The difficulty caused by cancer and the increasing number of patients in Nigeria is very frightening and requires immediate action to cushion the effect on diagnosed persons. The cancer scourge, which has claimed many lives due to the financial constraints of affected persons has prompted the House of Representatives to move for free cancer treatment in Nigerian teaching hospitals to reduce the death of patients. Reports indicate that Nigeria has one of the highest cancer...
The Senators from the Southern part of Nigeria revived the Forum nine months after the inauguration of the 10th Assembly. Amid the turmoil within the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), which saw Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) serving as Chairman until his suspension from the Senate over allegations of 2024 budget padding, the Southern Senators have revived their forum. The Senators from the Southern part of Nigeria revived the Forum nine months after the inauguration...
The suspension of both the Minister and the dismissal of the National Coordinator of the Social Investment Program led to the cessation of these crucial assistance programs. The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to immediately resume the disbursement of funds for the N-Power and other Social Investment Programmes (SIP) to cushion the effects of hardship faced by vulnerable Nigerians. The lawmakers made the call sequel to a motion of urgent national importance...
Speaking to the Nigerian Senate about the security situation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Nyesom Wike noted that there have been positive developments in reducing it. The Senate, in the early hours of the day’s plenary, resolved into a closed-door session to meet with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe. The closed-door session began at 12:18 pm and ended at 1:50 pm following...
Urum Kalu Eke had rejected President Bola Tinubu’s appointment as a member of the CBN Board. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm Ruby Onwudiwe as a member of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act. This according to President Tinubu is by the provisions of Section 10 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Establishment Act 2007. “I am pleased to present for confirmation, by the Senate, the appointment of...
Ningi’s resignation as chairman of NSF was a sequel to his suspension for three months by the Senate over his statement on the alleged padding of the 2024 budget. Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), has resigned as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF). Ningi’s resignation as was a sequel to his suspension for three months by the Senate over his statement on the alleged padding of the 2024 budget. The resignation was...
Lawmakers expressed concern that bandits have been operating incessantly in Benue State unhampered for a long time. The incessant attacks by bandits in Benue state, which have claimed many lives, and properties and rendered many homeless and displaced have become a huge call of concern at the National Assembly. To curtail this ugly insecurity trend, Rep. Austin Achado (APC, Benue) presented a motion of urgent national importance on the need to address the attacks on...
The loan, previously set to kick off on Thursday, has been deferred due to ongoing adjustments surrounding the launch. The Federal Government announced the indefinite postponement of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme, just 48 hours before its scheduled launch. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, revealed this development during an exclusive interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday. According to Sawyer, the loan, previously set to kick off on Thursday, has...
With crude oil selling at about $80 on the international market, only $32 is available to the government to be shared with oil companies. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Rep. James Abiodun Faleke (APC, Lagos) has expressed concern over Nigeria’s $48 per barrel crude production cost saying it is the highest in the world. He stated that the cost of production was far higher than the production of crude oil...
For the plenary week of March 5th to 7th, 2024, the National Assembly spotlighted key GESI components such as secondary school education on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), breast and cervical cancer preventive measures, and inmate integration through the decongestion of prisons. Integrating SGBV into school curriculum… In the hallways of secondary schools across Nigeria, young minds are shaped, dreams are born, and the foundation for a just and inclusive society is laid. Amidst the...
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