The Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has directed Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 appropriation bill before it within the next 48 hours.The lawmakers unanimously took the decision yesterday during their sitting amidst tight security at the House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt.The directive of
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For more than ten weeks, newly appointed management teams of Nigeria’s 12 River Basin Development Authorities have pressed the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for their appointment letters.Despite being named to their positions on 18 December 2024, they have not received formal confirmation, preventing
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Hope Waddell Training Institute Old Boys Association Calabar has launched a N1billion Legacy Fund.The fund will be used by the old boys for the sponsorship of indigent and brilliant students warming up to sit for JAMB and WAEC examinations so that they can proceed to university.The association's National President, Mr
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Edo State governor Monday Okpebholo has restored to former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the parcel of land situated at Aiguobasimwin Avenue in the Government Reservation Area of Benin whose Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) was revoked by the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki.The land
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The coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has rated Akwa Ibom State high in health sector reforms, noting that the huge investment in healthcare has positioned the state as an emerging hub for medical tourism.The minister made the declaration during his working visit to the
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The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has assured the various youth groups in the country that their input will be considered in the review of the proposed tax reform bills ahead of their passage by the legislature.Abbas gave the assurance at the National Youth Dialogue on
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Councilors in Shira local government area of Bauchi State have impeached chairman of the council, Abdullahi Bello and his deputy, Usman Adamu over gross misconduct, failure to discharge duties and abuse of office. The impeachment follows the submission of a report by the committee set up to investigate the allegations levelled
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The Kano State House of Assembly has summoned the chairman of Rano local government area, Hon. Nasiru Ya'u over the demolition of over 500 shops at a market in the area.The house ordered the chairman to appear before the House's ad-hoc committee after a motion of urgent importance was moved
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One Nuru Isa, a 50-year-old businessman based in Bauchi, has struck his wife, Wasila Abdullahi, with a cane after a fierce argument over the handling of food ingredients and fruits prepared to break the Ramadan fast over the weekend in Bauchi.A misunderstanding ensued between the couple and escalated to a
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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has resigned from office.Meranda announced her resignation at plenary on Monday.Meranda became the first female speaker after Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the former speaker, was removed from office by his colleagues for alleged misconduct.The removal of Obasa and subsequent election
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