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Senate passes 2026 Electoral Act re-enactment after stormy showdown over clause 60
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, there was a rowdy session as the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for division over Clause 60 raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC/Abia South). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, stated that he believed the demand had previously been withdrawn, but several…
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Senate in closed-door session to review Electoral Act amendments
Proceedings in the Senate have been momentarily stalled as lawmakers began clause-by-clause consideration of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, following a motion to rescind the earlier amendment. The motion to rescind the bill was formally seconded on Tuesday, paving the way for the upper chamber to dissolve into the committee of the whole for detailed reconsideration…
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Our special bond with London- By Eric Teniola
On Wednesday, March 18, President Bola Tinubu GCFR along with his wife, Remi Tinubu, will be hosted by the British Monarch, King Charles III (77). The State visit will hold at Windsor Castle and not at Buckingham Palace. Wikipedia informed us that Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40…
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Rowdy session in Reps as lawmakers clash over Electoral Act amendment, real-time e-transmission of results
The House of Representatives descended into a rowdy session on Tuesday as lawmakers clashed over a motion to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which provides for real-time electronic transmission of election results. Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, had moved the motion seeking to reverse the chamber’s earlier decision on the…
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Distillers storm NAFDAC office over sachet alcohol ban
Distillers under the aegis of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association on Tuesday picketed the office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to protest the continued sealing of their companies over the ban on sachet alcohol beverages and PET bottles below 200ml. Employees of the companies, comprising both junior and senior staff, barricaded…
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National Assembly moves to grant first-line charge status to Solid Minerals Ministry
The National Assembly on Monday moved to grant the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development first-line charge status after it emerged that capital releases to the sector for 2025 stood at zero, a development lawmakers described as a major setback to Nigeria’s economic diversification agenda. At a budget defence session in Abuja, members of the Joint National Assembly Committee on…
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INEC Chairman charges staff to deliver credible FCT council polls
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has cautioned staff against dereliction of duty ahead of the February 21 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections. Amupitan issued the warning in Abuja during an assessment visit and general meeting with FCT staff, describing the poll as a test case for the commission and an opportunity…
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Senate orders North-Central Development Commission to prioritise agriculture, security in 2026 Budget
The Senate has called on the management of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC) to prioritise investments in agriculture and security as it implements its 2026 budget. Chairman of the Senate Committee on NCDC, Titus Zam, made the call on Monday when the Commission’s management appeared before the committee to defend its 2026 budget estimates. Briefing journalists after the meeting, which…
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3 South Africans charged with premeditated murder of Nigerian e-hailing driver in Pretoria
..bail application abandoned Three South Africans have been charged in court for allegedly killing a 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlat, in Pretoria West. The suspects – Dikeledi Tears Mphela (24), Goitsione Machidi (25), and McClaren Mushwana (30) – appeared before the Pretoria magistrates’ court on Monday. South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) , in a statement on Monday, said…
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Lagos Assembly okays waste, transport concessions, clears 2,000 CNG buses deal
In a bid to strengthen waste management and transportation in the state, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday unanimously approved the ratification of two major concession agreements during plenary. The first agreement is between the Lagos State Government and Zoomlion Nigeria Limited, alongside the issuance of an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (ISPO) under the Lagos Waste…
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