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Tinubu signs South-West, South-South Development Commission Bills into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the South-West and South-South Development Commission bills into law, ensuring all six geopolitical zones in Nigeria now have dedicated commissions for regional development. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced the development during plenary on Wednesday, emphasizing the significance of these commissions in driving grassroots progress. “No mechanism is too much to…
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Reps move to strip VP, Governors, Deputies of immunity as 42 bills scale second reading
Forty-two constitutional amendment bills on Wednesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Among the bills was the one to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their deputies to curb corruption, eradicate impunity, and enhance accountability in public office. It would be recalled that 39 Bills scales second reading in the House of Representatives on…
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Ex-Education Minister, Ezekwezili narrates her side of what transpired at senate hearing
Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has said she is pleased with her encounter with Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi at a Senate Committee panel on Tuesday, saying the episode exposed what women face in a patriarchal society. She spoke on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday when she narrated her side of the drama that unfolded when the panel began sitting over…
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Senator Nwaebonyi defends clash with former Minister Ezekwesili
The senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Sen. Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, has defended his clash with former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. The clash occurred during a Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on a fresh petition submitted by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Ezekwesili was present at the…
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Tinubu appoints Binta Garba as Pro-Chancellor of new Federal University in Ekiti
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has appointed Binta Garba as the pro-chancellor and chairperson of the governing council of the newly established Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Garba, a former senator representing Adamawa North (2015–2019) and a three-term member of the House of Representatives (1999–2011), will lead the university’s governing council alongside Joseph…
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IGP Egbetokun decorates 20 AIGs, 19 DCPs, 23 CSPs, 33 SPs in Abuja
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, decorated newly promoted senior police officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The promotion, recently approved by the Police Service Commission at the request of the IGP, saw 20 Commissioners of Police (CPs) elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG),…
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Senate moves to probe federal character principle abuse
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to conduct a thorough investigation hearing into all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and the even infrastructural development across the country and to determine their level of compliance with Sections 14(3) and 14(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Senators made this resolution following a motion raised…
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House of Reps: Bill to ensure all elections are conducted simultaneously in 1 day, 38 other Bills scale second reading
Thirty-nine constitutional amendment bills have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bills cut across various sectors including judicial reforms, electoral matters security and policing, inclusive governance, legislature, and others. Some of the proposals include; a bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to provide for the establishment of state…
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Minister of Industry to engage stakeholders on financial reporting council levy
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has convened a stakeholder forum to address concerns over the annual levy imposed by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). The forum, scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Abuja and accessible online, aims to foster dialogue between the organized private sector, key stakeholders, and the FRCN, according to…
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