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Senate to review condition of service for National Assembly staff
The Senate has constituted a six-member conference committee to review the condition of service for national assembly staff members.
Court orders police to show cause for detaining Senator Melaye
An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday ordered the police to show cause over it’s continued detention of Sen. Dino Melaye.
Election: INEC delists Rivers APC candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the names of the ruling All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate from the National Assembly election candidates list.
Venezuela opposition strategy depends on military support
The National Assembly has stepped up the pressure this month in its power struggle with Maduro and his regime, calling for a mass people’s protest next week, reaching out for international support and offering “amnesty” to those in the military that disavow Maduro.
Election: US expresses concern over neutrality of Nigeria’s security services
The United States government has expressed concern over the neutrality of Nigeria’s security services ahead of county’s general elections beginning with the presidential and National Assembly polls on February 16.
Senator Tinubu: I no longer feel safe in my office
The senator representing Lagos Central, Oluremi Tinubu, has officially reported a case of burglary in her National Assembly office to his colleagues.
Senator Ekweremadu: Thieves stole money in federal lawmaker’s car
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday, shocked his colleagues when he revealed how some thieves broke into the luxury car of a senator and stole huge sums of money.
Governor Emmanuel promises to implement new minimum wage
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has assured that the state government will ensure the full implementation of the proposed new minimum wage for workers in the state.
Minimum wage: Labour promises hell for dissenting governors
Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari planned release of a new salary package for civil servants, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has promised tough times for governors who may not pay the new salary structure.
Kwara rice farmers to boost production as lawmaker donates tractor
A House of Representatives member representing Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Zakari Mohammed, has presented a tractor to farmers in Baruten Local Government Area (LGA) ahead of farming season.
US steps up support for Venezuela’s National Assembly to take over power
The U.S. on Wednesday stepped up support for Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly to oust President Nicolas Maduro from power.
Governor el-Rufai: Northerners ready for restructuring
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, governors of Kaduna and Oyo states, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and Abiola Ajimobi, respectively and other eminent Nigerians yesterday stressed the need for the country to be restructured to overcome myriad of problems confronting it as a nation.
Governor Al-Makura urges Nigerians to vote for President Buhari, APC candidates
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has urged the electorate to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election.
Election: Senator Saraki cautions against overheating polity
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has cautioned politicians against overheating the polity ahead the general elections.
President Buhari declines assent to five bills
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to five bills transmitted to him by the National Assembly in 2018.
Linus Okorie: Atiku Abubakar will floor President Buhari in Ebonyi
Okorie said Ebonyians love Atiku and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi, and would vote massively for them in February irrespective of any political intrigues being cooked up in some quarters in the state.
PDP: Another term for President Buhari is invitation to totalitarianism
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday warned Nigerians not to grant a second tenure to President Muhammadu Buhari as doing so is an invitation to totalitarianism.
Senator Lawan: National Assembly to prioritise budget, minimum wage upon resumption
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will prioritise the consideration of the 2019 budget and the passage of minimum wage bill upon resumption.
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Governor Ortom: No cattle routes in Benue
He said the president’s overall performance was shameful and a confirmation of what his wife stated that having lost control, a cabal had taken charge.
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data
Apple chief executive Tim Cook called on US lawmakers Thursday to pass privacy legislation enabling consumers to see and delete their harvested online personal data from a central clearinghouse.
Ex-CDS Alex Badeh for burial January 23 in Abuja
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, who was murdered along the Abuja-Keffi/Kaduna road, would be buried on January 23.
Election: Aisha Buhari, APC governors’ wives campaign massively for party
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and wives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the North-East have called on women and youths to vote massively for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
INEC: 209,721 PVCs yet to be collected in Cross River
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 209,721 Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs) have yet to be collected in Cross River ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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INEC begins recruitment for general election
Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced recruitment for ad-hoc positions ahead of the general elections.
Swiss-born Sebastian Osigwe vows to give Francis Uzoho healthy competition in Super Eagles
With the lack of form and inactivity of Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is combing Europe for a quality goalkeeper who can provide healthy competition to current number one, Francis Uzoho.
Zimbabweans protest against fuel price hike
Protesters barricaded roads and burned tires in a suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Monday, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a massive fuel price hike in an effort to stem a deepening economic crisis.
N3.9 billion fraud: Court to decide fate of Alex Badeh’s case on February 26
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the alleged N3.9 billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh to February 26, 2019, to enable parties know how to proceed with regards to the defence of Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, a company with whom he was standing trial.
AGF orders freezing of Justice Onnoghen’s accounts
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to freeze the bank accounts of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.