Ali Ndume, chief whip of the senate, says the upper legislative chamber was poorly renovated. Both chambers of the national assembly had undergone renovation that lasted about two years. Lawmakers had to make do with temporary venues for plenary and committee hearings while the renovation lasted. The sum of N42 billion was reportedly earmarked and…
The Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Dr. Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu as the new Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. Dr. Anyadiegwu succeeds Dr. Ifeyinwa Osegbo and assumes leadership of the institution, founded 48 years ago. Dr. Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu brings to her new role a wealth of…
The 10th Senate on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the frequent jailbreaks witnessed across the country in the past few years. This is as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, lamented that many jailbreaks have occurred after a change of name from the Nigeria Prisons Service to Nigeria Correctional Service. Akpabio spoke during the consideration of a…
The chief executive officer of Binance, a cryptocurrency platform on Tuesday claimed that some unknown persons in Nigeria demanded huge payments in digital currency to make their problems in the country “go away”. The firm’s chief executive officer (CEO), Richard Teng made the disclosure via a blog post. The federal government earlier this year detained…
Three sisters have allegedly seized and refused to release the corpse of their late brother, one Mr. Ernest, to his wife and children, for a five years now and still counting. The incident happened in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, where the three sisters and their late brother hailed from. It…
….Demands Tinubu’s whereabouts, Laments Absence Of Shetimma Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has demanded the whereabouts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Saturday made it exactly six days after Tinubu attended the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but he is yet to return…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has emphasised the need for increased budgetary allocation to carter for, not only the expansion of* *Army Barracks, but for the welfare of the serving Military personnel, the Legion, their orphans, their wives and other dependants.* *The Governor made the proposal when the House of Representatives Committee on Army…
Former Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Students’ Union Government President, Ajao Samson, has kick-started a 214-hour marathon reading to break the Guinness World Record. The marathon reading, held at Adolak Conference Hall in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, began in the early hours of Monday, with numerous lovers and admirers throwing their support behind Samson….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks operating in the country to start charging a cybersecurity levy on transactions. A circular from the apex bank on Monday disclosed that the implementation of the levy would start two weeks from today. The circular was directed to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service…
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the lack of proper notification regarding the demolition of tourist and recreational amenities, as well as other properties within the Oniru corridor, including sections of Landmark in Lagos State, to facilitate the construction of the Coastal Highway, is a key factor…
