BILL FOR DIASPORA VOTING SCALES SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF REPS The House of Representatives has passed the Diaspora Voting Bill for second reading. The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote. Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said the proposed …

HOUSE OF REPS TELLS TINUBU TO SUSPEND SAMOA AGREEMENT The House of Representatives has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led government to halt the enforcement of the Samoa Agreement until all contentious clauses are thoroughly examined and clarified. The lawmakers took this move following a motion of urgent national importance put forward by 88 members. During the discussion on Tuesday, …

BOKO HARAM TRYING TO EMBARRASS THIS GOVT BUT THEY WON’T SUCCEED – CDS Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Monday, said the recent bombing in Gwoza and Pulka towns of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, were meant to embarrass the government. Multiple suicide attacks were recorded in Borno last week, leading to nearly 40 deaths. When …

LABOUR GIVES ABIA GOVT JULY 15 TO PAY N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE The organized labour in Abia State has served a final ultimatum to the state government over alleged non-payment of N30,000 minimum wage and N35,000 palliative award by the state government. The threat by the workers to go on strike is despite the promises by Governor Alex Otti to pay …

NLC MAKES DEMAND FROM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER MINIMUM WAGE The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the National Assembly to collaborate with the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage to establish a system for regular and systematic wage reviews. This initiative aims to align wages with the prevailing inflation rates and cost of living in Nigeria. During a …

ELEVEN AMERICANS DISCOVER NIGERIAN LINEAGES THROUGH DNA IN NEW YORK No fewer than 11 Americans have discovered their Nigerian roots through ancestry DNA testing at the Consulate of Nigeria in New York. A statement from the information desk of the Consulate, signed by Mr Tiamiyu Arobani, said the emotional ‘African Ancestry Reveal’ ceremony held at the Nigeria House in New …

EL-RUFAI VS KADUNA ASSEMBLY: COURT ADJOURNS HEARING TO JULY 17 The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has adjourned to 17th July, 2024 the hearing of the case filed by a former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against the State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the State. El-Rufai is challenging the house’s committee report which accused …

WE’LL REVERSE 14 YEARS OF FINANCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY,  NEW UK FINANCE MINISTER Rachel Reeves, the newly appointed Finance Minister of the United Kingdom, pledged on Monday to swiftly “fix the foundations” of Britain’s economy by putting focus on onshore wind power and house building following Labour Party’s electoral victory. In her inaugural major address since becoming the UK’s first woman Chancellor …

NIGERIA GETS NEW WORLD BANK COUNTRY DIRECTOR The newly appointed Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, assumed his new position on Monday. He is succeeding Shubham Chaudhuri who completed his term in the same capacity. Prior to his assignment to Abuja, Dr. Ndiamé Diop served as the World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand, based in …

EEDC TO REFUND OVER N11B TO SOUTH EAST CUSTOMERS FOR OVER-BILLING The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is to refund over N11 billion to customers in the southeast region, being the sum it over-billed them between January to September 2023. This is contained in an order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which insisted that the EEDC over-billed 1,011,402 …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, APPROVES RELEASE OF N2.9B FOR PAYMENT OF FOUR YEARS LEAVE ALLOWANCES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N1,912,187,753.82 for the payment of four-year accumulated leave allowances owed to teachers of public primary schools in the state. According to the government, the approval was …

y RIVERS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IS BICAMERAL MAMIYOTA, THE HEAD IS FUBARA, THE BODY WIKE – SHEHU SANI Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian senator, has expressed his concerns about the political dynamics in the Rivers State Assembly, describing it as a “Bicameral Mamiyota”. This metaphor suggests a unique power structure, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, hold …

COURT BARS RIVERS CJ, CLERK FROM ACCEPTING IMPEACHMENT NOTICE FROM PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an Exparte Order of Interim Injunction barring the Chief Judge of the State and the Clerk of the State House of Assembly from dealing with the Martins Amaewhule’s led State Assembly. The order issued by Justice Jumbo …

PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS BARS GOVERNOR FUBARA FROM SPENDING STATE FUND The Rivers lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), have barred Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, from spending from the state’s consolidated revenue fund. In the letter dated July 8, signed by Martin Amaewhule, the factional speaker of the assembly, and addressed to Fubara, the …

BREAKING: NIGERIAN GOVT SUSPENDS TAX, IMPORT DUTIES FOR MAIZE, WHEAT, BROWN RICE The Federal Government on Monday announced the suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes for the importation of some food items through land and sea borders. The foods include maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this while announcing …