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Budget 2020: We Need N37b To Renovate National Assembly Complex – Lawmakers
A sum of N37 billion has been approved by federal lawmakers for the renovation of the National Assembly complex.
Also endorsed as part of the Budget 2020 is N1billion to cater for the amendment of the Constitution. This is slated to…
Senate to pass Buhari’s $30 billion loan request – Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, gave the clearest indication yet that the Senate would pass a $29.96 billion loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Lawan, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said the Senate would…
Presidency Expresses Disappointment On Berger’s Calabar-Itu Road Construction
The Senior Special Assistant the President on Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Senator Ita Enang has lampooned construction giant, Julius Berger over disappointing work on the Calabar-Itu road.
SSA during an inspection of the…
OGONI CLEAN UP: Group Advocates Suspension Of Project
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) under the auspices of Ogoni Liberation Initiative on Thursday , called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend and review the Ogoni clean up oil spill projects, saying the…
BREAKING: Supreme Court Nullifies Powers Of State Governors To Sack LG Chairmen.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the power of state governors to sack elected Local government chairmen.
The apex court also stopped the state Houses of Assembly from empowering the governor to replace the sacked chairmen with…
Nigerians May Celebrate Christmas And New Year In Blackout – Rep
Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has expressed the fear that there might be a nationwide blackout over the ongoing industrial action by the National Union of Electricity Employees.
Members of the…
Omo-Agege Introduces Amendment Bill On Electoral Malpractice
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.
Omo-Agege said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on…
CDHR Advocates Use Of Social Media To Promote Human Rights Struggle
By Mattex Omonext, Delta
The Head of Legal Unit of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, South-South Zone, Mr. Godwin Umukoro on Tuesday called on Nigerian youths make use of the social media to promote human right…
JUST IN: DSS Denies Sowore Re – arrest In Court
The Department of State Services (DSS) says its officers did not arrest Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, in court, claiming that the journalist’s supporters were only acting an “orchestrated drama”.
A statement…
Ameachi Dismisses IPOB Claims,Says I Was Not Beaten In Madrid
The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed claim by the Indigenous People of Biafra that he was beaten in Madrid, Spain.
Ameachi said the Spanish policemen protected him from the “misinformed miscreants”.
Recall…