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Tinubu Signs Bill Returning Old Anthem Into Law
“This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The occasion coincided with the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Tinubu, who later joined […]
Senate Pardons, Recalls Suspended Senator Abdul Ningi
The recall process was initiated on Tuesday after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator. He pledged to assume full responsibility for Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. The senator’s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of […]
Tinubu’s first anniversary gift: FG plans fresh cash transfer scheme for 75 million Nigerians
It stated that the cash transfer programme was overhauled to tackle fraud. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this at the ministerial sectoral briefing to mark the first year in office of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja. On January 12, Tinubu suspended all the programmes […]
Minimum wage talks collapse again as Labour rejects N60,000
The NLC’s Deputy President of Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, spoke to newsmen at the end of a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage, where Labour rejected the Federal Government’s fresh offer of N60,000, up from the N57,000 earlier proposed. The Federal Government added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 […]
Presidency Denies Tinubu Will Deliver Speech Before Joint NASS Sitting
“In view of public commentary concerning the President delivering a speech before a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly tomorrow, May 29, 2024, it is important to state that this information is false and unauthorized as the Office of the President was not involved in the planning of the event,” Ngelale said in a Tuesday […]
Benue Assembly Repeals Life Pension Law For Ex-Govs, Deputies
The bill was passed and assented to by former Governor Samuel Ortom in the twilight of his administration in May 2023. The bill to repeal the law was presented by the Chairman of the House standing Committee on Appointments, Public Service and Pension Matters, Douglas Akya, who represents Makurdi South Constituency in the state assembly. […]
Court Bars Bayero From Parading Self As Emir, Orders Police To Evict Him From Palace
The court presided, over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order which is effective until 11th June 2024 when the substantive motion will be heard.This legal tussle followed a Federal High Court ruling which restrained the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sunusi II as Emir of Kano and suspended the law establishing the dissolved five emirates […]
Tinubu To Address Joint NASS Sitting On May 29
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Tambawal, in a statement, said the President will address the lawmakers on state of the nation and commission the NASS Library.President Tinubu, who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, will mark his first anniversary in office on Wednesday. The Tinubu government introduced some reforms like petrol subsidy […]
Cross River Assembly Reaffirms Ayambem As 10th Speaker
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache the reaffirmation of Ayambem followed a rapprochement brokered by the state governor, Bassey Otu and critical stakeholders with the 25-member Assembly in Calabar.The speaker was impeached on Wednesday by 17 members out of the 25-member House over allegations of misappropriation of […]
FG Drags 36 Governors To Supreme Court Over LGAs Autonomy
The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation ,AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, is seeking full autonomy for all local government areas in the country.In suit, the Federal Government specifically prayed the court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected […]