Following the consideration of a bill to amend the 2021 Appropriation Act, the Senate has extended the implementation of 2021 budget from March 31 to May 31. The Senate before considering the bill suspended Rule 78(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2022 (as amended), to enable the upper chamber to expeditiously introduce and pass the bill. The bill was read during plenary on Tuesday for the first, second and third time after the suspension of Rule 78(1). The bill was sponsored by Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi. Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said that Appropriation Act in the past was…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties to adhere strictly to internal democracy and electoral laws in the conduct of their primaries, ahead of 2023 general elections. The commission gave the advice in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday in Abuja. Okoye said that any political party that failed to adhere to provisions of the laws in the conduct of its primaries would not recognised. “The commission wishes to reiterate that parties must adhere strictly to the principles of internal democracy, drawing from their constitutions, guidelines,…
The 36 Governors of the country will be meeting with all the 36 Speakers of states’ houses of assembly, this week, to rub minds and brainstorm, towards finding urgent solutions to issues of national importance. A terse invitation issued by the Director General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Mr Asishana Bayo Okauru said the emergency meeting which comes up on Friday 8th of Aprill will be held at the Frazier Suites in the Central Business District in Abuja. The meeting will commence at 4pm prompt. It is expected that Executive-legislature harmony will occupy the minds of the 72 people…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN says he has not yet declared interest to contest any elective position come 2023. A statement by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Tuesday, said the clarification became necessary in view of a false and fabricated publication in some section of the media. Gwandu said the declaration to contest for a political position was never a hidden affair or clandestine operation that could be reported as a scoop by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed Nigeria’s rising prominence as Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies by the present administration. The president made this known while receiving the Executive Committee of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday. ‘‘With our over 70 blending plants operating, Nigeria is on its way to becoming Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse. And with our mega Urea production facilities, Nigeria is definitely a global player in the Urea space,’’ he said. The president said that this remarkable achievement in a very short period of time, had…
Any government that is incapable of protecting the lives of its citizens has lost the moral justification of being there in the first place Nigeria’s apex Muslims organisation, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar has observed that the essence of government and governance is solely to protect the five principal cardinal rights of the human race, the most important of which is life. Its Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu disclosed this in a statement captioned ‘Passengers’ bound train attack along Abuja-Kaduna rail track’ on Monday. “Any government that is incapable of protecting the…
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy (CISLAC), an NGO, has urged Nigerians, particularly students, to use TIMBY App to report cases of sexual exploitation known as “sextortion’’. TIMBY App is a platform for reporting cases of sexual abuse where victims can seek psychological support and redress. A CISLAC board member,Hadiza Kanhiwa gave the advice at a sensitisation programme for tertiary institutions’ in Lagos on Monday. Kangiwa said that the programme was part of activities achieved by the NGO with the support of German Agency for International Cooperation to address sextortion experienced by students in higher Institutions. “The programme is organised to educate…
Bandit terrorists have killed 10 persons and injured 19 others during a cultural festival in Chando Zerreci community of Bassa local government area of Plateau state. The spokesperson of Irigwe Youth Movement, Lawrence Zango disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the criminals launched the attack on Saturday night during the annual ritual festival of ‘Zerreci’, which usually ushers the Plateau community into the new farming season. He described that act as “sad and unfortunate” while calling on government at all levels and the security agencies to find lasting solution to the incessant attacks that usually lead…
The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger, and an agro-chemical company, unveiled a new herbicide (Patriarch) on Monday to effectively control weeds and boost rice production. The company’s Country Manager, Nigeria and Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Akor, inaugurated a one-day “Green-Field Day’’ for rice farmers in Niger at Badeggi, Bida Local Government Area to showcase the herbicide. “I am sure that this year’s harvest will be bountiful, especially for rice because of the effective nature of `Patriarch’ in the control of weeds. “This new weed control will help farmers to meet sufficiency in the production of rice as their major…
Roost Foundation, a counter trafficking, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) organisaion, has raised an alarm over the trend of organ harvesting and child exploitation in the country. The Executive Chairman of the foundation, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, raised the alarm on Monday while speaking to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the foundation. Okah-Donli was onetime Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). According to her, organ harvesting cases are now on the increase in the country, but people do not really know that it is going on hence they refer to it as ritual…