropriation bill. Akabueze said: “This is to kindly inform Distinguished Senators that the plenary sitting of the Senate, scheduled for Saturday, December 30th, 2023, will be held by 1 pm prompt.” Similarly, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, corroborated his colleague.…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has died as a result of the bombing of three power transmission towers by terrorists along Maiduguri-Damaturu, the
Despite recent hike in fuel price, Nigeria still has the cheapest pump price among neighbouring African countries.
Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, says he initially wanted to be a musician but was discouraged by his father. In a recent interview on AriseTV, the politician, who is fondly called the “dancing governor”, said he had a childhood dream to be a singer. Adeleke said he is aware of his music talent, adding that he passed it on to Davido, his nephew, and B-Red, his son. The 63-year-old governor added that he loves music so much that “I would just start dancing without knowing it”. “Actually, I was supposed to be a musician right away. But my father, when…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday hosted the National Working Committee (NWC) members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who paid him a visit at his residence in Lagos.
The Police Service Commission is no longer comfortable with the organisation and operations of the Special Police Constabulary nationwide. The Commission is already in contact with the Inspector General of Police on the need to overhaul the organisation and operations of the outfit. There have been several reports of unprofessional conduct by Officers of the outfit, a quasi Police formation created to assist in community policing. Reports of their unprofessional conduct ranges from high handedness in dealing with citizens and bare faced extortion on our roads and communities. The Commission calls for an entirely different set of uniforms for…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday extended the Dec. 15 interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action step against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Donatus Okorowo extended the order following an application by counsel for the embattled lawmakers, Steve Adehi, SAN, and supported by Ken Njemanze, SAN, who appeared for the Rivers House of Assembly. Although PDP’s lawyer, Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, opposed the application, Justice Okorowo agreed that based on Order 26, Rule 10 of the…
Reno Omokri The Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State are sad and condemnable. However, without understanding the root of this recurrent tragedy, we would not be able to end it permanently. Sadly, Nigerians are going through an epidemic of defective attention. Many of us, including our leaders, cannot even remember what happened last week. So, how can we be expected to recall what happened a century ago talk more of learning from it? Many Nigerians are unaware that the farmer/herder clashes are not new at all. Lord Lugard faced them and wrote about it. Yes. And to understand what…
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, on Tuesday, donated 54 bicycles to village heads in Zvishavane as a Christmas gift.
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawale, has charged the newly decorated Nigerian Navy Officers with responsibility for safeguarding the nation’s
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned Rotimi Akeredolu, the late governor of Ondo state.