FG Insists PIB’ll Resolve Oil Sector’s 70-Year Underdevelopment
The federal government has said that when passed, the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will resolve most of the knotty issues that have hindered the development […]
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Fed Govt seeks more cash for vaccine, security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the leadership of the National Assembly in the State House, Abuja to discuss raising a Supplementary Budget to […]
BPE to encourage private sector investment
Re-appointed Director-General (DG), Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has set up a six-point agenda for his administration in the next four […]
SARS Probe: How My Brother Got Missing At Kuje Police Station 11 Years Ago – Witness SPEAKS Up
Mrs Kate Okwor, a witness at the IIP-SARS, has spoken up. The woman, on Wednesday narrated before the panel how her senior brother, Jude Onunze […]
Fadaka, Proposed Currency For Yoruba Nation Will Be Stronger Than US Dollar – Report
Fadaka, the proposed currency to be used in Oduduwa republic has been tipped to be more valuable than the dollar. This was the submission by […]
Shoot-on-sight order: Extra-judicial killing by another name?
Following the shoot-on-sight order given by President Muhammadu Buhari and some governors, a former Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Monday Onyekachi Ubani, examines […]
Lawan, Gbajabiamila Sued Over Alleged Missing N4.4 Billion NASS Fund
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and his counterpart, House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila have been sued over an alleged missing billions. According to the Socio-Economic Rights […]
Doctors threaten strike, say FG not paying dead members’ insurance
The National Association of Resident Doctors says the families of frontline doctors, who died of COVID-19, have been abandoned despite N500bn released by the Federal […]
Okorocha congratulates Araraume on court victory
Following the judgement at an Abuja Federal High affirming Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Imo […]
Senate Rejects Bill Giving NASS Power to Appoint And Sack Service Chiefs
A bill that would have conferred on the National Assembly the power to appoint and sack Service Chiefs has been rejected by the Senate on […]
Uproar in Senate over Armed Forces Commission Bill
A Bill which seeks to establish an Armed Forces Service Commission on Wednesday divided the Senate. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to […]
How $1billion For Ammunition Under Buhari Was Secretly Released, Shared Among Buratai, Other Ex-Military Chiefs – Report
Billions meant for purchase of ammunitions were secretly released and shared among the immediate past service chiefs for the prosecution of the war against terrorists.. […]
Differential wage bill: Start with govs, political office holders, Labour tells National Assembly
The organised labour has again criticised political office holders over a bill which seeks remove minimum wage negotiations from the exclusive legislative list to the […]
National Assembly Is Broke, Needs Bigger Budget To Be Efficient – House Of Reps
According to a report by The PUNCH, the House of Representatives has said the National Assembly is underfunded to function efficiently and effectively as a […]
Rebuilding Lagos through reorientation
Lagos is usually and always the poster state, whether for good or bad. The state was the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic and #EndSARS protests […]
Stock Exchange completes conversion to public company (PLC)
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has received final approvals for its ongoing conversion from a mutual, member-owned company to a public limited liability company, paving […]
The case for anonymous court proceedings in Nigeria
The openness of judicial proceedings is a fundamental principle enshrined in Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (the right to a fair trial). This underpins […]
NLC to Embark On Nationwide Protest, Announces Date
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has announced it will begin protest on Wednesday. According to Vanguard, NLC and its allies will on Wednesday, embark on […]
Fed Govt rejects House bid for wage negotiation devolve to states
Labour got a major ally yesterday in the Federal Government on their opposition to the planned re-classification of minimum wage negotiation. It joined the Nigeria […]
Govs can’t ban open grazing, says Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a factional umbrella body for herdsmen in the country, has said it is opposed to the ban imposed on open […]