Speaker Abbas Commits to Nigeria moving beyond women inclusion by 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed his belief that the call for empowerment of women in the development of society will go beyond calls for their inclusion in politics. Speaker Abbas said that by 2027, some gender-based demands by women would have been legalised in the 1999 […]
Activists Call for Ban of Geoengineering experimentations in Africa
By Oluwakemi Kindness Activists in reaction to the Baku Conference of the Parties COP29, have tasked leaders in the African continent to place a ban on geo-engineering experimentations, including solar radiation management, ocean fertilization, rock weathering and others. A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations CSOs in Nigeria stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while also […]
FCT Minister Wike Pledges Rural Transformation with Kabusa-Takushara Road Construction
By Adenekan sofiat The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to advancing rural development and governance as part of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking during the inauguration of the Kabusa-Takushara road construction project in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike emphasized the administration’s focus on transforming […]
We Recognise the Vital Role PTAD Plays says House of Reps.
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says it recognises the vital role the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) plays, especially in the payment of pensions, gratuity and death benefits to retirees of the Federal Government exempted from the Contributory Pension Scheme. Members of the House Committee on Pensions, stated this when its Chairman, Hussaini […]
Parliament: Your Vote Crucial in Shaping Nigeria’s Constitutional Future, Kalu Tells State Legislatures
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has emphasized the crucial role of State Legislatures in shaping Nigeria’s constitutional future. He made the emphasis, in Friday, while delivering his opening speech at the Retreat for Speakers and Principal Officers of the State Houses of Assembly (South West Region) […]
Reps: We’ll Reintroduce Rejected Bill on 6-years Single Term says Sponsors
By Oluwakemi Kindness The sponsors of the bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the Offices of the President, State Governors and Local Government Areas Chairmen, says the bill will be re-introduced again on the floor of the House. According to the Leader of the […]
Reps urges States Govs on Adoption of Motherless Children
By Oluwakemi Kindness State Governors in the country have been urged to adopt at least five motherless children as part of efforts geared toward ending the menace of Out-of-School Children in the country. Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Kafilat Ogbara, made the call during the 4th day celebration of National Children Leadership Conference by […]
Food: 92 CSOs tasks Reps on Prohibition of GMO Products
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has been tasked on the need to urgently prohibit the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in Nigeria in the bid to protect the environment and the health of the citizen. A Coalition of over 90 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) made the call on Tuesday […]
Nigeria’s Army Chief, Lagbaja Dies At 56
By Chinedu Echianu The presidency has announced the death of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff. The announcement came through a statement Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga Wednesday morning. The statement expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the high-ranking military officer, saying, “The […]
Reps to Investigate $2 Billion Renewable Energy Investments in Nigeria
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders to an investigative public hearing on the two billion dollars renewable energy grants and investments meant for the development of the renewable energy sector in Nigeria, which has not made a commensurate impact on the energy security challenges in the nation. […]