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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered immediate resumption of activities in its Edo and Ondo states offices due to the governorship polls coming up later this year. It, however, said reopening of the offices must be done in consultation with the state governments for issuance of necessary permits.   The directives were contained […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the revised Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2020 budget, slashing the original budget signed into law from N10.594 trillion to N10.523 trillion, translating to a difference of N71.5 billion.   The council also approved N47.235 billion for the provision of additional power grid infrastructure to aid […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has resumed issuance of international passports following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown by the Federal Government.   Its public relations officer, Sunday James, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the distribution is subject to invitations from passport officers.   To clear the backlog for improved service delivery, the […]

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, has been appointed the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. With his appointment, he replaces Malam Abba Kyari, who died last month of COVID-19. The appointment has not been officially announced by the president, but the Emir in Ilorin, Gambari’s hometown, in a statement […]

The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) said its Sokoto zonal office has arrested two Chinese national; Meng Wei Kun and Xu Koi for offering a sum of N50 million as bribe to its zonal head, Abdullahi Lawal. EFCC in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale disclosed that […]

The House of Representatives has called on northern states governors to immediately halt the evacuation of the Almajirai from their respective states. Adopting a motion sponsored by Dr. Aishatu Jibril Dukku at the plenary presided by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, the House urged the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to enforce the inter-state travel ban order […]

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, temporarily halted proceedings of the Senate on Tuesday to rebuke Senators who had been breaching the social distancing guidelines prescribed by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to curb the spread of coronavirus. Lawan, who made the observation at the commencement of the session, had to temporarily put the reading […]

The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Kalu, has raised the alarm of insecurity within the National Assembly complex, saying that the offices of members are no longer safe to carry out their legislative duties. Kalu, who is the House Committee Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, said he was shocked on Tuesday […]

The Federal government has said that it is in a hurry to obtain a homegrown cure for the coronavirus disease just like other countries of the world and assured indigenous researchers who have developed any potential drug for Covid-19 that their drugs will receive appropriate certification if found fit for human consumption. On Tuesday, Nigeria […]

The Board of Governors and the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have given Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s President, a clean bill of health in a report dated May 5, wherein it is stated that Adesina has been “entirely exonerated of all allegations made against him.” The background to that development is […]