THE House of Representatives has passed through second reading four bills seeking the creation of additional states across the country. The House also passed 38 other bills seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and provide various amendments in the ongoing Constitution amendment …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of Phase 2B of the access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha. This marks a key step in improving transport infrastructure and regional connectivity in the South East. Tinubu was represented by Anambra governor, Charles Soludo, at the event. He …
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THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Kaduna Directorate, on Tuesday resettled 553 women and youth who had undergone training in various skills with starter packs and soft loans. The empowerment programme, targeting 93,731 unskilled and unemployed Nigerians, is part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Employment Initiative aimed at reducing …
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A Bill to establish the National Local Government Electoral Commission (NLGEC) passed its second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill seeks to create an independent body responsible for organising, conducting, and supervising local government elections nationwide. It was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Rep. Benjamin Kalu and …
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TROOPS of the special military taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okechukwu, a priest …
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced that he would accompany his wife, Usha Vance, on her planned visit to Greenland later this week. “There is so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, so …
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THE death toll from the wildfires sweeping through south-eastern South Korea has risen to at least 22, with authorities fearing the numbers could continue to climb. The official news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday, that at least 18 people had died in the south-east of the country since Tuesday afternoon. …
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ActionAid has raised concerns over the ongoing crisis in the petroleum sector, sparked by Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s suspension of petroleum product sales in naira. Mr Andrew Mamedu, Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) expressed this concern in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mamedu criticised the suspension, stating that it …
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rejected Governor Ademola Adeleke’s nomination of ex-Finance Commissioner, Wale Bolorunduro, as a Director of Osun State-owned bank, Living Trust Mortgage Bank. A report by The Nation recalled that Adeleke had appointed Boluwaduro who served under the administration of Rauf Aregbesola as the Director …
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THE Police on Tuesday, March 25, said they had arrested two suspected bombers in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olugbenga Adepoju, said the suspects were arrested with four dynamites and other explosive items. …
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