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The House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate repair of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Adopting a motion under matters of urgent importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu at the plenary presided by the Speaker, ...
Read More »Reps uncover budget fraud at NDDC as activist urges Senate to halt confirmation of commission’s nominees
The House of Representatives has revealed that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is still operating on the 2018 budget approved by the National Assembly. Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the revelation at the inaugural ...
Read More »Court adjourns trial of Dasuki, others for alleged N19b fraud to Dec 11
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned till December 11, 2019, the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and four others for alleged misappropriation of N19.4 billion arms funds. Arraigned alongside the ex-NSA ...
Read More »UNICEF, EU, others laud Cross River state’s open defecation-free status
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) have commended Cross River State for having the highest number of Open Defecation Free (ODF) local government areas in Nigeria. They said the state deserved applause in that has ...
Read More »Court orders EFCC to extend Maina, son’s detention over alleged N2.1 b fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an order of a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Bwari, Abuja to detain former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal, pending conclusion of ...
Read More »Agwai, Utomi urge youths to brace up for corruption fight, CP want death penalty for graft
General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) and Professor Pat Utomi have urged Nigerian youths to brace up for the fight against corruption and be ready to win the fight against the monster to secure the future of the next generation. They ...
Read More »Experts canvass early diagnosis, health insurance policy, others to reduce child cancer
Worried by the rising cases of childhood cancer and deaths in the country, medical experts have recommended early diagnosis and presentation and strong health insurance policy to reduce the scourge. They said cancer responds to effective treatment and result in ...
Read More »Police negotiating with abductors of Kaduna school girls, parade 50 suspects
The Kaduna State Police Command has hinted that it was negotiating with abductors of the six female students, a teacher and a matron, who were kidnapped from their school on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Commissioner of Police (CP) in the ...
Read More »Senate considers five-year jail term for lecturers over sexual scandal
UNILAG, UI move to tackle the menace, Kano Poly disowns teacher The Senate has revisited the sexual harassment bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and passed by the Eighth Senate. It specifies a five-year jail term for ...
Read More »Senate commences work on 2020 budget, approves Adewolu as NCC commissioner
The Senate has begun debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33tr. Of the total amount, N556.7b is for statutory transfer, while debt servicing gets N2.7tr. Contributing, Gabriel Suswam (PDP: Benue) noted that the budget was ...
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