Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in Nigeria have been advised to embrace the tenets of democracy in their services to the society to build a virile nation. Hon. Victor Obuzor, Chairman of, the House Committee on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Development Matters gave the advice during a meeting with CSOs and development partners, organized by the Policy Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), in Abuja The Committee Chairman noted that there is a disconnect between the...

Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed deep concern over the effects of crude oil exploration and theft in Ogwuikpele community, Ogbaru Council Area by Sterling Oil Exploration and Production Company, SEEPCO During an oversight visit to the community, the House Committee on Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said the visit provided an opportunity for legislators to witness firsthand the challenges faced by the community in the region and the operations of the company. During the...

….As police stops APC ‘executive interface’ from holding State Government (BNSG) has tackled suspended chairman of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Austin Agada and a chieftain of the party, Dr. Mathias Byuan over alleged use of hired gunmen to disrupt peace in the state. Recall that Dr. Mathias Byuan was recently inaugurated as the Executive Director, Finance and Accounts of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Abuja. The State Government insisted...

The Federal House of Representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to review the Steve Oronsaye Report as well as other reports aimed at revamping the Nigerian civil service before implementation. Recall that Presidential Goodluck Jonathan had in 2012 set up a the Presidential Committee on rationalisation and restructuring of the Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. The committee headed by former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Steve Oronsaye, recommended the scrapping and...

To curb the menace of land grabbing and encroaching in Enugu State, a bill for a Law to Prohibit Forceful Entry and Illegal Occupation of Land Properties, Violent and Fraudulent Conducts about Land Properties in Enugu State and for Connected Purposes (HB 5), 2024 has scaled through second reading at the Enugu State House of Assembly. Opening the debate on the bill, Iloabuchi Aniagu, Minority Leader and member representing Nkanu West Constituency reeled out the...

President Bola Tinubu’s government is asking Nigerians to be patient while the President works to address the present economic challenges. President Tinubu set about reforming Nigeria’s economy at breakneck speed on his first day in office as the country’s president on 29 May 2023. But the reforms are yet to yield the desired results, adding to the frustrations of Nigerians. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said yesterday that the worsening inflation that...