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The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected fresh moves to create grazing routes for cattle rearers in the country. The upper chamber also resolved to raise an ad-hoc committee to organise a national summit to probe the lingering issue of farmers/herders’ clashes in the country and come up with recommendations for further legislative action. The resolutions were […]

*Calls For Police To Identify And Arraign Suspects The Nigerian Army has come under fire for its decision to shut down the Banex Plaza in Abuja following a clash between traders and soldiers last Saturday. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has demanded the immediate reopening of the plaza, asserting that the rule of law […]

Helicopter operators in Nigeria have rejected the newly imposed landing fees by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency. The situation is further complicated by threats of a strike from petroleum unions, raising concerns over potential disruptions in the industry. Recall that the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has insisted that helicopter operators must pay the […]

The Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abubakar Sulaiman, has urged the legislative arm of government at the national and subnational levels to prioritise staff training for effective lawmaking processes in the country. Mr Sulaiman said this at the opening ceremony of a three-day workshop tagged ‘Effective Management and Administrative Structure […]

The Nigerian Army has broken its silence on the shutting down of Banex Plaza in Abuja. The plaza has been under lock and key since hoodlums attacked some soldiers un uniform on Saturday. The soldiers who accompanied a complainant to the plaza were assaulted by a mob which broke into groups. Although the police waded […]

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. He was received by the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure and other party leaders. This marks a change of heart of the former Anambra State governor, who […]

Domestic Securities Market a Major Source of Funding for FG – DMO The Debt Management Office (DMO), says the Nigerian domestic securities market remains a major source of funding for the Federal Government. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this on Monday in Lagos at an interactive session with primary dealers in the […]

MPC: Ex-CBN Director Predicts Increase in Lending Rate Dr Titus Okunronmu, former Director of Research Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has predicted an increase in the lending rate from its current 24.75 by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Okunronmu gave the prediction in an interview on Monday in […]

Oil Rises as Tehran Confirms Iranian President Death Oil prices spiked on Monday after Tehran confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province. ICE Brent crude traded at $84.24 per barrel, up by 0.31% from the closing price of $83.98 per barrel in […]

Mohammed, Fintiri Inaugurate N20bn Flyover Projects in Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has inaugurated the construction of two flyover bridges in the Bauchi metropolis.  Mohammed, who spoke during the official ground breaking ceremony of the project, said the two bridges would be constructed at N20 billion at the Central market and Wunti area […]

NiMET Staff Suspend Planned Strike After Reps Intervention The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) workers have suspended their planned strike following the intervention of the House of Representatives. This is contained in a communique singed by the Chairman, House Committee on Aviation and Technology, Rep. Abiodun Ishaq (APC-Ogun) on Monday in Abuja. “Following a nine-hour legislative […]

Tinubu Establishes C’ttee on Green Economic Initiatives, Appoints Ajuri as Special envoy President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a committee to oversee the Green Economic Initiative, known as the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions. Tinubu also approved the appointment of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as Special Envoy on Climate Action […]