THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has insisted that it is investigating Air Peace for allegedly exploiting customers. FCCPC disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Ondaje Ijagwu, on Thursday. The Commission was clarifying reports making the round that it is not investigating Air Peace. However, the FCCPC …
Read More »Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill: Senate Removes Chief Whip Monguno From Committee
THE Senate has reshuffled the members of the 10-man committee tasked with meeting the Presidency to discuss grey areas of the Tax Reform Bills. Initially established on Wednesday, the committee included Chief Whip Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno North), Adamu Ailero (PDP, Kebbi Central), Orji Kalu (APC, Abia North), Seriake Dickson …
Read More »FG to Revive National Addressing Council – VP Shettima
VICE-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday said the Federal Government would reinvigorate the National Addressing Council (NAC) to address challenges associated with the addressing system in the country. Shettima said this during a pre-meeting of the council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the spokesperson to the Vice-President, said …
Read More »Bill to Prohibit Gas Flaring Scales 2nd Reading in House of Reps
A bill for an Act to prohibit gas flaring, encourage gas utilisation and provide for penalties and remedies for gas flaring violations and related matters has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Benson Babajimi (APC-Lagos), in his lead debate on Thursday, said …
Read More »Ogun 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1.05trn Scales Second Reading
THE Ogun 2025 Appropriation The Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Musefiu Lamidi (APC- Ado Odo Ota 11), said the 2025 appropriation bill prioritised education, health and infrastructure.Bill of N1.054 trillion has scaled second reading at the House of Assembly. The lawmakers, while deliberating on the bill during plenary …
Read More »Governor Namadi Advocates e-government, Legislature
Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has called for application of technology in government and legislative administration, to encourage good governance and growth of democratic culture in the country. He said this on Thursday in Dutse at the inauguration of a three-day retreat on e-legislation for lawmakers and legislative staff of …
Read More »Addressing Institutional Challenges: Akpabio Assures Code of Conduct Bureau of Senate Support
THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured the board and management of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) of the readiness and commitment of the Senate to addressing the challenges facing the Bureau. Akpabio gave the assurance on Thursday when members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, led …
Read More »Sowore to Lead Anti-Dele Farotimi Detention Protest on December 10
FORMER presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has urged Nigerians to join a nationwide protest against the detention and prosecution of Dele Farotimi by the Police. Farotimi, a human rights activist was arrested by officers of the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly defaming the character …
Read More »Dele Farotimi is a Bastard – Duke of Shomolu
Yes and let me repeat it very clearly, Dele Farotimi is a bastard or how else would you label a man who picks up the gauntlet and screams to high heavens about the systemic rot in the system and the cannibalisation of our people by the centurion ogres that control …
Read More »Farotimi, Babalola And The Public on Defamation, By Elempe Dele
I must confess I never knew Dele Farotimi before the tumultuous 2023 presidential election, and it was during this period he become visible to me. What I noticed about him during that trying period in that our contemporary political history was that he had this reckless approach during interviews …
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