Reps Raises Concerns Over Conversion of Residential Areas to Commercials
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning, on Thursday raised concerns over the rate of conversion of residential areas to commercial and semi-industrial zones. Chairman of the Committee. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, who raised the concerns during a budget defence session with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing […]
NILDS DG Commiserates with Speaker, Members Over Deputy Chief Whip’s Death
The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), National Assembly, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has extended his condolences to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, over the passing of the Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Adewumi Onanuga. In a statement issued on Thursday, 16th January 2025, […]
Reps Mourns Passing of Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives on Wednesday announces the passing of Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who, until her demise, served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House. Onanuga who untill her demise represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, passed away on January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. Representative Onanuga, born […]
President Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 5,000 Personnel for Correctional Service
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has given directive for the recruitment of five thousand new personnel into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), The move which seeks to address the overcrowding crisis and strengthen the Service was announced on Wednesday the Acting Comptroller General of the NCS, Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi. Speaking when he appeared before […]
Group Demands 40% Oil Bloc Licenses For Niger-Deltans
…As Protests Break Out in Niger Delta States By Chinedu Echianu A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission […]
Senate Clarifies Misrepresented Report of N1.1b, N850m fraud Against JAMB Registrar
By Chinedu Echianu The Senate has clarified on Wednesday that reports of N1.1 billion spent on meals and entertainment and N850 million spent on security and insecticide in the aftermath of Monday’s budget defence session by the Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was misrepresented in the media. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday in […]
Wike Hastens Issuance of Title Documents, Signs 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy in One Year
By Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has signed a remarkable five thousand, four hundred and eighty-one Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) within a single year as of December 31, 2024. This achievement is part of the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance land title administration under […]
NDLEA Interceptes 40ft Trailer Load of Skunk in Abuja
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a 40foot trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms has The interception happened while the skunk were being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja for […]
Deputy Speaker Congratulates New President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Sunday congratulates Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his unanimous election as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, a former senator representing Rivers East Senatorial Zone, was elected by the General Assembly of the apex socio-cultural organization of Ndigbo in Enugu […]
Police Set February 1 For Enforcement Of 3rd Party Vehicle Insurance
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has announced February 1, 2025, as the commencement date for the enforcement of the relevant laws on third-party insurance. IGP Egbetokun who affirms the importance of third-party insurance stated this on Friday when he received the Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Olusegun […]