Senate President Godswill Akpabio has disclosed that statutory delegates may return to political party primaries through an amendment to the 2022 Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a meeting with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, he emphasised that their exclusion was a mistake that must be corrected before the … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved four crucial tax reform bills that were transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The bills, which aim to overhaul the country’s tax administration system, now await the Senate’s passage before they can be transmitted to the President for final assent. The bills, … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Southern Nigeria Leaders of Thought has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects into Okene in Kogi Central. The group said Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha and her husband influenced the diversion of the NDDC project to the PDP senator’s area. The group’s President, … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Works has warned contractors handling the Abuja-Kaduna highway project, that severe measures would be taken if they fail to abide by the contract terms. The reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway was initially awarded to construction giant Julius Berger but was revoked by the Federal Government in 2024 due to … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has refuted reports circulating on social media claiming that a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), along with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, visited him at the Government House over the weekend. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara dismissed the rumours … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has officially revoked the land title of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja due to the party’s failure to pay ground rents for the past 20 years. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, Wike informed the PDP of the revocation, citing … Read more
In the wake of escalating tensions in Rivers State, including the recent bombing of the Trans-Niger pipeline in Bodo, King Dodo II of Bilabiri Kingdom, Bayelsa State, and King-Jerry Prebor, the Meinbutus Federal Communities of Warri, Delta State, have urged President Bola Tinubu to either dismiss the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike or … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for third reading, the four tax reforms bills sent to the National Assembly in October 2024. The House had at plenary on Thursday, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance that worked on the bills and the submissions received from Nigerians. The bills had … Read more
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has no plan to move for Islamising Nigeria. Naija News reports that the Deputy National Legal Adviser of the NSCIA, Imam Haroun Muhammad Eze, in a statement, on Tuesday, said a social media piece attributing Islamizing Nigeria … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has said recent combined operations of tactical teams led to the arrest of arms smugglers, drug traffickers and currency counterfeiters. Naija News reports that this was contained in a statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuwiya Adejobi, on Tuesday. The Police spokesman said operatives of the Force Intelligence Department-Special Tactical … Read more