None of the persons who appeared before Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday expressed support for the bill to regulate non-governmental organizations, NGOs. A public hearing on the bill was held at by the House of Representatives at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. At the hearing, all the attendees, including a Catholic cleric, Matthew Kukah, and
Member representing Ankpa/Olamaboro/Omala federal constituency of Kogi State, Alhaji Hassan Omale, has called on public office holders at all levels to always remember the people whose mandate they bear. This was even as he said the well-being of the people at the grassroots should be the priority of any leader in the society. He stated
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has urged individuals and organisations in Lagos State to help in the policing of the state by installing CCTV cameras in their premises. He said the move will expand the reach of law of enforcement agents in nabbing criminals. Ambode made the appeal today at a TownHall Meeting on Security Trust Fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed an attack by unknown gunmen on a property belonging to its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu. In a statement on Wednesday evening, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the attackers murdered a police sergeant guarding the property located in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja.
Northern Senators have kicked against the implementation of the 2014 confab report. According to them, it is unfair to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the report of the conference convoked by a former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The senators said this yesterday in Katsina, adding that President Buhari was neither privy to the conference’s underlying
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday witnessed a setback in its perceived fight against corruption after a Court of Appeal ruling held that the agency lacked powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officials. The commission while expressing dismay over the ruling said it will appeal the decision of the court. The
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that for Nigeria to succeed in the fight against corruption, it must say no to impunity and eliminate the syndrome of ‘sacred cows’. He said this at an event organised by the Inter Agency Task Team, IATT, in collaboration with the European Union, EU,
The new kings embroiled in chieftaincy controversies with the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Saliu Adetunji, on Monday threatened to dethrone the monarch. The 21 kings were installed by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi in August. Their installation was, however, rejected by the Olubadan, who threatened to pursue the matter in court. The new kings
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has indicated its plans to initiate the training of junior and middle career university lecturers in the northern part of the country as a means of building the capacity of staff. The NUC is partnering with ENAGO, a U.S.-based organisation specialising in providing scientific, academic editing and publishing services, on
The Nigerian Government on Monday said it is expecting additional 1,119 Mega Watts from generating plants that will go on stream next year. At the moment the country generates about 7,000 Megawatts.. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this at the 22nd monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector