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“Do not punish the entire community for the sins of few” – Senator to military over killing of soldiers

The Senate observed a minute of silence in honour of those military personnel who were murdered horrifically in Okuama Community of Delta State. Senator Ede Dafinone (APC, Delta Central) has requested the Senate to show some concern in handling the situation of the gruesome murder of the 17 Nigerian Army personnel in Okuama Community, Delta State, as he called for compensation to the families of the deceased soldiers whilst investigations are ongoing. Dafinone made this...

Senate confirms Gbenga Alade as AMCON boss

Those confirmed for the AMCON board were Gbenga Alade, Adeshola Lamidi, Lucky Adaghe and Dr Aminu Mukhtar Dan’amu. The Senate has confirmed Gbenga Alade as Managing Director of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, (AMCON). The Senate also confirmed Adeshola Lamidi, Lucky Adaghe and Dr Aminu Mukhtar Dan’amu as Executive Directors of AMCON. The confirmation of these nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu followed a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking,...

Reps condemn murder of military officers in Delta, call for investigation 

“These military personnel were only responding to a distress call in their service to their fatherland when they were ambushed and killed on Thursday.” The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, condemned the gruesome murder of 17 military officers in Okuama, Delta State, as it observed a minute silence for the soul of the military personnel killed in the horrendous incident. The lawmakers further tasked the armed forces to conduct a thorough and wholesome investigation into...

Power outage disrupts plenary session at House of Reps

Our reporter observed that power was out for between 20 seconds to a minute at each of the disruption. The House of Representatives plenary session was characterized by occasional power interruption during Tuesday’s plenary session. It became a call for concern that as serious legislative engagements were ongoing, lawmakers had to pause due to the power outage which happened 10 times. Our reporter observed that power was out between 20 seconds to a minute at...

Senate backs Tinubu’s charge to army over killing of officers

The Senate has expressed sadness over the  gruesome killings of 15 personnel of the Nigerian Army by armed groups. The Senate has endorsed the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Nigerian Armed Forces and military high command to uncover the perpetrators of the brutal killings of military officers in Delta State as it condemned the atrocious act as the epitome of barbarism and heinous crime. The Senate conveyed its stance in a statement...

LIFE SERVICE: Killing of soldiers, student loan, insecurity expected to dominate NASS agenda

OrderPaper’s latest LIFE Service highlights a convergence of critical issues set to command the attention of the National Assembly in the upcoming week. This week at the National Assembly promises to be dynamic and potentially contentious as a confluence of critical issues demands attention from lawmakers. From the killing of soldiers in Delta state to the nationwide internet disruption that affected telecoms and banks; the new student loan bill proposed by the President to concerns...

Undersea Cable Cuts: Voice, data services is now 90% restored – NCC

NCC has announced that voice, data services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities.   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts along the Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal coasts have been restored. Reuben Muoka, NCC Director of Public Affairs in a statement issued on Monday, said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities. “Following the...

OrderPaper’s LIFE proves accurate as NASS debate predicted issues

OrderPaper in its LIFE Service, last week, predicted that the issues of Insecurity and kidnappings; Epileptic power supply; Budget Padding allegations against the Senate by Senator Ningi; Investigation of Ways and Means by the Senate; and Implementation of student loan policy would be front-burner issues at the National Assembly last week. This article details how the prediction fared. Last week, the National Assembly found itself embroiled in a flurry of legislative activities, precisely as predicted...

Students Loan Act: NANS condemns 2-year post NYSC repayment time frame

NANS proposed a minimum five-year repayment duration, saying that the two-year post-National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) repayment time frame for the loan is unrealistic. To tackle the limitations hindering easy access to the Students Loan Act, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the time frame for the repayment of the loan, tagging it as “unrealistic” because less than 10 per cent of Nigerian graduates get absorbed into the labour force upon completion...

Insecurity: “Give me security votes to tackle insecurity in FCT” – Wike

Security vote is a monthly allowance used by state governors of the 36 states to fund security services within the states.  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has requested permission from the Senate to include a security vote in the N1.1 trillion in the FCT 2024 budget. Wike made this appeal while defending the budget before the Senate on Monday.  OrderPaper recalls that the Senate had passed for a second reading...

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