Ahead of the forthcoming local government election, which will hold on Saturday, the Abia State Government has restricted the movement of people and vehicles during the elections. According to the state government, the restrictions will commence by midnight on Friday and end by 4 pm on Saturday. The directive was announced by Okey Kanu, the…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has introduced a bill to amend Section 49 of the 1999 Constitution, allocating six special seats for women and persons living with disabilities (PWDs). Sponsored by House Spokesman Akintunde Rotimi, the proposed amendment seeks to increase the total number of representatives from 360 to 366. The six additional seats will…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organization. In 2017, the Federal High Court outlawed IPOB’s activities in Nigeria, declaring them illegal, particularly in the South-East and South-South regions. The court also restrained anyone from participating…
The Federal Government has issued a nine-month ultimatum to individuals that are keeping dollars outside the banking system. Briefing journalists on Thursday after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the government has unveiled a new policy for Nigerians to deposit dollar…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says its team has located the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is according to the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance Bimbo Oladeji. NSIB said the “wreckage was identified during last night’s recovery dives, approximately 0.775 nautical miles from the…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed reservations over the Tax Reform Bill forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bill was forwarded to NASS based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms set up by the President to help boost revenue generation in the…
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move its local government offices to neutral, secure locations in order to preserve the commission’s integrity. This request emerged from a motion presented by Prof. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu) during Wednesday’s plenary session. Nnamchi referred to Section 157 of the Constitution, which guarantees…
Ministerial nominee Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her Senate screening on Wednesday, recounted her challenging experience as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, revealing that she lived in a hotel for a year due to the dilapidated state of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid. President Bola Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs. Speaking at…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sounded the alarm on a ‘cartel’ manipulating market prices nationwide, inflating costs for goods and services despite government stabilisation efforts. Addressing stakeholders during a one-day engagement on exploitative pricing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tunji Bello, revealed that the commission’s investigations in…
The Indigenous People Organisation of Biafra, IPOB have disclosed that the leadership of the group is in no order way responsible for the delay of late Sen Ifeanyi Ubah’s funeral rites. Media spokesperson and secretary of the group, Comrade Emma Powerful disclosed this to newsmen on Oct 30, 2024 in a press statement. According to…
