Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the platform of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has joined the Cross Rivers state governor Benedict Ayade, to celebrate his 54th birthday.A statement signed Wednesday in Abuja by the Chairman of the PGF and Kebbi state governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, described governor Ayade as “a true progressive and innovative leader.”The statement also commended the leadership, vision and commitment of governor Ayade to a united prosperous Nigeria, under the leadership of the APC.”Along with the people of Cross Rivers State, and other well-meaning Nigerians, we celebrate this special occasion with you and…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has commended the Benue State government for establishing Benue State E-Learning-Virtual Education Information Communication Technology, ICT Resource Centre, (BESEVIC).The Chief Press Secretary, to the governor Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement said, the Minister made the commendation Tuesday, through his Technical Adviser on Education, Mr Mahmud Mohammed during a zoom meeting at the commissioning of BESEVIC by Governor Samuel Ortom. While assuring the Benue State government of collaboration with the Federal Government for enhanced E-learning, the Minister urged Nasarawa and other states to emulate the feat achieved by the state through BESEVIC, stressing that…
By Abel Abogonye, Lafia Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Honorable Ibrahim Balarabe has provided over 350 solar street lights to 23 communities in his constituency in the six wards. This he said is aimed at giving support to Governor Abdullahi Sule’s security agenda of tackling the activities of kidnappers and other security challenges in his constituency. The Speaker who represents Umaisha/Ugya State Constituency on the platform of the APC said he spent about N23.5Million for community projects in the six electoral wards. The wards according the him are Umaisha, Ugya, katapha, Dausu, Shege and Kenyehu respectively. The…
**Humanitarian Ministry moves to build 60 Model School Kitchens The Federal Government has reviewed upward the National Home Grown School Feeding Program meals from N70 to N100 per plate per child. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq made the disclosure at the Commemoration of the 7th Africa School Feeding Day held in at Transcorp Hilton Abuja on Tuesday.The special adviser to the minister on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze in a statement indicated that Umar Farouq was full of gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the increment.She added that it came at a time…
Senate on Tuesday went against it’s earlier resolve to adopted a constitutional review that will actualize the 35% affirmative action for women. Without recourse to the recent visit of the wife of the President Aisha Buhari to drum support for women inclusion, and the visit of the wife of the vice President Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, the lawmakers rejected two bills proposed to empower and to attach special recognition to women in Nigeria. One of the bills is seeking the creation of one special seat for a woman at the Senate, House of Representatives and the Federal Capital Territory without prejudice…
***Asks Senate to completely delete section 84(12) Barely five days after assenting to Electoral Act 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to amend the newly-signed act. The president in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the plenary demanded the federal lawmakers delete Section 84 (12) outrightly. The letter reads, “I write to draw your kind attention to some salient issues contained in the act and to seek your immediate legislative action thereon. “I have carefully studied the recently assented electoral act amendment 2022 I must admit that there are positive provisions…
The senator representing Ogun west has commended the 9th senate for the passage of a bill to alter the provision for change of name of the area referred to as ‘Egbado’ to ‘Yewa’ in Ogun State. This is as it is contained in part 1 section 3 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended) by the Constitution Review and Amendment Committee of the National Assembly. The bill which was passed on Tuesday by the Senate witnessed a voting pattern where 93 Senators out of the 95 Senators present in the red Chamber voted in…
**Says she will continue to support women to be change makers The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has received the 2021 DUSUSU Gender Minister Award.The special adviser to the minister of media Nneka Ikem Anibeze quoted the Minister to have expressed gratitude to the conveners, DUSUSU Foundation (Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up) for considering her for the prestigious award designed for Gender Ministers, promising to continue uplifting women to be change makers in the society.According to Unar Farouq,“The Gender Minister Award may, at first glance, seem surprising to be awarded to my…
The senate has rejected 19 alteration bills during the voting exercise which lasted almost five hours during plenary as it passed a total of 49 bills out of the 68 considered Tuesday The bills were contained in report of the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while setting the tone for voting on the bills, explained that only bills which enjoyed passage in both chambers would be transmitted to the State Houses of Assemblies for concurrence. According to him, any bill which fails to pass in the Senate or House of Representatives during voting automatically…
The Continued disobedience to and disregard for the unanimous Judgement of the Court of Appeal by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu led-INEC portends danger for the Nation’s democracy National Secretary Coalition for United Political Parties (CUPP) high chief Peter Ameh has said.He spoke against the backdrop that some political parties that were delisted by INEC were reinstated by the Court of Appeal in a unanimous Judgement delivered by its President, Justice Monica Dongban Mensem on August 10, 2020. According To him,”I view with serious concerns the publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission, of its resolve to unlawfully exclude some political parties…