The Senate has urged the police and all relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate Osinachi’s death and give the family justice. The Senate said the lives of all citizens must be accounted for by those in authority. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the call in his remarks moments before the Senate held…
The Senate has received the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for expeditious consideration and passage into law. The Bills were accompanied with a letter read at the start of plenary on Thursday by the Senate President, Ahamad Lawan. President Buhari, in a letter dated April 12, 2022, said…
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a meeting of the Council of State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which started at 10 am, is being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and the Chief of Staff…
The Federal Executive Council has approved N1.4bn for the supply of equipment for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, to boost power supply nationwide. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu disclosed this to State House correspondents after Wednesday’s Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “I presented two memos from the ministry of…
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while briefing reporters on the ongoing voter registration exercise on Wednesday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. “Presently, nearly 45 per cent of completed registrations nationwide are invalid, rising to as high as 60 per cent or more in some states,” he said. “This infraction happened in all…
Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Muhammad Achida, has defected the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The speaker presented the letter of his defection to the Assembly during the plenary session on Thursday. Also, a member of the state House of Assembly representing Wammako 2 Constituency, Murtala Bello Maigona,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in commissioners for the National Population Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. The commissioners, who were confirmed by Senate last month are,…
The Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners in Nigeria (RPC) prescribes the model ethical conduct for lawyers engaged in active legal practice in the Country. So many lawyers however do not pay fealty to some of the provisions of the RPC which they refer to as being outdated. However, despite the anachronistic nature of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has intervened in the lingering disagreement between the Federal Government and unions in the tertiary institutions that has crippled activities in the nation’s universities. As a result, the congress issued a 21-one day ultimatum to the government to resolve the issues with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the Osun State Governorship election, following the close of nominations by political parties. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He explained that the unveiling of…