A bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Okigwe in Imo state has scaled third reading at the senate. The bill, sponsored by Patrick Ndubueze, aims to provide quality education in various professional fields, including agriculture, environmental sciences, epidemiology, virology, robotics, and nuclear technology. Speaking on Tuesday, Ndubueze added that the Imo state…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has stated that it will consider both sides of the case involving suspended Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio before taking any action. The IPU President, Dr. Tulia Ackson, made this known in New York on Tuesday after Senator Natasha raised her suspension issue during the Women in…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that he was prevented from accessing the Assembly Quarters to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Bori Zonal Hospital in Khana Local Government Area, Fubara stressed that his attempt to fulfill constitutional obligations was obstructed, despite making multiple efforts to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) is currently underway at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, United States, drawing a global convergence of leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders committed to advancing gender equality and women’s rights. The prestigious annual gathering, organized by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as divergent reactions have been sparked off on social media, following the circulation of a viral video showing a man who constructed an electric car that also utilizes solar energy in Nnewi, the automobile hub of Anambra State. The 20-second video captures the innovator test-running…
In accordance with the directive from Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, the state government has begun disbursing gratuities to civil servants who retired from January of this year. Confirming this development to reporters in his office on Tuesday, State Accountant General Mr. Anthony Okenwa explained that the process started with those retirees who had…
The Enugu State Government has disbanded an illegal anti-scavenger taskforce which has been allegedly extorting unsuspecting members of the public, even as it vowed to go after impersonators, arrest and jail them in order to deter future criminal behaviours, adding that Governor Peter Mbah’s administration was committed to running a transparent and accountable government. The…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed claims that he banned evangelism in the state, clarifying that his focus was strictly on curbing noise pollution, which is already prohibited under an existing public health law. Soludo faced criticism after a viral video showed him confronting an unidentified street preacher in a market on Saturday….
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors in the Southeast region and religious leaders to place a ban on keeping de@d bodies in mortuaries. The group also called on churches to ban bringing in de@d bodies in caskets into the church during funerals. Comrade Uchenna Madu, Leader…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has issued an order to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The House ordered NCC to block all p0rnographic sites in the country. The House wants the Commission to compel on all internet service providers to block all such contents with immediate effect. An All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker from Katsina…
