THE House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide seat reservations for women in the National Assembly. The bill also covered the State Houses of Assembly. The bill was…
THE Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would sanction airlines engaged in deceitful departure time scheduling. The Acting Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo made the assertion in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs/Consumer Protection, Mr Michael…
THE Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Tuesday honoured and unveiled the monument of the first female Maj.-Gen. in the Nigerian Army, late Maj.-Gen. Aderonke Kale. The commandant of NDA, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, in his welcome address said the academy would…
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has ordered final forfeiture of the sum of $16, 500, 000 USD and N127 million, to the Federal government of Nigeria, fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, July 9, announced the creation of yet another ministry – the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. The development will further bloat the size of the cabinet and cost of governance at the Federal Government level.…
THE Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has called on students of the Law School to maintain a high degree of integrity if they want to go far in the legal profession. Justice Majebi advised on Monday when…
The leadership of the Ukpe Anioma Progressive Association (UAPA) has given their support to Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North senatorial district in the National Assembly, over the creation of Anioma state as the sixth state of the South…
Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, the immediate past executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, allegedly employed his wife, Oluwatosin Adedeji, as Chief Accountant while heading the agency, documents seen by SaharaReporters have revealed. Adedeji, who is the current executive…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s request to have his passport released in order to travel abroad for medical treatment. It was learnt that Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, Emefiele’s counsel, earlier…
Prominent media affiliated civil society organisation-HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA)- said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration would continue to be misunderstood and mistrusted by millions of Nigerians both home and overseas because his administration doesn’t run an…
