The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is set to engage key stakeholders, like the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, chairmen of the 18 political parties, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the ongoing process to amend the 1999 Constitution. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the committee, stated this on Tuesday during the committee’s meeting in Abuja. According to him, the committee...

Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. His release was announced in a statement he signed on Tuesday, 22 October  2024. In the statement, Lawan expressed his gratitude, saying, “Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life as I step out of Kuje Custodial Centre, with a heart full of gratitude to Allah SWT for seeing...

…Reaffirms His Commitment To Their Welfare Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Tuesday, visited the Adankolo Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp to identify with people displaced by the flood ravaging the state. Ododo who was accompanied by his Deputy, Comrade Joel Oyibo Salifu and other top Government officials also used the occasion to distribute relief materials procured by the State Government to the victims of flood, assuring them of his commitment to see to...

Taraba state governor Agbu Kefas has threatened to depose any traditional ruler who allows communal crises in his domain. The Governor gave the threat during a peace meeting between the Fulani and Gommu communities in the Karim-Lamido local government area of the state. Represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Alkali during the meeting, said his principal was not happy that he claimed several lives over the recent communal crisis in the area. He said:...

To boost patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods, the House of Representatives has passed a bill for second reading seeking to make it mandatory for Ministries, Departments to procure goods and services from local manufacturers and indigenous companies. The bill titled “Local Industry Patronage Bill, 2024,” seeks to allow for local goods and services to be mandatorily given priority. The bill aims to give priority to local manufacturers and indigenous companies, and to prohibit the exclusion of...