The atmosphere in Ihiala Constituency Two was filled with joy and excitement as the member representing the constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Honourable Golden Iloh marked his birthday celebration by empowering 180 women involved in petty trading with a total sum of 10 million naira. The celebration, held at his country home in Okija, witnessed the presence stakeholders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and well wishers. According to the lawmaker,...

…LP Condemns Move Four members of the House of Representatives have officially defected from the Labour Party, LP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, sparking criticism from their former party. The defections were announced on Thursday during a plenary session presided over by Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House. The lawmakers who switched allegiance are Chinedu Okere (Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Federal Constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura Federal Constituency, Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to prohibit the exportation of unprocessed maize in large quantities, introducing a minimum one-year jail term for violators. The bill, originally passed by the House of Representatives, aims to address the country’s food crisis by curbing the export of unprocessed maize and encouraging local value addition. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), who presented the lead debate, stated that the legislation was designed to enhance food...