Former lawmaker, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has accused a section of the country of making it difficult for Nigerians to legitimately move around the world. Na’Allah, who represented Kebbi South Senatorial District for 16 years in the National Assembly, said the unnamed region of the country erroneously believed drugs and scams were the only gateways…
The Federal Government has pledged to complete ongoing dam projects across Nigeria, including the Doma and Fari-Ruwa dams in Nasarawa State. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, made this commitment during a strategic meeting with the Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, in Abuja. Utsev pointed out the significance of these dams…
The Deputy Chief Whip of the 10th Nigerian Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has thrown his weight behind the proposed State Police. Nwebonyi, who’s also a member of the Senate Constitution Review Committee, gave the hints during his interview with the AIT in their program tagged: “ Inside Parliament”…
The Katsina State Government said it has repatriated about 12 survivors of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to their respective states from December 2023 to date. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Katsina. According to her, the ministry, through its GBV Centre, handed over some of…
Famed rapper, Speed Darlington replies those claiming that he is better than the singer, Wizkid. The abroad-based rapper went live to address the comparison being made of him with Wizkid. In the video that surfaced online, Speed Darlington revealed that the words which filtered into his ears alleged that he is better than Wizkid. He noted that he has no…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Federal Government 48 hours to withdraw the 0.5% ‘cybersecurity levy’ imposed on Nigerians. This is contained in a statement on its official X handle on Tuesday. SERAP threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the “grossly unlawful” directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
The House of Representatives has called for a truce between the Academic Staff Union, ASUU, and the management of the University of Abuja, over the current strike. Rep Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, said this when he received the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah and a team of ASUU…
As Senators resume at the newly renovated Chamber for legislative activities, the National Assembly Sergeant-At-Arms has barred at least 10 Television stations in the country from having access to the gallery. A Sergeant-At-Arm operative who was stationed at the entrance of the Chamber told journalists that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio instructed the security unit to…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to embrace diversity, foster inclusivity and strive to make a positive impact wherever they were deployed. Adeleke gave this charge during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch A Stream II orientation course at the NYSC permanent orientation camp,…
The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Bill into law. The bill was passed into law during plenary of the Osun State House of Assembly, presided over by the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, on Tuesday. The bill provides persons with disabilities access to health, education, employment…
