CHAIRMAN OF ZENITH LABOR PARTY, BARRISTER DAN NWANYANWU PRESCRIBES FREE TRANSPORTATION AS SOLUTION TO LABOUR CRISES
The Federal has been asked to adopt a more proactive action to ensure a conducive working environment for Nigerian workers. Chairman of Zenith Labor Party ,Barrister Dan Nwanyanwu while speaking with newsmen over the weekend suggested that provision of a functional transportation system for all Nigerian workers will reduce the level of agitation by them […]
KEIR STARMER EMERGES UK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, AFTER LABOUR PARTY’S LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN UK GENERAL ELECTION.
Keir Starmer is now UK's new prime minister, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide general election victory. The Conservative Party suffered a huge collapse after a tumultuous 14 years in power, which saw five different prime ministers run the country. Rishi Sunak – the outgoing Prime Minister – accepted responsibility for […]
FEDERAL HIGH COURT FIXES SEPTEMBER 18 FOR JUDGMENT IN A SUIT SEEKING THE REMOVAL OF ABDULLAHI GANDUJE AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF APC.
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed September 18 for judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the plaintiff, Benjamin Davou; and lawyers to the defence adopted their processes and made their submission […]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LAUNCH PROBE INTO ALLEGED N1.5 BILLION DIVERSION OF CONTRACT FUNDS AT FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS.
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the N1.5 billion meant for the payment of contractors, but allegedly diverted by principal officers of the Federal ministry of women affairs. The House Committee on Women Affairs commenced the probe in Abuja against the backdrop of petitions by contractors over non-payment of contracts executed. Chairman […]
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU, ON HIS RE-ELECTION AS THE ECOWAS CHAIRMAN
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu, on his re-election as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu, who was first elected as ECOWAS chairman on July 9, 2023, got re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads […]
PRO-WIKE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY GIVES GOVERNOR 7 DAYS TO RE-PRESENT 2024 BUDGET
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2024 budget to the House. The order follows the first sitting of the pro-Wike House on Monday after some months. The other House led by Victor Oko-Jumbo also held a parallel sitting. Fubara […]
SIERRA LEONE INTRODUCES NEW LAW BANNING CHILD MARRIAGE.
Sierra Leone has introduced a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organized by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. Anybody now […]
SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS VOW TO PUSH FOR THE RELEASE OF THE LEADER OF THE PROSCRIBED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA, NNAMDI KANU.
The South-East Governors has resolved to interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The forum also resolved to visit President Bola Tinubu to discuss pressing issues concerning the South- East region These are contained in a communique issued and signed […]
US DOLLAR RISES AS INVESTORS WEIGH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY AFTER LAST WEEK’S POOR DEBATE PERFORMANCE BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week’s poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden. Speculation about a second term for the Republican rose on the Supreme Court’s ruling that all former leaders had “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for “official acts” taken […]
THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN URGES NEW RECS TO PREPARE FOR ELECTONEERING CHALLENGES
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC) has charged the new Resident Electoral Commissioners (Recs) to prepare for the challenges of electioneering in Nigeria as the nation lacks reliable election calendar. Speaking at the induction retreat for the new RECs in Lagos the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu stated that the reality of the work in […]