Month: October 2017

By Aaron Ossai The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has paid a glowing tribute to former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, describing him as an inspirational leader and symbol of genuine patriotism and statesmanship. In a message to mark General Gowon’s 85th Birthday, issued by his Special Adviser on Media…

By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that extreme poverty is threatening Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking when he received a delegation from the Conference of Speakers of Nigerian State Legislatures, led by Hon Ismaila Abdulmumin Kamba, in his office Hon. Dogara, noted that there is the urgent need for…

 By Aaron Ossai The Minority leadership of the Senate on Wednesday met with the Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Minority Leaders of State Assemblies, assuring that the party was stronger and set to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2019. Briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting, which held behind…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has denied rumours that soldiers were injecting school pupils in Omu-Aran in Irepodun local government area of the State. In a release signed by the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security, Alhaji Amusa Bello, the government advised members of the public to ignore the rumour…

By Najem Francis, Sokoto Sokoto State which had the highest number of out of school children in the country, has recorded a drop from 69 percent in 2015 to 37 percent this year. The outgoing UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office for Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states, Muhammad Muhuiddin disclosed this at a reception organised in his…

  By Aaron Ossai President Muhammadu Buhari who presided over the meeting of Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja has left for Istanbul, Turkey to attend D-8 Summit. The FEC meeting which started at about 10am was attended by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Habiba Lawal, Acting Secretary to the Government of…

By Our Reporter Articulated Vehicle Drivers in protest on Wednesday blocked the Kogi State end of Jamata Bridge, along Abuja-Okene road in Kogi State. The drivers were said to be protesting the alleged killing of one of their members over N5, 000, said to be the amount payable for passing through the state. The state…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Bauchi Local Government Service Commission has received a pat on the back over its recent promotion of 1, 703 staff of Toro Local Government Council in the state. Toro Local Government Head of Administration, Yakubu Bala Dansidi who noted that the promotion of 1, 703 out of 2, 030 staff…

By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has explained that the House is focused on using its oversight functions over the executive as a cooperative tool to bring development and better the lives of Nigerians, rather than as a tool of adversary. He made this statement while delivering a keynote…

By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has called for all hands to be on deck in order to achieve positive transformation in the country’s water sector. The Speaker made the call on Tuesday at the public hearing of the House Committee on Water Resources, on the National Water Resources Bill (2017).…