The Senate, on Wednesday, adjourned plenary to enable it proceed on the Sallah break. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, accordingly, announced July 19, 2022, as resumption date. The Senate, before embarking on the three weeks recess, forwarded the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the confirmation of Mohammed Bello as Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to the Committee on National Planning. It also passed the Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2022, after re-committal to the Committee of the Whole for consideration and passage. The Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice…
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Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has signed the Anti-Banditry and Other Related Offences Bill into law. The law, which comes into force with immediate effect, has death penalty for those found guilty of banditry and other related offences in the state. Speaking after signing the Bill into law on Tuesday, Matawalle said the law formed part of measures to tackle banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in Zamfara State. The law: Prohibition and Punishment for Banditry, Cattle Rustling, Cultism, Kidnapping and Other Incidental Offences, 2022, was passed by the House of Assembly on Monday. The governor said the law…
Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has condemned the ongoing industrial strike action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),describing it as unnecessary. Professor Oloyede, former Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, said this when the university admission regulatory agency presented multi-billion naira medical equipments to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for improved health care delivery in the country, in collaboration with a US based agency, Project Cure. The JAMB registrar, who said that incessant strike action by unions in the nation’s tertiary institution was capable of causing irreparable damage…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate payments for subsidies on petroleum products primarily Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol under the regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, is to set up an ‘Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy regime from 2017 to 2021,’ which is to report back to the House within eight weeks for further legislative action. The probe is based on a motion titled ‘Need to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy Regime in Nigeria from 2017 to 2021,’ which a…
The Nigeria Police has expressed its apologies to the people of Owo and Ondo State at large over the June 5 terror attack that claimed 40 lives at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owoluwa. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 17 which comprises of Ondo and Ekiti Commands, Yunus Akeera, said since the deadly attack occurred, the police had been working tirelessly to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident. Speaking on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the palace of Olowo of Owo, Oba Gbadegesin Ogunye, and to the scene of the church attack, Akeera who…
Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has expressed his support for a southerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Fayose is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar — a northerner — is the presidential candidate of the party. The former Ekiti governor was one of the presidential hopefuls of the opposition party. In a tweet on Wednesday, Fayose said it is the turn of the southern region to produce a president. He tweeted: “The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its…
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that a delegation from its Committee on Foreign Affairs would depart Nigeria on July 1, 2022, to pay a visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. Lawan made this known on Wednesday, while giving details into the outcome of a closed session held by the upper chamber before the start of plenary proceedings. The closed door session which started about 10:57 a.m ended at 11:49 a.m. According to Lawan, the decision to wade into Ekweremadu’s arrest and detention over allegations of organ harvesting was against the backdrop of a…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has stopped the state House of Assembly from going ahead with the impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan. Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday when the case filed by the deputy governor came up for hearing before him. Justice Akintola ordered that the status quo antem be maintained until the determination of the suit filed against the lawmakers by the embattled deputy governor. The court adjourned the matter to July 5 to allow the House to file its reply to the claims of the deputy…
The Nigerian Army has announced plans to engage the services of its retired personnel. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, made the disclosure Tuesday night. Yahaya spoke at a Regimented Dinner organized for the 2021 set of retired officers from 3 Division in Rukuba near Jos, Plateau State. He was represented by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, 3 Division General Officer Commanding (GOC) and Commander Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). Yahaya thanked the retired personnel for sacrifices to the nation and commitment to duty while in service. The COAS informed them that their…
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has advocated for more inclusion of women in governance, to further enhance the growth and development of the country. Anyanwu-Akeredolu stated this while receiving a ‘Girl-child Role Model Development Award on Tuesday in Akure. Newsmen report that the award was given to the governor’s wife and 19 others by the state chapter of National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (PTA). Newsmen also report that the awards were given to the recipients for their outstanding contributions to the development of education in Nigeria. The governor’s wife, who said that she…