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Taskforce drags 10 to court over assault on Kaduna Electric staff
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force on Electricity Offences (SIPTEO) North-West zone, Kaduna, has dragged 10 persons including 2 women before a Chief Magistrates Court for
Senate seeks to establish fund for families of dead military, security personnel
…adjourns till April 13, 2021 The Senate, on Wednesday, considered a bill seeking to establish a fund specifically to cater for the welfare of families of dead military and security
Reps probe Parastatals, INGOs over $21bn, N526bn revenue losses
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives has set up an inquest into federal government revenue leakages to the tune of over $21billion and N526billion. An adopted motion,
Senate tasks FG on safety of electoral officials, materials
Senate The Senate has urged the Federal Government to ensure the safety of electoral officials and election materials during elections. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion, ‘Election Violence
Asset Recovery: Imo govt mounts billboard changing Eastern Palm University to K. O Mbadiwe
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state government today appeared to have succeeded in renaming the Eastern Palm University to K. O Mbadiwe Ozuomba, university after it mounted a large
Bill to prohibit open defecation scales second reading
Nigerian Senate A bill seeking to prohibit open ruination and defecation in Nigeria on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill which seeks to establish the Clean Nigeria
Reps seek ban of structures under high tension electricity cables
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives wants a law to ban the erection of buildings under high-tension electrical wires. A motion seeking a law for the ban was
Food security: Rep urges FG to address desert encroachment
The Chairman, House Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions Hon. Munir Danagundi has called on the Federal Government to address desert encroachment and aridity in the country in order to
Strange death: We are waiting for test result — Osun Health Commissioner
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Following the death of three persons at the Oke-Gada area of Ede-North local government from a suspected cholera outbreak, Osun State Government has disclosed that it is
FG to spend N8.1bn on Abuja federal secretariat rehabilitation
FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello …Okays N922.8m for fertilizer to 3 states affected by insurgency, flood disaster By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved over N8.1 billion
