President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Education, Numan, Adamawa State. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, and read by his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, during plenary on Tuesday, February 4, President Tinubu outlined his reasons…
A woman identified simply as Onorakpoma has been k!lled by a stray bullet during a cult clash between rival groups, Bobos and Greenlanders, at the Swali Ultra Modern Market in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Onorakpoma, a trader from the Emede community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, was hit by a bullet…
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has criticized the Federal Government’s economic policies, claiming they are causing severe hardship for Nigerians. Speaking at the Northeast Zonal meeting of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee in Bauchi, the governor expressed his concerns about the economic challenges facing the country. “Nigeria is…
The Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia-North) as the pioneer Chairman of the newly established Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC). The announcement was made on Tuesday, February 4, by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The SEDC, recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu,…
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over the proposed 50 per cent hike in telecommunications tariffs. This occurred on Monday, Feb. 3, at a meeting on the proposed hike in telecom tariffs. The MoU was signed by Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the…
