…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...

Igbo Youths Progressive Forum (IYPF), a socio-political organisation has condemned the proposed tax reform bill introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Comrade Victor Onuoha Ukeh, the National President of the organisation, has in a press statement on Wednesday noted that the bill is anti-people, unjust, and a clear attack on equity and fairness in Nigeria. He said, “At a time when Nigerians are struggling with high inflation, unemployment, and poverty, this proposed reform seeks...