The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has said corruption was limiting participation of women in politics in the country, stressing that it had decided to intervene in the fight against corruption to enhance political participation of women. Executive ...
Read More »Be role models to younger generation, Buhari urges Nigerian women
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerian women for their achievements in different fields of endeavour, urging them to remain steadfast in their chosen professions and be role models to the younger generation. He gave the commendation during a visit of ...
Read More »No hiding place for criminals in Delta State, Commissioner of Police warns
Commissioner of Police (CP), Delta State Command, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa, has cautioned armed herdsmen and kidnappers unleashing mayhem in the state to leave or face superior firepower of its operatives. Inuwa, who identified Isele-Azagba and Onicha-Olona in Aniocha North Council ...
Read More »Cross River State College of Health begins strike over suspension of salary structure
The Cross River College of Health Technology has embarked on an indefinite strike over suspension of Consolidated Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and Academic Salary Structures. In that regard, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Senior Staff Association of ...
Read More »Reps panel promises enough funding for Eastern Naval Command
House of Representatives Committee on Navy has promised that the National Assembly will explore all legal means to raise funds for the upgrade and renovation of dated facilities in the Nigerian Navy, Eastern Naval Command. Its Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, made ...
Read More »Benue to strengthen anti-grazing law for stiffer punishment of violators
In spite of demands in certain quarters that the Benue State anti-open grazing law be repealed, Governor Samuel Ortom has hinted that the state government will strengthen the law to include stiffer punishment for its violators. Ortom, who stated this ...
Read More »Bayelsa Governor Diri wins again as court quashes Alaibe’s application
A Federal High Court in Owerri has dismissed the application filed by Ndutimi Alaibe challenging the emergence of Governor Douye Diri as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 16, 2019 Bayelsa State governorship election for lack of merit. ...
Read More »House of Representatives orders probe of spills, remediation in oil producing areas
The House of Representatives has ordered immediate probe of the cleanup of spills and remediation in oil producing areas of the country in the last five years. Considering a motion sponsored by Abubakar Hassan Fulata at plenary presided by Speaker, ...
Read More »Reps intervene as varsities join ASUU warning strike as lawmakers meet ministers, others
Worried about the seemingly intractable face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government, the House of Representatives yesterday resolved to intervene in the crisis. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Dachung Bagos ...
Read More »Senate raises panel to liaise with MDAs on review of 2020 budget
The sharp fall in the oil benchmark used for the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget has forced the Senate to begin move to review the document. Accordingly, it constituted four committees to liaise with relevant ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to ...
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