The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government ...
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi hands over 65 security vehicles to police
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu on Tuesday handed over sixty five (65) patrol vans to the state command of the Nigeria Police Force to aid its security operations ...
Read More »FG, governors move against banditry, kidnapping, others in North-West
The Federal Government and governors in the North West have brainstormed on the insecurity ravaging the geo-political zone. During a town hall meeting organised by ...
Read More »Senate passes amended Production Sharing Contract Bill
The Senate, in a bid to shore up Nigeria’s revenue earning, on Tuesday passed the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract Act 2004(amendment) ...
Read More »Oyo govt to distribute furniture to public schools
About 64,000 units of school furniture are to be produced for distribution to public schools in Oyo State to provide more conducive learning environment and ...
Read More »INEC fears violence during Bayelsa, Kogi guber polls
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has raised security concerns in both Bayelsa and Kogi states ahead of the governorship elections, describing the two states as politically volatile ...
Read More »Nigeria spends N3.39tr to finance 2019 budget
The Federal Government has spent the sum of N3.39tr within the first six months of this year to finance the 2019 budget. She gave the ...
Read More »Financial autonomy: NFIU can’t dictate to states on local govt funds – Governors
Those referring to local government as the third tier of government are wrong, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) said on Sunday ...
Read More »Gov. Sanwo-Olu declares emergency on Lagos roads
Lagos State Government has declared a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriages within the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday at the ...
Read More »Ondo govt closes schools for three weeks over flooding
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has directed public primary and secondary schools submerged by flood in the state to proceed on three weeks holiday from ...
Read More »Zamfara Assembly bans debate on security issues during plenary
The Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya on Thursday reiterated that the assembly would no longer discuss issues of security at plenary. ...
Read More »Fed Govt proposes N5m fine for hate speech
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Thursday said the federal government has approved recommendations to review the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws ...
Read More »Senate revisits bill to establish National Assembly budget office
The Senate on Thursday reintroduced a bill seeking to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO). The bill, which was passed by the ...
Read More »Sex-for-grades: Senate proposes five-year jail term for randy lecturers
The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill passed by the 8th Senate. The 8th Senate had proposed a five-year sentence and N5m fine for lecturers convicted ...
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