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Oluremi Tinubu launches HIV/AIDS campaign, urges support for patients, end to stigma
By Kunle Sanni First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has launched the Free to Shine Triple Elimination Campaign in Nigeria’s South-South geopolitical zone, urging Nigerians to support those living with HIV/AIDS and put an end to stigmatization. She emphasized that eliminating the disease by 2030 is achievable through collective efforts, awareness, and access to treatment. The campaign, an initiative of the Organization…
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Senate rejects motion to immortalize ex -NEC Chairman, Prof Nwosu
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion to honour the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, who supervised the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Professor Humphrey Nwosu. This occured after the lawmaker representing Abia South, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and several co-sponsors from the minority caucus, largely representing the South-East geopolitical zone, brought a motion under matters…
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House of Reps: Bill to enlist Lagos 37 LCDAs in Nigeria’s constitution scales second reading
The Bill for an Act to upgrade Lagos State’s 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to full-fledged Local Government Areas (LGAs) and be enlisted in the Nigerian constitution has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which was among 42 constitutional amendment bills passed on Wednesday, aims to increase Lagos’ local government areas from 20 to 57.…
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VP Shettima urges judiciary to uphold justice, resist blackmail
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigeria’s judiciary to maintain its independence and resist blackmail, emphasizing that justice must not be compromised for selfish interests. Speaking at the inaugural Body of Benchers Annual Lecture in Abuja on Wednesday, Shettima highlighted the judiciary’s crucial role in safeguarding democracy and warned against any manipulation of the legal system.…
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FG begins payment of N77,000 monthly allowance to NYSC members
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N77,000 monthly allowance for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This is just after the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme assured Nigerians that payments would be made by the end of March. Olawande clarified the necessary budgetary adjustments had been completed, allowing the…
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Senate initiates investigation into recent hike in data cost
The Senate on Wednesday mandated the Senate Committee on Communications to investigate the recent increase in the cost of data and recommend solutions for a more sustainable and business-friendly telecommunications sector. This was part of resolutions after a debate on a bill sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), which highlights the financial strain the price hike has placed…
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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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