The House of Representatives has urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to withhold allocations from the federation account to local government areas in the country that are run without elected officials but caretaker committees.This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon.
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-Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIbe Okwara Osonwa, born on December 24, 1974, in London, is a distinguished lawmaker representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives.With roots in Ebem Ohafia, his early education at Federal Government College Okigwe set the foundation for a remarkable career. His academic journey continued at
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-Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaAs the President and Founder of the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF), Engineer Noah Dallaji has made significant contributions to Nigeria, particularly Bauchi State.His recent recognition by the Arewa Youth Advocate for Good Governance (AYAGG) as an Icon of National Development and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday announced the creation of a Ministry of Livestock Development.The president made the disclosure at the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Livestock Reform Implementation Committee at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja.A substantive minister is, however, yet to be named for the ministry.Present
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The House of Representatives has passed a motion sponsored by 88 members, calling on the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the controversial Samoa Agreement until all contentious clauses are addressed.The motion, moved by Representative Aliyu Madaki on Tuesday, specifically highlights concerns over the “gender equality” clause, which some
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The federal government has lifted ban on importation of specific food items, including maize, husked brown rice, wheat and cowpeas and suspended duties, tariffs and taxes on them.According to a statement released by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Monday, July 8, the lifting of importation
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that the current fuel queues seen in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and some parts of the country, were as a result of disruption of ship-to-ship transfer of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, between Mother Vessels and Daughter
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A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an ex-parte order restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Simone Chibuzor-Amadi, and the Clerk of the Rivers State House of Assembly from having any dealings with factional Speaker of the Rivers State House Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and twenty-six
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that Lagos State is at the epicentre of the cholera outbreak in Nigeria.In the data provided on the commission’s website, Lagos registered 104 new cases out of the country’s total of 113 reported cases for the week.NCDC disclosed that
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The Joint Admissions and Matrication Board (JAMB) has made it compulsory for all candidates applying to study programmes in tertiary institutions in Nigeria to use National Identification Number (NIN) for registration.Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said this was
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