MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLEDGE TO GIVE UP 50 PER CENT OF THEIR SALARIES FOR SIX MONTHS TO ADDRESS THE HUNGER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
The House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the hunger across the country. During the session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu amended the motion, urging his colleagues to sacrifice 50% of their […]
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, LABOUR PARTY MOURN LATE KADUNA LAWMAKER.
Senate has once again been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of House of Representatives member, hon. Ekene Adams. The Red Chamber adjourned plenary until Wednesday in honour of the late lawmaker, who died on July 16. Mr Adams represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, in the House of Representatives before his death. […]
KANO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 2ND CLASS EMIRATES IN THE STATE.
Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law for the establishment of 2nd class Emirates in the state. It would be recalled that the House took the first reading of the bill before embarking on recess, which they resumed yesterday. After the second and third reading of the bill, the Deputy Speaker, […]
SENATE SAYS ITS EMERGENCY MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC TEAM OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU IS TO ASSESS THE ECONOMY AND LEVEL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2024 BUDGET.
Senate says its emergency meeting with the economic team of President Bola Tinubu is to assess the level of implementation of the 2024 budget and how it impacts on the lives of the common Nigerians. In his remarks at the meeting ,Senate Committee chairman of Finance Senator Sani Musa said the although the committee is […]
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) ACCREDITES ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR GROUPS TO SERVE AS OBSERVERS IN THE UPCOMING GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS IN EDO AND ONDO STATES.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited One Hundred and Thirty Four Groups to serve as Observers in the upcoming Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo States scheduled for September and November 2024 respectively. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr. Sam Olumekun, made this known in a statement issued on Monday, 15th July […]
INTER-PARTY ADVISORY COUNCIL (IPAC), DESCRIBES SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AUTONOMY AS VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA.
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), says the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government financial autonomy is a victory for sustainable democracy in Nigeria. IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, who stated this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, called for the immediate implementation of the Apex court’s judgment on the matter. Supreme Court had […]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TO EMBARK ON INTENSIVE OVERSIGHT ON AGENCIES IN CHARGE OF AMAC
House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, has expressed its decision to embark on intensive oversight on agencies in charge of all Area Councils in the nation’s capital. This, the Committee said, is due to the refusal of some of the agencies to honour its summons to […]
FG SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA ON GREEN ENERGY
The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has had a discussion with the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shri Balasubramanian, to establish new green industrial partnership opportunities. He said the meeting, which took place at the State House, Abuja, brought hope and quality results to Nigeria green industrial drive. Chief Ngelale told […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU TO MEET WITH ORGANISED LABOUR ON THURSDAY OVER MINIMUM WAGE
Reports say President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour source said the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held […]
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO URGES ALL PARTIES TO ABIDE BY THE MINIMUM WAGE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT.
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says State governors no longer have any excuse to complain about payment of a new minimum wage if signed into law going by improvements in revenues that accrue to them monthly. Akpabio, therefore, stressed the need for all parties to the minimum wage negotiation to abide by the […]