The Benue State House of Assembly has recalled seven members who were suspended earlier in February. This followed the reading of a joint letter by the suspended members, presented by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Tuesday in Makurdi. After reading the letter, Mr Tiseer moved a motion for their recall, noting…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta. This followed the presentation of the report by the Senate Committee on Health, chaired by Sen. Banigo Ipalibo Harry (PDP-Rivers). Harry noted that the bill was sponsored by Sen. Joel Thomas (APC-Delta). She explained that the bill…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council that the long-awaited affordable housing estate for its members will soon become a reality. Dangiwa gave the assurance on Tuesday during the NUJ FCT Council Press Week Lecture and Awards Ceremony in Abuja, themed “Journalism in…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population, Sen. Victor Umeh, has reiterated the call for a credible and timely population and housing census in Nigeria. He said such a census was essential to support national planning and youth-focused development, especially in a country where accurate data was key to equitable resource…
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo said he has no regret asking former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra to notify him before visiting the state. Okpebholo made the clarification on Tuesday in Benin at the official inauguration of the new Edo Line, a transport company owned by the state government. According to him, the directive to…
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has pledged collaboration with relevant agencies to improve the standard of education in the country. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP-Bayelsa), made the pledge in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oforji spoke the…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the 2025-2026 external borrowing plan of 21.5 billion dollars presented by President Bola Tinubu for consideration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate’s approval, followed presentation of the report of Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at plenary by Chairman of the committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto)….
The Federal Government says that privately-owned Computer Based Test (CBT) centres and others belonging to public institutions will be fully deployed in the conduct of school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by National Examinations Council…
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, says she will approach the appellate court for interpretation of the legal impasse between her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after being refused entrance into the National Assembly Complex by security…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it has detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly beating a 19-year-old with a stick that led to his death in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Spokesman in the state, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…
