The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has promised to reintroduce the diaspora voting bill in a bid to accommodate Nigerians living abroad. Chairman of the Committee and member representing Oluyole federal constituency, Tolulope Shadipe, stated this on Thursday when the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerians […]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has set aside the contempt proceedings and all the orders of conviction for contempt against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Justice Chizoba Oji set aside the proceedings on Thursday after hearing an application brought by the EFCC […]
Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) has reiterated its commitment to strict enforcement of its development control by ensuring that developers abide by building code. The agency’s Managing Director, Arch. Suleiman Ahmed Abdulwahab, said this shortly after receiving an award of excellence conferred on him by Polity Newspaper on […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he met with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace to foster Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom. In an interview after meeting the 73-year-old monarch, Buhari said King Charles III asked him whether he has a house in the UK […]
Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Sources said the hoodlums, numbering about eight, had jumped over the fence into the premises and set fire to the INEC building. The security guard at the facility, Azeez […]
Without the current subsidy on petrol, the actual importation and retail cost would be at N410 per litre as market conditions take price to thrice of N170 pump price, said the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari. Daily Trust had reported on Tuesday that marketers are pushing for […]
The Department of State Services ( DSS) has warned that there is possibility of politicians using thugs during the campaign for the 2023 elections. The DSS Director in Kaduna, Mr. Abdul Enachie, stated this in his presentation of a report of security situation for 2nd and 3rd Quarter in the […]
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has proposed a N245billion appropriation bill for the 2023 fiscal year with the education sector getting the highest allocation. The governor, who tagged the budget proposal as “Budget of consolidation and prosperity 2”, said the education sector has been allocated N62billion representing 27% of […]
The Bayelsa State Government has faulted the Federal Government’s claim that the state is not one of the top ten states affected by the recent flooding recorded in many parts of the country. Humanitarian affairs and disaster management minister, Sadiya Farouk, on Thursday said Jigawa was the most affected state […]
