The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, commenced investigative hearing on the N2.6tn owed the Federal Government by 77 oil companies operating in Nigeria. The House is acting on the 2019 report of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. The Speaker…
The House of Representatives has urged ministries, departments and agencies to give automatic employment to Nigerians who graduate with first-class from Nigerian institutions. The resolution was reached on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion moved by Chinedu Martins. In…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State and a political scientist, Prince Adekunle Adebayo Ayoola has said it was about time Nigeria allow her women to flourish politically describing women as highly gifted…
The Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet with the National Leader of the ruling party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, today at 2.30pm. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in a letter read during the…
A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court has sentenced two labourers, Elaigwu Anthony and Emmanuel Abam to 12 months in prison each for stealing wires worth N4.2 million. Anthony, 26, and Abam, 31, were convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to…
Nigerian celebrities have joined others in expressing displeasure about the state of the country. Toke Makinwa took to her Twitter page lamenting about the poor state of power supply and wondered where the hope for Nigeria is. According to her,…
Following Tuesday’s matches in the Champions League, at least six teams are through to the quarter-final stage. Atletico Madrid and Benfica are the latest clubs to seal their spots in the last eight. The Spanish side beat Manchester United 1-0…
The International Court of Justice, ICJ, is set to rule on a lawsuit challenging the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the first of such verdict by an international court since the war started almost three weeks ago. ICJ, which is…
The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KCPC) on Tuesday warned ice block producers against unhygienic practices. The council’s Managing Director, Gen. Idris Bello-Danbazau, made the call in Kano while briefing newsmen as part of the activities marking the World Consumer…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, presided over a hybrid meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The meeting was anchored from the State House Council Chambers, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari was away in London, UK, for routine medical check-up.…
