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Only DisCos with N500bn capital base should be allowed to operate- Reps tell FG
The House of Representatives has suggested that only electricity distribution companies (DisCos) with a capital base of N500 billion be allowed by the Federal Government to operate. According to the lower legislative chamber, only financially capable DisCos would ensure maximum consumer satisfaction. The resolution was passed by the House during a plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a…
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Governors pledge to support NASS in ongoing constitutional amendment
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to collaborate with the legislative arm of government in the ongoing constitutional amendment. The governors made the pledge after its meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night where they hosted the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who briefed them on the progress of the amendments. According to the communique issued…
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Buhari’s ex-CoS, Gambari urges FG to close developmental gap through globalization
The Former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has called on Nigeria to close the gap in technology between it and the developed world for the benefit of the citizenry. Prof. Gambari made the call in Lagos during the 12th-anniversary lecture series of Realnews magazine. The theme for the 12th-anniversary lecture and investiture into the Realnews…
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LG Funds: Adebutu’s allegation against Abiodun, ranting of a drowning man—Ogun Govt
The Ogun State government, on Wednesday, described the allegation leveled against Governor Dapo Abiodun by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 polls in the state, Hon Ladi Adebutu, as the ranting of a drowning man, claiming that the governor could not account for local government funds in the last five years. In a statement signed by…
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Reps: Bill on funding mineral resources’ exploration, extraction scales second reading
A Bill to ensure adequate funding for mineral resources exploration and extraction through public-private partnerships, on Wednesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading the debate on the Bill’s general principles, the sponsor and member representing Surulere II Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Lanre Okunola, described the proposed legislation as a transformative framework aimed at advancing Nigeria’s mining sector…
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Attacks: Partner with local communities to detect future incursions early- Senate urges Military
The Senate on Wednesday urged the military to collaborate with local communities to establish early warning systems to detect future incursions The Upper Chamber made this call in a resolution adopted by the senate today following an alarm raised by former senate leader, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (representing Kebbi North) over the infiltration of a violent terrorist group known as Lakurawa…
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Governor Okpebholo dissolves Ambrose Alli University Governing Council
… sacks management staff Of Edo Specialist Hospital, Stella Obasanjo Hospital Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved the Governing Councils of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Fred Itua. Itua said Okpebholo also dissolved the Councils of all state-owned tertiary institutions. He said the…
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Senate seeks removal of CCT Chairman over alleged misconduct
The Senate on Wednesday invoked section 157 (1), officially removing Yakubu Umar as the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal. He was sacked over allegations of misconduct. Umar’s removal gives way to the official resumption of Abdullahi Bello as the new substantive Chairman of the Tribunal. 84 Senators which constitute the two-thirds majority of the Senate, signed in favour of…
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Diaspora Voting Bill scales second reading in House of Representatives
A Bill to amend the constitution and provide for diaspora voting has scaled 2nd reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote. The bill was passed for a second reading in July, and…
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Senate to probe delayed Odukpani-Itu highway project in Cross River
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Works to investigate the reasons behind the non-completion of repairs on the Odukpani-Itu federal highway in Cross River State, including a detailed assessment of how funds allocated over several budget cycles have been utilised. This followed a motion, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong and co-sponsored by Senator Ekong Sampson, on the pressing need…
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