The NANS president called for a review of the time frame for payment from 2 years to at least 4 years as 2 years is too short for payment of a loan after graduation. The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Usman Barambu, has called on the House of Representatives to amend the Student Loan Act to enable all Nigerian Students, who desire loans to access them. This is as it...
Four years after an ex-lawmaker was appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, President Bola Tinubu towed the same path this week with the appointment of Hon. Abubakar to head the Ministry. What issues are bedevilling the region, and what key questions are begging for answers? READ ALSO: Reps chide IOCs over role in indebtedness, fiscal incapacity of NDDC July 12, 2022 Then Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, in...
Tabiowo said the gesture is to cushion the hardship faced by his constituents and will benefit all segments of the society. In a significant move to alleviate the challenges faced by his constituents, former President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North), has announced his intention to distribute 9000 bags of essential grains to the people he serves. The initiative, spearheaded by the Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (SAIL) Empowerment Foundation, comes...
The NLC President implored the committee to take measures towards eliminating ensuring affordable and quality housing for Nigerians especially workers contributing to the NHF scheme in a bid to own homes. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened that it will pull out of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) contributory National Housing Fund (NHF) over the non-remittance of deduction made. President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, issued the threat when he appeared...
Senator Akpabio called for sustained efforts at increasing women’s representation in governance, and the implementation of women-friendly policies that will ensure a minimum level of female representation in political institutions and parties. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has underscored the need for enhanced female participation in governance, noting that while women hold significant roles in various sectors, there remains a gap in executive leadership positions within the country. Senator Akpabio...
In the recent constitution of Standing Committees in the Tenth Senate, six of the fifteen Senators from the South East geo-political zone were appointed Chairmen of some key committees. In this piece, we examine the background and legislative experience of these lawmakers. READ ALSO: Opposition Senators chair Power, Health, Niger Delta as Akpabio announces Committees The Red Chamber, shortly before adjourning for recess on 8th August, set up forty-six (42)...
In a recent protest by Muslim groups in the state comprising heads of Islamic organisations, scholars and hundreds of Muslim faithful who were armed with placards, they claimed that only eight Muslims made the list of 39 cabinet nominees. Twenty-six days after Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu submitted its list of cabinet nominees to the State House of Assembly, the parliament has confirmed twenty-two (22) out of the thirty=nine (39) names sent for...
Rep. Onuh decried NFF president’s attitude towards the issue of non-payment of allowances of Super Falcons. The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), over non-payment of allowances and entitlements of the female national team, Super Falcons, has again, summoned the NFF boss, Mr. Ibrahim Gusau. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Blessing Onuh (APC, Benue) who issued the notice, frowned at the NFF President’s deliberate refusal to honour...
Forty per cent of President Bola Tinubu’s Cabinet Members are Ministers with a background in the legislature. Who are these former lawmakers, and what is their background like? We profile Honourable Abubakar Momoh; the 64-year-old Minister of Niger Delta Development. READ ALSO: 18 ex-lawmakers, 4 ex-Ministers; Meet President Tinubu’s team of 45 President Bola Tinubu on Monday officially inaugurated members of his cabinet, which consists of forty-five (45) Ministers with their respective...
Rep. Kalu expressed confidence in the capabilities of his former colleagues to deliver and exceed expectations as ministers. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has congratulated four former members of the House on their swearing-in as ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former lawmakers are, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha – Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo – Minister of Interior, Hon. Tanko Yusuf Sununu...
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