***Insists his chances are bright Former Senator Barnabas Gemade who represented Benue North at the red chamber has led a group of elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country to obtain national chairmanship nomination form for the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume. The APC elders include; National Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) Chief Simone Shango, a former Governor of Edo state, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, Publisher, Summit Newspapers, Chief Ray Murphy, Governorship aspirant, Chief Terlumun Akputu, and a former senator, Prof. Terhemba Shija, among others. Akume has now…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to meet with theSenate caucus of the ruling party at 2.30pm wednesday. The president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the disclosure in a letter read during the commencement of plenary on Wednesday. The letter was signed by the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North). “There will be APC Senate caucus meeting with His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, February 16, 2022”, Lawan said. The meeting is scheduled to hold in the Senate President’s conference room. The National leader of the party had declared his ambition to contest…
Sign Language communication is very central to the lives of the Deaf and Hard of hearing, the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has said. The Disability commission boss made this dislosure recently during a parley with the Authorities of Federal University of Lafia, in Lafia, Nassarawa State. “Sign language communication gives the Deaf the ability to connect to the world, and it is our resolve in the Commission to connect the school with experts for more studies and research in various fields of Disabilities studies, especially on sign language communication” he said. Lalu…
A bill seeking to regulate the practice of mortgage banking, mortgage brokerage and the activities of its practitioners in Nigeria and for other matters connected therewith, 2022 (SB. 939) has scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate The Bill sponsored by the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Tolu Odebiyi also provides for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Mortgage Bankers and Brokers of Nigeria (CIMBBN).Odebiyi while leading the debate said, “The Bill will create an Institute that would provide a platform for churning out seasoned, dedicated, qualified, skilled and professionally…
The Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022, passed by the senate last week is being considered for a re-amendment as the upper legislative chamber indicated on Tuesday. The consideration of a motion for re-commital sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) prompted the decision to re-amend the bill.The senate lader relied on Orders 1(b) and 52(6) of the Senate Standing Orders 2022 (as amended) to move for the amendment of the bill He explained that the re-amendment of the bill became expedient following the amendment that was made to Clause 74 which placed the Burden of…
***Facilitates Voters Registration Exercise, JAMB Tutors for Students House of Representatives aspirant for Yagba Federal Constituency, Oladokun Jeremiah continues to impact on the community and educate not just theoretically but in practice as well. Starting this month of March, Mr Jeremiah partnered with Special Adviser to Kogi state Governor on Youth and Student Affairs, Comrade Ahmadu Jibril to engage a number of tutors for students preparing for the JAMB examinations coming up across Yagba.The sponsored lessons are also in collaboration with members of the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) who provided the centers and facilities…
The imminent threat to down tool on Friday this week, as a result of high cost of Aviation fuel (Jet – A1) may have been averted with an intervention from the Senate Committee on Aviation, following an emergency interface with Airline Operators in Nigeria. The Airline Operators had on Monday at an interface with members of the Aviation Committee in the House of Representatives , threatened to stop operations within 72 hours if the cost of Aviation fuel is not urgently brought down to N400 per litre as against N670. Alternatively they also requested for bailout from the Federal Government…
By Friday Idachaba Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has treated more than 5,000 persons with different ailments during its four-Day Free Medical Outreach in four Local Government areas of Kogi. The outreach which began on Saturday, March 12 in four Local Government Areas of Bassa, Ibaji, Koton-Karfe and Ajaokuta of Kogi, ended Tuesday, March 15. Managing Director (MD) of HYPPADEC Dr Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, disclosed this in Adogo, Ajaokuta Local Government of Kogi as the first phase of the medical intervention to the flood devasted riverine communities came to a close on Thursday. Yelwa who was represented by…
The Federal Government has expressed commitment to ensuring that land is provided for building N-Youth Sports Academy with a focus on helping young teenage athletes actualize their dreams in sporting activities. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, disclosed this in his office in Abuja while receiving the management team of N-Youth Sports Academy and Nigeria Tulip International College. Director Press and Public relations in the ministry Mohammed Manga in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday quoted the minister to have indicated that the move will ensure that their academic progress and fulfillment are also well…
Masev, Ihyarev and Nongov Development Association, (MINDA) has declared support for Governor Samuel Ortom’s senatorial aspiration to represent Benue North WestThis was as the governor’s consultations with critical stakeholders for the realization of his senatorial aspiration continued Monday The governor solicited the support of the association to contest the election at the event which took place at Community Secondary School Makurdi The Governor intimated the stakeholders that he had separately sought and obtained the blessings of his immediate kinsmen of Nzorov, Nongov and Guma, hence the need to do same from MINDA. In their separate responses, Hon Clement Tse-Tse for…