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Senate passes bills to establish Federal Universities in FCT, Rivers State

Abuja – The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills to establish a Federal University in the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State.  They are the FCT University of Science and Technology Abaji (Establishment) Bill, 2022; and Federal University of Environmental Technology, Koroma/Saakperwa Tai Ogoni, Rivers State (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The bills were passed after the […]

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Buhari seeks confirmation, membership renewal of CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee

By Clement Nwabuko Abuja – The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the confirmation and renewal of members of the Monetary Policy Committee in the Central Bank of Nigeria. The confirmation request was contained in a letter dated 23rd February, 2022. The letter was read during plenary by the Senate President, […]

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Senate receives Buhari’s request for bill to reposition digital technology in Nigeria

 By Clement Nwabuko Abuja – The Senate has received the Nigeria Startup Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The bill was accompanied with a letter dated the 21st February, 2022, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari in the letter explained that the Startup bill seeks […]

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Politics

Senate passes 49 out of 68 constitution bills

 By Clement Nwabuko Abuja – The Senate on Tuesday passed a total of 49 bills out of the 68 considered during voting on the Constitution Bills. The bills were contained in report of the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.  A total of 19 alteration bills failed to make passage during the voting […]

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Politics

Electoral Act: Buhari writes Senate, seeks amendment of contentious clause

By Clement Nwabuko Abuja – The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly on January 25, 2022. The request was contained in a letter dated 28th February, 2022. The letter was read on the floor during plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, […]

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Ukraine Conflict: We Will Defend Ourselves- -Zelenskyy by Ada Nkong

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia could start “a major war in Europe” any day now, and called on Russians to oppose it. In a late-night address, he said he had unsuccessfully sought talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I initiated a telephone call with the president of the Russian federation. Result: silence,” […]

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Crime

HURIWA To Buhari – Declare killer herdsmen in Benue Terrorists now

…says security agents must arrest militiamen terrorising Benue communities, calls for prosecution. By Clement Nwabuko Markurdi – Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria(HURIWA), on Wednesday, condemned the brazen act of Fulani herdsmen who invaded some communities in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, forcibly displacing autochthonous dwellers to plan […]

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Health

Senate passes bills to establish Orthopaedic hospitals in Kwara, Osun

…Approves Fed. University Teaching Hospitals in Akure, Gusau  By Clement Nwabuko The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act to provide for the establishment of two Federal Orthopaedic hospitals in Kwara and Osun States.  Also amended was the University Teaching Hospitals Act LFN 2004 to provide for the […]

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Airfare hike: Senate demands urgent rehabilitation of federal roads 

By Clement Nwabuko Abuja – The Senate has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a State of Emergency on the nation’s federal roads.  The upper chamber, also urged the federal government to immediately make good its indebtedness to FERMA in order to enable the agency carry out its primary […]

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Travel

Why Kano will host Nigeria’s biggest rail station – Amaechi reveals

By Clement Nwabuko The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Kano State will house the biggest rail station in the country. The minister said this when a delegation from Kano, led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, visited him in Abuja to discuss the rail and Dala inland dry port in the State. “We have two major […]

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