Anambra House of Assembly Resumes, Makes Changes in Leadership

Anambra State House of Assembly has resumed plenary on Tuesday 22nd January, 2024. This is the first sitting of the House since adjournment last December for the Christmas and New Year break. During plenary, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Somto Udeze announced a change in leadership which saw Hon. Noble Igwe, a member of the House representing Ogbaru I constituency emerge as the Deputy Minority Leader of the House. This change was necessitated by the removal of...

British Council raises IELTS registration fee to N139,000

Nigerians will now pay the sum of N139,000 for the English Language Testing System, IELTS, registration from 1 February 2024. IELTS is a globally recognised examination requires from non-native English speakers to prove their English language proficiency. The cost of the examination registration was inflated by 29 per cent from the N107,500 currently being paid for the exam. According to a statement on the British Council’s website, the prices were adjusted as follows: “IELTS on...

Surveillance Systems To Be Install Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway

Due to incessant criminal activities being perpetrated on Abuja-Kaduna highway, the federal government has inaugurated a committee tagged “Project Implementation Committee” for the provision and installation of surveillance systems on the highway. Henshaw Ogubike, spokesman, Ministry of Defence said the measure is part of the strategies being put in place to address the raging security challenges, particularly on the highways. The spokesman in a statement on Tuesday quoted the Minister, Abubakar Badaru to have said...

Kogi govt pays JAMB registration fees for 15,033 public school students

The Kogi State government under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello, in line with its free education policy has released the sum of one hundred and fifteen million naira (N115,000,000) to cover the cost of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration fees for 15,033 students in public schools across the state. Hon. Wemmy Jones, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lokoja, on Tuesday, pointing out that...

Edo Guber: APC debunks aspirants screening disqualification rumours

..Explains that Ihonvbere’s committee is advisory The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied disqualifying any aspirant in the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial election, stressing that  no aspirant has been screened or disqualified from participating in the party’s primary for the governorship race, scheduled to hold on September 21, 2024. Recall that a six-man committee led by the House of Representative member (Owan Federal Constituency, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere was set up...

Rivers Govt tasks IOCs on adherence to safety during oil exploration

To curb environmental pollution, the Rivers State Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has asked International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in the state to ensure strict compliance with standards. Uche Nwafor, the state Commissioner of Energy and Natural Resources made the call when he visited the location of the gas pipeline explosion at Obagi Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni council of the state. Nwafor, who frowned at activities of gas flaring within the area told journalists that no...

Rivers Crisis: Court strikes out suit challenging Tinubu’s peace resolution

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit challenging the legality and implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s peace proclamation on resolving the political crises in the state for lack of jurisdiction. Recall that Tinubu in the height of the political impasse between Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, brokered an eight-point peace deal in Abuja, also known as the presidential proclamation, which among other stipulations directed that Governor Fubara represents...

Onitiri asks FG to declare state of emergency on insecurity

Chief  Adesunbo Onitiri, a renowned socio-political activist and critic has urged the  Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country in view of the rising insecurity in the country, current precarious and devastating incidents of kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities. He made the call via a press statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, stressing that the government should wage total war on kidnappers, bandits...

IOM to Set Up Zonal Office in as Enugu Migrants Return from Libya and Niger

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Monday commended the International Organization for Migration, IOM, for their role in the safe return of three hundred and fifty, 350, Enugu indigenes from Libya and Niger Republic. Receiving IOM delegates led by the Chief of Mission, Laurent De Boeck at the Government House, Enugu, Governor Mbah assures of his administration’s readiness to settle and reintegrate the returnees back into the system with well mapped programs...

Lagos doesn’t need special status – Okunnu

…Tells FG to stop ministers from touching money, to curb corruption Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Federal Commissioner for Works, Femi Okunnu has disagreed with those calling for special status for Lagos State. Okunnu while speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday also commented on corruption perpetuated by politicians and suggested that the government should ensure that permanent secretaries rather than ministers should be responsible for accounting in the ministry. Speaking further, he said,...

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