The annual budget of the National Assembly has been stagnant for 13 years despite “inflation and attendant consequences”. Dr Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives stated this when he received a visiting delegation of the African Business Roundtable. “Our budget has been stagnant for 13 years, but our expenditure has gone up within the period. In fact, at some points, the National Assembly budget came down from what it used to be in...

Charges FG/Labour to resolve outstanding issues Asks for deployment of anti-terrorism devices to curb insecurity Afenifere, Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has called on the Federal Government to deploy a biometric system during the planned national census. It also called for the deployment of anti-terrorism devices and motivation of security personnel in the fight against terrorism, as contained in the communique issued at the end of its monthly meeting held at the residence of its leader, Chief...

The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sued the Ondo State Government, the Governor of Ondo State, and others over the impeachment process against him. Also, joined in the suit are the Ondo State House of Assembly, the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, the Clerk of Ondo State House of Assembly, and the Chief Judge of Ondo State. In a suit marked AK/348/2023 filed by human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu...

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, said the Zamfara State Government has enough facts to expose the agents of the Federal Government behind the secret negotiation with bandits. Lawal was reacting to a recent statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, where he accused the Zamfara State Government of politicizing security. The governor, who had consistently ruled out the option of negotiating with bandits, had raised the alarm that...

The increasing cases of organ theft and lynching of innocent persons in Kogi state have become a great concern to members of the Kogi State House of Assembly. The house, therefore, called on the state government to take proactive measures to curb the trend and also called on the police to investigate widely and arrest perpetrators of organ theft in Lokoja, the state capital, and Kogi State in general. Hon. Bin Ebaiya Shehu Tijani, a member...

…confirms CBN deputy governor nominees The Nigerian Senate has screened and subsequently validated the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Cardoso resumed as the CBN governor in an acting capacity last week after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. During his screening on Tuesday, Cardoso said he would implement measures to ensure the stability of the naira. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will embark on “an indefinite and total shutdown of the nation” starting October 3 as protest against recent policies implemented by the federal government, such as the removal of petrol subsidy. This was the decision reached by the leadership of the union at the emergency meeting held on Tuesday to decide the union’s next line of action since the government appears lethargic in meeting its demands. The shutdown, according to...

Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, the Lagos PDP Gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, has expressed displeasure over the ruling of the Justice Arum Ashom led 3 man Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on Monday and has rejected the court’s ruling. Gbenga Ogunleye, Head, Media and Communications, JANDOR4GOVERNOR Campaign Organization, in a press statement he signed, stated that it’s unfortunate that the tribunal in its wisdom refused to accept the...

Spokesperson of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande has clarified issues concerning the cause of the fire incident that happened on the premises of the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Akande in an interview on Arise TV on Monday said that the fire incident was caused by an electrical malfunction and not a hoodlum attack as reported in social media. He also noted that the incident won’t have any material effect on the presidential election petition which...